Office of the Provost
and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Office of the Provost
and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Each year The University of Montana holds a Constitution Day lecture to commemorate the signing of the U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787. This year the speaker will be Michael S. Mayer, Professor of History at The University of Montana.
Professor Mayer will discuss the tension between the First Amendment's guarantee of free speech and the desire on the part of some to rid society of what they regard as the danger of obscenity. The public and the courts have long considered obscenity to be outside the protection of the First Amendment, but the courts have never established a viable definition of obscenity. Professor Mayer will discuss the major legal battles over obscenity from the nineteenth century to the present.
Dr. Mayer earned his Ph.D. from Princeton University and is an expert on the history of American Law, Post-World War II American Culture, and the United States Civil Rights Movement.
This event is free and open to the public.
Office of the Provost
Vice President for Academic Affairs
The University of Montana
(406) 243-4689
