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Understanding Our Times Constitution Education Series
Community Forum, Thursday, August 5, 2010, 7:00 p.m.
American Heritage School, North Auditorium
736 North 1100 East, American Fork, Utah
Join us for our continuing "Community Forum" series of open panel discussions, to be held Thursday, August 5, at 7:00 p.m., free and open to the public. The format for the evening includes brief opening statements by each panelist member, followed by open Q&A from audience members. The topics for the August 5 forum include: “Sovereignty of People,” “Freedom of Expression,” and “Educated Citizenry.” Confirmed guest panelists include author and attorney Denver Snuffer and Marriage Law Foundation Director Bill Duncan (both back by popular demand), as well as GFC Foundation President, Stanford Swim. See below for details on the previous Community Forum panelists and topics, as well as some written responses compiled by Asst. Director of the Family Education Center, Ruel Haymond, for audience questions that were submitted at the June 3 Community Forum but not discussed during the Forum itself.
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William C. Duncan
Director of The Center for Family and Society William C. Duncan is director of Sutherland Institute's Center for Family and Society and also serves as the director for the Marriage Law Foundation. He formerly served as acting director of the Marriage Law Project at the Catholic University of America's Columbus School of Law and as executive director of the Marriage and Family Law Research Grant at J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, where he also served as a visiting professor. He has published numerous articles on constitutional and family law issues in a variety of legal journals.
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Denver C. Snuffer, Jr.
Denver C. Snuffer, Jr. is an author and attorney living in Sandy, Utah. He has an Associates of Arts Degree from Daniel Webster Junior College, a Bachelor's of Business Administration Degree from McMurry University, a Juris Doctor's Degree from the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University. He was admitted to practice law in 1980, and has been a practicing attorney since then. He was a convert to the LDS faith in 1973 when 19 years old, and has now been a member of the LDS Church for over 32 years. Recently, Mr. Snuffer has been involved in two cases that went before the Utah State Supreme Court, including one on the issue of marriage law and policy in Utah. Currently he serves as a member of the Stake High Council in the Sandy, Crescent Stake. Previously he has taught Gospel Doctrine and Priesthood classes for twenty-one years in wards in Pleasant Grove, Alpine and Sandy, Utah. He has instructed graduate Institute Classes at the University of Utah College of Law for two years, and instructed at the BYU Education Week for three years. He also currently teaches a weekly class on the Book of Mormon. |
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Stanford Swim
Stanford Swim is the President of GFC Foundation, a Utah-based private foundation. Prior to his current post, he was a senior analyst for Probity Advisors, a registered investment advisor in Dallas, Texas. Stan also worked as a software engineer and database developer. He serves as a trustee of the Sutherland Institute; the State Policy Network; the Howard Center for Family, Religion and Society (sponsor of the World Congress of Families); and is Chairman of the National Council for Adoption. He received an MBA from Southern Methodist University and a B.S. in Computer Science from Utah Valley State College. An accomplished pianist and composer, Stan is a frequent guest performer and lecturer on the topic of music and its impact on individuals and families. He is also a writer and lecturer on topics pertaining to marriage policy, family law, and constitutional government and law. Stan and his wife Michelle are the parents of two children and live in Pleasant Grove, Utah. |
Previous (June 3, 2010) Panelists and Community Forum Q&A
Guest Panelists
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William C. Duncan
Director of The Center for Family and Society William C. Duncan is director of Sutherland Institute's Center for Family and Society and also serves as the director for the Marriage Law Foundation. He formerly served as acting director of the Marriage Law Project at the Catholic University of America's Columbus School of Law and as executive director of the Marriage and Family Law Research Grant at J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, where he also served as a visiting professor. He has published numerous articles on constitutional and family law issues in a variety of legal journals. |
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Denver C. Snuffer, Jr.
Denver C. Snuffer, Jr. is an attorney living in Sandy, Utah. He has an Associates of Arts Degree from Daniel Webster Junior College, a Bachelor's of Business Administration Degree from McMurry University, a Juris Doctor's Degree from the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University. He was admitted to practice law in 1980, and has been a practicing attorney since then. He was a convert to the LDS faith in 1973 when 19 years old, and has now been a member of the LDS Church for over 32 years. Currently he serves as a member of the Stake High Council in the Sandy, Crescent Stake. Previously he has taught Gospel Doctrine and Priesthood classes for twenty-one years in wards in Pleasant Grove, Alpine and Sandy, Utah. He has instructed graduate Institute Classes at the University of Utah College of Law for two years, and instructed at the BYU Education Week for three years. He also currently teaches a weekly class on the Book of Mormon. |
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David H. Moore
Professor Moore is a scholar of U.S. foreign relations law, international law, and international human rights. His publications appear in the Harvard, Northwestern, and George Washington law reviews as well as the Harvard Law Review Forum and the Columbia Journal of Transnational Law. Professor Moore has taught civil procedure, international law, and international human rights. After joining the BYU law faculty in 2008, Professor Moore taught as a visiting professor at the George Washington University Law School. Before joining BYU, Professor Moore clerked for Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. during the U.S. Supreme Court's 2007 Term. From 2003 to 2007, Professor Moore was an Assistant and then Associate Professor at the University of Kentucky College of Law. He arrived at the University of Kentucky after researching and teaching at the University of Chicago Law School as an Olin Fellow from 2001 to 2003. Prior to entering the academy, Professor Moore clerked for Judge Samuel A. Alito, Jr. on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit from 2000 to 2001. From 1996 to 2000, he was an Honor Program trial attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch. Professor Moore is a summa cum laude graduate of Brigham Young University Law School, where he served as Editor in Chief of the Law Review and graduated first in his class. Professor Moore obtained his B.A. in political science from Brigham Young University where he was a Benson Scholar and graduated summa cum laude, with honors, and as co-valedictorian of his college. He and his wife Natalie are the parents of four boys. |
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Lawrence D. ("Larry") Hilton
Lawrence D. ("Larry") Hilton graduated from BYU in 1987 with both JD and MBA degrees. That same year he married the former Jeannette de Gaston. The Hiltons have seven children, the youngest four of whom currently attend American Heritage School ("AHS"). In 1997, Larry founded Dominion Insurance Services, now headquartered in Alpine, Utah. He belongs to both the California and Utah Bar Associations, holds insurance licenses in all 50 states, and is a "tribunalized" Lloyd's of London coverholder. His prior law practice focused on professional liability defense and insurance coverage. Since moving back to Utah from California in 2003, Larry has taken an increasing interest in issues relating to good government and individual liberty. He has recently authored legislation concerning sound monetary policy which is currently being considered by Utah legislators for enactment by the state. At present, he serves as the precinct chair for his neighborhood and is also a member the 27th Legislative District Republican Party leadership committee. Since 2006, Larry has been a member of the AHS Family Education Center Board, which sponsors the Understanding our Times educational series. |
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