Capitol to host March 31 public program on Magna Carta
Event accompanies Magna Carta: Enduring Legacy 1215-2015 exhibit
OKLAHOMA CITY — A special public program about the Magna
Carta will be held March 31 in the Oklahoma House of Representatives Chambers
to accompany the Magna Carta: Enduring
Legacy 1215-2015 exhibit the Oklahoma Capitol is hosting from March 23 to
April 5.
The free March 31 public program will feature Oklahoma City
University President Robert Henry, a former judge on the 10th U.S. Circuit
Court of Appeals, member of the Oklahoma Legislature from 1976 to 1986 and
twice elected as Oklahoma’s attorney general; and Robert S. Kerr Senior Professor
of Constitutional Law Andrew Spiropoulos, director of the Center for the Study
of State Constitutional Law and Government at OCU and a former senior counselor
to the speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
After opening remarks by Secretary of State Chris Benge,
Henry and Spiropoulos will discuss the Magna Carta’s influence on American
government.
“We are very privileged to have some of the brightest local
legal minds in Robert Henry and Andrew Spiropoulos coming to speak about the
Magna Carta’s legacy,” Benge said. “There are few as qualified as Robert and
Andy to deliver this unique presentation to accompany the exciting Magna Carta exhibit
Oklahoma is so pleased to be hosting.”
The exhibit, which is also free and open to the public, will
run from March 23 to April 5. It tells the story of and commemorates the 800th
anniversary the Magna Carta, widely regarded as one of the most important legal
documents in the history of democracy.
The Library of Congress and the American Bar Association
developed the traveling educational exhibit to raise awareness about the Magna
Carta’s enduring legacy. The traveling exhibit, displayed on freestanding
banners with beautiful images of priceless Magna Carta related items, complements
the Magna Carta: Muse and Mentor
exhibition previously on display at the Library of Congress.
The traveling exhibit is brought at no cost to the state
through partnerships with the Library of Congress, American Bar Association and
Federalist Society. The state’s hosts are the Oklahoma Legislature, Secretary
of State Chris Benge, the Oklahoma
Arts Council, the Office of the Attorney General and the Office of
Management and Enterprise Services.
At a glance: Magna
Carta: Enduring Legacy 1215-2015
Public Program: 3 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, House of
Representative Chambers (public gallery entrances on fifth floor)
Exhibit: Monday, March 23, to Sunday, April 5, Supreme Court
Hallway (second floor)
Location: Oklahoma State Capitol, 2300 N. Lincoln Boulevard,
Oklahoma City
Media Contact
JOHN ESTUS
Director of Public Affairs
(405) 521-3097 | john.estus@omes.ok.gov
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