Lisa Graves

S. Williams Studio

Lisa Graves is one of the nation’s foremost experts on the right-wing influence on the U.S. Supreme Court and other levels of power. She leads True North Research and co-hosts Legal AF. She has served as a senior advisor in all three branches of the federal government, including as chief counsel for nominations for the Senate Judiciary Committee for U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy. She resides in Superior, Wisconsin. Her book, "Without Precedent," came out in last year.

Awards: Izzy (I.F. Stone) Award for outstanding achievement in independent media; Sidney Award for investigative journalism from the Sidney Hillman Foundation; and, among other awards, The annual Professional Freedom and Responsibility Award from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Culture and Critical Studies Division, whose past recipients include Izzy Stone, Bill Moyers, and Molly Ivins.

Injustice for All?

Explore the structures of our legal system at every level. What happens when prosecutors lose discretion and credibility and the courts abdicate their role in preserving the rule of law? Can we demand better?

Integrated Learning Center Room 120 (Seats 300, Wheelchair accessible)  
Sun, Mar 15, 10:00 am - 10:55 am
Current Issues / Politics / Social Science
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Integrated Learning Center (following presentation)  

Panelists: Aaron Davis, Lisa Graves, Carol Leonnig
Moderator: Rachel Vindman
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of Hudson Group, Marshall Foundation, Alan and Sharon Levin, Bill and Cindy Rainey

Democracy: Can We Keep It?

“What have we got, a republic or a monarchy?” In this session, our three authors will try to answer the question Ben Franklin posed so long ago. They will explore the historical roots of American government, the Supreme Court’s role in preserving it, and how a small wealthy cadre is influencing the process.

Student Union Gallagher Theater (Seats 337)  
Sun, Mar 15, 2:30 pm - 3:25 pm
Multigenre
Signing area: UA Campus Store Book Sales (Mall) (following presentation)  

Panelists: Lisa Graves, Sanford Levinson, Jacob Silverman
Moderator: Alex Droege
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of Beach Fleischman, Karen and David Washabau

Book:

Without Precedent

How Chief Justice Roberts and His Accomplices Rewrote the Constitution and Dismantled Our Rights
Current Issues / Politics / Social Science
PublicAffairs
January 2025
ISBN 9781645030676
368 pages
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