Libertarian calendar for June 2018

June 27
Los Angeles, CA


Los Angeles Libertarian Supper Club
7:00 pm

Uncle John's Cafe

834 South Grand Avenue · Los Angeles

How to find us

We sit for dinner at 7:30 pm with discussion or speaker after dinner. Early arrivers can toss back a drink at Hank's bar or just wait in the hotel lobby. For lingerers Hank's is always there after Uncle John's closes.

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June 28
Washington, D.C.

NAACP v. Alabama after 60 Years:  Should Associational Privacy Still Be Protected by the Constitution?

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Policy Forum 

12:00PM to 1:30PM EDTADD TO CALENDAR

Hayek Auditorium, Cato Institute 

Featuring Bradley Smith, Chairman and Founder, Institute for Free Speech and Josiah H. Blackmore II/Shirley M. Nault Professor of Law at Capital University Law School, Capital University; Lawrence Noble, former General Counsel, Federal Election Commission; moderated by John Samples, Vice President, Cato Institute. 

Sixty years ago, the United States Supreme Court decided the landmark case of NAACP v. Alabama. In 1956, as part of the civil rights struggle, the state of Alabama sought the membership lists of the NAACP chapter in that state. The Court ruled against the state and discerned a “vital relationship between freedom to associate and privacy in one’s associations.” The decision remains a high point from the civil rights era. However, many now deny the Court’s assertion that a broad right to privacy offers a vital protection for the freedom to associate and to speak.

Since the decision, the Court has placed few limits on government’s power to mandate disclosure of political activities and associations. As the new online era of speech dawns, the principles at stake in NAACP v. Alabama remain at the center of public debates. Is the right to associational privacy recognized in NAACP v. Alabama still good law? Or should the Court reconsider the tie between privacy and association? Please join us for a vigorous debate that takes this important anniversary as a starting point for our common future.

If you can’t make it to the event, you can watch it live online at www.cato.org/live and join the conversation on Twitter using #Cato1A. Follow @CatoEvents on Twitter to get future event updates, live streams, and videos from the Cato Institute.

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June 30-July 3
New Orleans

Libertarian Party National convention

Hyatt Regency New Orleans

601 Loyola Ave, New Orleans, Louisiana 70113

Dear Libertarian, The 2018 Libertarian National Convention will be in New Orleans from June 30 to July 3, 2018.  You can find an overview of the schedule here. Thanks to all who have already registered and/or helped co-sponsor this convention. We are grateful for your support. If you haven't registered yet, you can do so here.  Hotel rooms are booking up quickly. So, if you haven't yet booked your room, I encourage you to do that soon also. You can do so here. Lastly, sponsorship opportunities range from $250 on up to $10,000. If you are interested in booking an ad in the Convention Book, you can do so here. If you are interested in sponsoring a table at the Gala, complete with 8 tickets for you and your friends, you can do so here. And you can find all of the other many options here. Sponsors help us host a fun and productive convention, and we are grateful for their support. As always, thank you. Wes Benedict Executive Director