Book Seminar:  To Protect and Maintain Individual Rights

 

Did you know that in Washington State, we have our own Bill of Rights, separate and more far-reaching than the rights granted in the U.S. Constitution?  In their new book, To Protect and Maintain Individual Rights, authors Mike Reitz and Jonathan Bechtle discuss what these rights are and their importance to Washington citizens.  By participating in this seminar, you will learn about the drafting of the Washington Constitution, how it provides broad protections for individual rights, and how to the constitution is relevant to your everyday life.

*Reading To Protect and Maintain Individual Rights is not a pre-requisite for participating in the class.  However, if you would like a copy to read beforehand you can obtain one by visiting this webpage

 
Course Materials:  To Protect and Maintain Individual Rights


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Recommended Reading:
 
“Do Courts and State Constitutions Still Protect Liberty?” Speech by Justice Richard Sanders
 
Utter, Robert F. & Hugh D. Spitzer. The Washington State Constitution: A Reference Guide (Greenwood Press 2002)
 
Sheldon, Charles H. A century of judging: a political history of the Washington Supreme Court (University of Washington Press, 1988)
 
Knapp, Lebbeus J. Origin of the Constitution of the State of Washington, 4 Washington Historical Quarterly 227 (1913)
 
Kinnear, John R. Notes on the Constitutional Convention, 4 Washington Historical Quarterly 276 (1913)
 
Beardsley, Arthur S. Sources of the Washington State Constitution, reprinted in 1987-1988 Washington Legislative Manual (1987)