Wednesday, Feb. 7, 7 p.m.—RUTLAND— Federal District Judge William K. Sessions III will discuss the First Amendment in the context of historical cases in a talk at Trinity Church of Rutland on Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. His talk, “The First Amendment in Action,” is part of the Vermont Humanities Council’s First Wednesdays lecture series and is free and open to the public.
Judge Sessions will describe the application of the First Amendment freedoms of religion, speech, press, and assembly with a close examination of landmark cases.
William K. Sessions III serves as a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont and has served as the vice chair, and eventually as chair, of the United States Sentencing Commission. He was educated at Middlebury College, where he earned a bachelor of Arts degree in 1969, and at the George Washington University Law School, where he earned a Juris Doctor in 1972. He worked as a law clerk for Addison County District Court in 1973 and later for the Addison County Public Defender before entering private practice in 1978. He also worked as an adjunct professor at Vermont Law School from 1978 until 1995. Judge Sessions was nominated by President Clinton and confirmed by the Senate in August 1995.
The Vermont Humanities Council’s First Wednesdays series is held on the first Wednesday of every month from October through May in nine communities statewide, featuring speakers of national and regional renown. All talks are free and open to the public.
Trinity Church is located at 85 West St., Rutland.
For more information, contact 802-262-2626 or visit vermonthumanities.org.
