Lubbock Liberty Workshop With Professor Arnold H. Loewy And Dr. Donald May

The October 2013 Lubbock Liberty workshop featuring special guest speakers Professor Arnold Loewy of the Texas Tech University School of Law in a casual debate with Dr. Donald May, a candidate for the United States House of Representatives for the 19th District of Texas.

Dr. May and Professor Loewy will present arguments and rebuttals regarding the proper degree of influence that religion should have on public policy.

Following Prof. Loewy's and Dr. May's speeches, the floor is opened for questions, answers, and comments.



“Religion and Public Policy”

Held:
Saturday, October 26th, 2013
Mahon Public Library
In the Community Meeting Room
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
1306 9th Street
Lubbock, TX 79401

About:
Professor Arnold H. Loewy

Professor Loewy is the George R. Killam Chair of Criminal Law at Texas Tech University and teaches courses on criminal law, criminal procedure, and the First Amendment.  Loewy recently joined the Texas Tech School of Law faculty after having taught for 38 years at the University of North Carolina School of Law and four years at the University of Connecticut School of Law.

He received both his bachelors degree and Doctor of Jurisprudence from Boston University, where he achieved the top academic average in his graduating class, and was a senior editor for the Boston University Law Review.  Professor Loewy obtained his LL.M from Harvard Law School in 1964.

His scholarship has been cited by the United States Supreme Court (See, United States v. Jacobsen, 466 U.S. 109, 123 (1984)).

Dr. Donald R. May

Early Life: Dr. Donald May was raised on his family’s ancestral farm in Illinois, which he and his wife Jane still operate.

Education:  Dr. May’s early undergraduate studies were in nuclear physics with a subsequent major in immunological chemistry.  He completed his residency in ophthalmology in 1976 and a fellowship in retina surgery in 1977.

Military: Dr. May is a veteran, a Major in the United States Air Force, where he received the Air Force Commendation Medal.

Professional: Dr. May has been on the faculties of the University of Illinois, the University of Texas, the University of California, Tulane University, and Texas Tech Health Sciences University.  He was Professor and Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at the Charity Hospital of New Orleans and a Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at Tulane University.  He was Professor and Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and subsequently Associate Dean at the Texas Tech School of Medicine.  He was a full professor in the Department of Health Organization Management and taught MBA students.  Dr. May is a member of the Lubbock Board of Health.

Political: Dr. May and his wife were delegates to the 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, and 2012 Lubbock County Republican Conventions and Texas Republican Conventions.  Dr. May was the first place delegate for the Texas 19th Congressional District to the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota and the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida.  Dr. May debates Arnold Loewy, the George Killiam Professor of Law at Texas Tech University School of Law, on issues relating to the US Constitution.  The debates appear every other week as the “It’s Debatable”series on the Sunday op-ed page of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.  Dr. May has written more than 2,200 separate political columns and commentaries over the past 10 years and has spoken at numerous political gatherings and events.  At the time of this post, Dr. May is a candidate for the United States House of Representatives for the 19th District of Texas.

Organized:
Brian Thornton, Amanda Smith, Mallory Miller

Contact:
LubbockLiberty@gmail.com
http://www.LubbockLiberty.com

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