The Mechanisms of the Slippery Slope

San Francisco Lawyers Chapter

Speaker:

  • Prof. Eugene Volokh, UCLA School of Law

Speaker:

  • Prof. Eugene Volokh, UCLA School of Law


Slippery slope arguments -- we've all made some, and we've all pooh-poohed others.  Liberals, conservatives, and libertarians all make them, though in different fields,  whether free speech, privacy, abortion, euthanasia, gun control, same-sex marriage, or many others.

Do these arguments make sense, and, if so, when? How can we evaluate them better,  and make (or rebut) them more effectively?  Professor Volokh, author of "The Mechanisms of the Slippery Slope," 116 Harv. L. Rev. 1026 (2003), http://www.law.ucla.edu/volokh/slipperyshorter.pdf (or, for a still shorter version, see http://www.law.ucla.edu/volokh/slipperymag.pdf), will discuss these questions, and more.

Refreshments and hors d'oeuvres will be served.
This event is FREE, but please RSVP.

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This activity is approved for 1.0 hours of MCLE credit.