Politicization of the Courts
Presenter: Rachel Paine Caufield
Professor and Co-Chair, Department of Political Science, Drake University
APRIL 7, 2023 — 12:00–1:00 PM
Christ Episcopal Church, 220 40th St NE
** virtual event **
The third branch of government — our courts — has historically been the last bastion of protecting the civil rights of our citizens. Keeping (or returning) our courts to the commitment to fairness, impartiality, and working through a non-partisan lens is critical to the health of our democracy and our state.
Join us for Intersections as Rachel Paine Caufield, a national expert on the courts, shares with us the current state of the judiciary in Iowa and across the nation.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER: Professor Rachel Paine Caufield earned her Ph.D. at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., specializing in American politics and political science methodology, and her B.A. at Hood College in Frederick, Maryland, majoring in Political Science and Mathematics. She joined the Department of Political Science at Drake in 2001, and teaches courses on American politics, with special attention to political institutions (Congress and the Legislative Process, Judicial Politics, and the American Presidency). Prior to joining the Drake faculty, she was a Research Fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. studying the relationship between the U.S. Congress and the U.S. Supreme Court.
In addition to her research and teaching in American Politics and political institutions, she also teaches Methods in Politics, and the Senior Seminar in Politics. She has developed an FYS titled American Politics on Screen and teaches an Honors seminar on Modern Political Satire.
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Intersections is a monthly gathering of the Interfaith Alliance of Iowa in Cedar Rapids. It's an opportunity to learn, to participate in civil dialogue, and to discuss issues at the crossroads of religion and politics.