Panel discussion on segregated fees case set for Sept. 29

The lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the UW–Madison student fee system before the U.S. Supreme Court is the topic of a campus panel discussion Wednesday, Sept. 29.

The event starts at 7 p.m. in Room 2260 of the Law School, 975 Bascom Mall, and is sponsored by the Southworth Project, a collaboration of the Daily Cardinal student newspaper, the School of Journalism and Mass Communication and the Law School.

Panelists include Scott Southworth, the lawsuit’s main plaintiff; UW–Madison Professor Donald Downs, a First Amendment expert; Susan Ullman, Wisconsin assistant attorney general who will argue the case for the UW System before the Supreme Court; Patricia Brady, UW System senior legal counsel; Adam Klaus, Associated Students of Madison chair; and Sharif Durhams, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel higher education reporter.

Panelists will first respond to questions from members of the Southworth Project, which features journalism and law students working together this semester to compile in-depth news reports and analysis of the case. The students will cover the oral arguments in Washington in November and receive two credits as part of the independent study project.

An audience question-and-answer period will follow the panel discussion. Overflow seating and a live broadcast of the event will be provided in Room 2211 of the Law School if necessary.

For more information on the panel discussion or the Southworth Project, contact Amy Kasper, a second-year law student, at (608) 294-7258; or Colleen Jungbluth, Daily Cardinal managing editor, at (608) 262-5857.