Founding Friends | Blueprint for American Rights
The FedSoc Films Podcast
The FedSoc Films Podcast
In this episode of the FedSoc Films Podcast, author of George Mason: The Founding Father Who Gave Us the Bill of Rights, William G. Hyland, Jr., discusses some of the friendships that George Mason had with the other founders, as well as why he decided to write about this lesser-known founding father. This episode digs deeper into the life of George Mason explored in our short film Blueprint for American Rights: George Mason’s Declaration. The film features three experts giving their take on George Mason and his Virginia Declaration of Rights that heavily influenced the founding documents of the United States of America.
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WILLIAM G. HYLAND JR is the author of four non-fiction books, including the award nominated IN DEFENSE OF THOMAS JEFFERSON (St. Martins 2009). His previous screenplay, DEADLINE, placed as a finalist in the STORYBAY competition. His legal publications include Law v. National Security: When Lawyers Make Terrorism Policy, University of Richmond Journal of Global Law and Business (Summer, 2008); Creative Malpractice: The Cinematic Lawyer, University of Texas Review of Entertainment and Sport Law, Vol. 9 (May, 2008); A Civil Action: Hemings v. Jefferson, American Journal of Trial Advocacy, Vol. 31. (December, 2007). He is also a member of Mystery Writers of America and the American Screenwriters Association. With a B.A. from the University of Alabama, Hyland is a noted trial lawyer, law professor and former prosecutor, whose credentials also include a TOP SECRET security clearance from the State Department in Washington.