Institute of Politics

No federal department plays a larger role in the defense of democracy than the Department of Justice. In recent years, DOJ has wrestled with questions of impartiality, free speech, civil rights and the rule of law at a time of yawning partisan divisions.

Join us for a conversation between Lisa Monaco, the Deputy Attorney General of the United States, responsible for the overall supervision of the Department, and University of Chicago law professor, Genevieve Lakier, whose work focuses on American constitutional law, speech freedom and civil liberties.