Dear Members,

The American Association of University Women (AAUW) Albuquerque Branch has extended the following invitation to LWVCNM members to attend a presentation at their monthly meeting, this Saturday on February 1st.

The talk is titled, “The Power of the Presidency and the Constitution” and will be presented by Professor Joshua Kastenberg from the University of 

New Mexico School of Law. 

Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025 

Time: 10:00 am - noon 

Place: Coronado Villa Resort Retirement Community 

6900 San Vicente Ave NE, Albuquerque 87109 

“The Power of the Presidency and the Constitution” 

We are very fortunate this month to have our invited speaker, Professor Joshua  Kastenberg from the University of New Mexico School of Law, give a presentation  analyzing the evolution of presidential power through a non-partisan lens. 

At UNM, Professor Kastenberg teaches courses in criminal law and criminal  procedures, evidence, ethics, national security law and legal history and has developed a national security law course for the University of New Mexico’s graduate Global  Studies Program. Recent service to the state of New Mexico and other legal  institutions includes serving on the NM Judicial Standards Performance Evaluation  Commission, chairing the NM Ethics Subcommittee on Human Trafficking and serving  as an advisor to the US Senate, Armed Service Committee. 

Prior to joining the UNM Law School faculty in 2016, Professor Joshua Kastenberg had  a distinguished 20-year career as a lawyer and judge in the U.S. Air Force that included  advising the Depart of Defense on cybersecurity and cyberwarfare matters, and serving  as a prosecutor, defense council and judge in many trials. He has also published  extensively, been cited in numerous media outlets in his areas of expertise and served  as a legal analyst for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Professor  Kastenberg's interests are in the field of criminal law and procedure, evidence, legal  history, and judicial ethics. 

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10:00 am – 10:30 am Social time, meet and greet in room next to theater. 10:30 am – noon “The Power of the Presidency and the Constitution” Professor Joshua Kastenberg, University of New Mexico, School of Law 

Guests and friends are most welcome!