Renowned Legal Commentator Jeffrey Rosen to Speak at NYCLU Nassau’s Annual Cocktail Party

On Sunday, Sept. 13, the New York Civil Liberties Union’s Nassau County Chapter will host its 48th Annual Fabulous Lawn Cocktail Party on Long Island, featuring a talk by nationally renowned legal commentator and author Jeffrey Rosen.

“Jeffrey Rosen is among the nation’s most influential legal scholars and journalists,” said Samantha Fredrickson, director of the Nassau County Chapter. “We are thrilled that he will be on hand to apply his insight and expertise to some of the most pressing civil liberties issues facing the country.”

Rosen, a law professor at George Washington University, is legal affairs editor of The New Republic. His essays and commentaries have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic Monthly and The New Yorker.

His most recent book is The Supreme Court: The Personalities and Rivalries That Defined America, which examines how temperament and personal style shape decision making at the U.S. Supreme Court. He also is the author of The Most Democratic Branch, The Naked Crowd and The Unwanted Gaze.

The cocktail party, held in Locust Valley, is an annual fundraising event for the Nassau County Chapter. Click here for information on ticket prices and how to RSVP.

What: NYCLU Nassau County Chapter’s 48th Annual Fabulous Lawn Cocktail Party

When: Sunday, Sept.13 3-6 p.m., rain or shine

Where: The home of Bernard and Florence Flaton, 95 Old Tappan Road in Locust Valley

Who: Jeffrey Rosen, renowned author and legal commentator