The Sorensen Center and the CUNY Law’s Office of Student Affairs host a panel discussion with Atiba Ellis, Ruthann Robson, and B.J. Steiner on the impeachment inquiry against President Trump and its wider implications for democracy. Natalie Gomez-Velez will preside.

Atiba Ellis is a Professor of Law at Marquette Law School who writes on democracy, voting, and race. Ruthann Robson is a Professor of Law and University Distinguished Professor at CUNY Law who is a frequent commentator on constitutional issues. B.J. Steiner is a third-year CUNY Law student who served as a Legal Fellow at Common Cause during this past summer where he co-wrote an accountability report on the case for an impeachment inquiry of President Trump with Karen Hobert Flynn and Paul Seamus Ryan. Natalie Gomez-Velez is a Professor of Law at CUNY Law who teaches Constitutional Law and directs the Center on Latino/a Rights and Equality.

Suggested reading materials:

“Impeachment Explained,” Ruthann Robson

“The Case for an Impeachment Inquiry of President Trump,” Karen Hobert Flynn, Paul Seamus Ryan, and B.J. Steiner

Co-sponsors for this discussion include: Asian Pacific American Law Student Association, Latin American Law Students Association, Muslim Law Students Association, South Asian Law Student Association

The Sorensen Center’s “Critical Voices: From Local to Global” speaker series features extraordinary leaders from around the world discussing groundbreaking issues.