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Abraham Lincoln's American Revolution: How the 16th President Would Celebrate the 250th
The Center for American Civic Leadership and Public Discourse is pleased to present “Abraham Lincoln's American Revolution: How the 16th President Would Celebrate the 250th” featuring Professor Allen Guelzo, a leading scholar of American political thought and professor of humanities at the Hamilton School for Classical and Civic Education at the University of Florida.
As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, Professor Guelzo will deliver a lecture exploring how President Lincoln understood the American Revolution as the great event of American history from which he drew conclusions about equality, the consent of the governed, and the nature of the revolution itself. The lecture will discuss how Lincoln drew inspiration from the nation’s Founders, which strengthened his resolve that the terrible costs of the Civil War would bring the nation "a new birth of freedom."
The lecture is part of the Center’s yearlong speaker series, “America 250 and Its Promises: The American Founding and the Abiding…
Admission Cost: Free.
Monday, October 26, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
Joseph F. Rice School of Law 103 - Judge Karen J. Williams Courtroom.
TechInLaw LegalTech Seminar " Chatrie vs. US" Supreme Court Ruling With Ashley Berry
October 29, 2026, 8:00 – 9:00 AM, Karen J. Williams Courtroom, University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law, In-Person Webinar Only, Register for the Seminar Here,
Seminar Description
Ashley Berry’s intention is essentially to answer the question, "Was there a search?" Of course, the Fourth Amendment protects people against unreasonable searches. But first, to do a proper analysis, you have to know whether a search occurred at all. Usually, that answer is so obvious that you don't even think about it. If a cop reaches into someone’s car or walks into someone’s house or pats down that person, clearly something has occurred that should fall under Constitutional protection.
When the intrusion is digital, it is much harder to tell. That's why the en banc panel of the Fourth Circuit split evenly on the question of whether a search had occurred in Chatrie's case. So, clearly, there was some confusion among the lower courts that it was appropriate for the Supreme Court to address.
Ashley Berry…
Admission Cost: •$45 for attorneys attending for CLE credit.
•$10 for South Carolina state and municipal government employees, federal government employees, as well as non-profit organizations attending for CLE credit.
•Free to University of South Carolina faculty and staff (for CLE credit as well), as well as students, and also to the public for non-CLE credit.
Thursday, October 29, 2026, 7:30 AM – 9:30 AM.
Joseph F. Rice School of Law 101 Perrin Family Event Space.
SC Law Review Alumni Gathering
SC Law Review Alumni Gathering.
Admission Cost: free by invitation.
Thursday, November 5, 2026, 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM.
Taylor House 1501 Senate St 107, Taylor House 1501 Senate St 100, Taylor House 1501 Senate St 102.