Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law’s Hugh and Hazel Darling Law Library will host author and alumnus Timothy Sandefur (’02) on August 29 for the latest installment of its Book Talk series at 5 p.m. in the Kennedy Hall lobby. Sandefur will discuss his newest book, The Permission Society, which is set to release in September.

Sandefur is currently vice president for litigation at the Goldwater Institute and an adjunct scholar for the Cato Institute. He previously spent 15 years as a litigator at the Pacific Legal Foundation, where he worked immediately after graduating from law. His work there included several nationally significant eminent domain cases. He is also author of four books including The Permission Society, in which he examines the history of the distinction between rights and privileges.

Sandefur began his constitutional focus while in law school. He pursued clerkships with the Institute of Justice in Washington, D.C. and the Pacific Legal Foundation, and worked closely with Professor John Eastman on filing amicus briefs prior to the founding of the law school’s Constitutional Jurisprudence Clinic. The opportunity to work with Professor Eastman among others, he said, was one of the greatest thrills of his law school career.

“I learned essential practice skills under the guidance of Professors Eastman and Hugh Hewitt,” he said. “I went to law school specifically for Constitutional Law, so I loved my time at Chapman. It was exactly what I needed.”

The Hugh and Hazel Darling Law Library Book Talk series welcomes authors on a wide range of legal topics, addressing the community throughout the year. The event is free and open to the public. Registration is required.

Copies of The Permission Society will be available for purchase following the presentation.