{"id":20797,"date":"2026-09-21T12:25:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T17:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/alumni\/?page_id=20797"},"modified":"2026-09-24T11:33:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T16:33:53","slug":"6th-annual-steven-e-rau-83-memorial-lecture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/alumni\/6th-annual-steven-e-rau-83-memorial-lecture\/","title":{"rendered":"6th Annual Steven E. Rau \u201883 Memorial Lecture"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n In honor of the 250th Anniversary of the\n <\/div>\n

Declaration of Independence:<\/h1>\n
\n From \u201cCreated Equal\u201d to \u201cBorn Equal\u201d with special emphasis on America’s Original Northwest and the Recent Birthright Citizenship Case.\n <\/div>\n
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\n Join us for the 6th Annual Honorable Steven E. Rau ’83 Memorial Lecture<\/strong>
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\n Thursday, November 19, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n
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\n Lecture and Panel Discussion<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 6:45\u20137:30 p.m.<\/strong>
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\n Mitchell Hamline School of Law Auditorium<\/strong>
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Register for the Lecture<\/span>\u203a<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

\n There is no fee to attend. Register by November 6th to reserve your spot.\n <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\n About the Lecture<\/span><\/p>\n

\n Declaration of Independence:
\n From \u201cCreated Equal\u201d to \u201cBorn Equal\u201d<\/em>
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\n Join Mitchell Hamline for the 6th Annual Steven E. Rau ’83 Memorial Lecture<\/strong> and an engaging evening of history, constitutional inquiry, and conversation as we reflect on the enduring principles of equality and citizenship in America.\n <\/p>\n

\n Exactly two-hundred and fifty years ago, America famously proclaimed that \u201call men are created equal.\u201d Over the next few years, a grand American project to abolish slavery took flight in America\u2019s northeast and America\u2019s northwest. This year, Americans have once again debated large issues of creational equality and birth equality\u2014this time in the context of a great debate over the meaning of birthright citizenship. Why did the Supreme Court decide this issue as it did in Trump v. Barbara<\/em>? What would Jefferson, Franklin, Adams, Washington, and Lincoln have thought about the current debate?\n <\/p>\n

\n Professor Akhil Reed Amar will examine these and related questions though the lens of his recent book, Born Equal: Remaking America’s Constitution, 1840\u20131920.<\/em>\n <\/p>\n

\n Professor Amar’s presentation will be followed by a distinguished panel of legal scholars, retired judges, and practitioners who will examine the history, evolution, and constitutional questions surrounding birthright citizenship.\n <\/p><\/div>\n