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The Rule of Law
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Apr 8 2024
Monday 12:15 p.m. CDT    

The Rule of Law

Washburn Student Chapter

Washburn University School of Law, Robert J. Dole Hall- Room 150
2073 SW Washburn Terrace E
Topeka , KS 66621
Speakers:
Craig Stern
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Religious Liberties • Religious Liberties • Culture • First Amendment
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A House Divided: How State Based Advocacy Serves To Safeguard Our Republic
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A House Divided: How State Based Advocacy Serves To Safeguard Our Republic

Washburn Student Chapter

Washburn University School of Law, Robert J. Dole Hall
2073 SW Washburn Terrace E
Topeka, KS 66621
Speakers:
Jonathan Wolfson
Topics:
Federalism • Separation of Powers • State Governments
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Appellate Advocacy: Finding Your Voice
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Feb 5 2024
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Appellate Advocacy: Finding Your Voice

Washburn Student Chapter

Washburn University School of Law
2073 SW Washburn Terrace E
Topeka , KS 66621
Speakers:
Anthony J. Powell
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Jurisprudence
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Craig Stern

Regent Law School

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Jonathan Wolfson

Jonathan Wolfson

Chief Legal Officer and Policy Director, Cicero Institute

Biography

Jonathan Wolfson is the Chief Legal Officer and Policy Director at the Cicero Institute. Before joining Cicero, he led the Policy Office at the U.S. Department of Labor where he managed DOL's deregulatory efforts and oversaw DOL's internal policy development think tank. He previously was a litigator and regulatory attorney at an international law firm representing clients before state and federal courts across the country.  Following law school he served as a law clerk to The Honorable Edith Brown Clement of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.  Before law school, Jonathan was a policy analyst at the White House Council of Economic Advisers.

Jonathan received an A.B. in Economics from Washington University in St. Louis and a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law, where he was an Olin Law and Economic Fellow and won the John M. Olin Prize for best original law and economics research.

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Anthony J. Powell

Anthony J. Powell

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Hon. Anthony J. Powell serves as the Kansas Solicitor General.

Judge Powell received a Bachelor of Arts in political science from George Washington University. After completing his undergraduate work, Judge Powell obtained his Juris Doctor from Washburn University School of Law. 

Upon receiving his law degree, Judge Powell practiced law at Martin & Churchill. He also served as Legislative Director to Congressman William Broomfield and as an intern on the staff of Senator Bob Dole.

Powell was a member of the Kansas House of Representatives for eight years where he served as Majority Whip, and as chairman of several committees including Federal and State Affairs, Ethics and Elections, and the Joint Committee on State-Tribal Relations. He also served as vice-chairman of the Taxation Committee.

Following his time at the Kansas House of Representatives, Judge Powell served as a judge for the Eighteenth Judicial District, serving Sedgwick County from 2002 until his appointment to the Kansas Court of Appeals in 2013.

Governor Sam Brownback appointed Judge Powell to the Kansas Court of Appeals in January of 2013. He served the court until his retirement in June of 2022.

Judge Powell was then named Kansas Solicitor General in December of 2022, by then Kansas Attorney General-elect Kris Kobach. Powell has been serving the Office of Solicitor General since. 

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