So You Think You Know Civics Speaker Series – What is Law?

NJCH is proud to sponsor the event series “So You Think You Know Civics?” hosted by Morven Museum and Garden and Princeton Public Library. Upcoming in the series is the talk What is Law? by Tao L. Dumas, Associate Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Prelaw Advisory Committee at The College of New Jersey.

Events are free but online registration is required. Register for this event at https://www.morven.org/upcoming/civics2024law.

About the Event

We’ve all heard “a government for the people by the people.” But what does this really mean?

Join Morven and the Princeton Public Library as we continue, So You Think You Know Civics? This series of free public programs will unpack big questions about the past and present of the U.S. government, and how we can make change in our democracy.

Our speaker for the fourth program in the series, What is Law? is Tao L. Dumas, Associate Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Prelaw Advisory Committee at The College of New Jersey.

Explore the role that law plays in our government. How do we make laws? What is the role of the Supreme Court? How can laws change?

This event is hybrid – held both in-person in Morven’s Stockton Education Center and virtually via Zoom webinar. Q&A for live and virtual attendees will follow the talk. A webinar link will be shared with virtual ticket holders upon registration. A recording of the event will be shared following the program.

About the Speaker

Dr. Tao Dumas is an associate professor of political science at The College of New Jersey. Prior to that she worked at the University at Albany (SUNY) and the Louisiana State University Law Center.  Her research focuses on the U.S. courts and the ways lawyers shape and work within the legal system. She is particularly interested in how institutional differences across states condition winners and losers in the courts and how attorneys’ experience, expertise, and demographic characteristics impact their legal practices. She also serves as the Coordinator for the TCNJ Prelaw Program.