John A. O'Brien Monday, October 12, 2026 Laramie, Wyoming The 48-foot high image of Abraham Lincoln appears so suddenly looming over Interstate 80 just east of Laramie, Wyoming, that the unsuspecting motorist is likely to be startled. The Abraham Lincoln Memorial Monument stands on the north side of the roadway where the old Lincoln Highway used to intersect with the newer expressway. The towering bust of our 16th president was commissioned by the State of Wyoming to commemorate Lincoln's...

By John A. O'Brien Sunday, July 12, 2026 Denver, Colorado A recent executive order challenged the principle that all people born in this country are citizens. On Wednesday, July 1, the Supreme Court affirmed that, yes, “children born in the United States to parents unlawfully or temporarily present are ‘subject to the jurisdiction’ of the United States and are citizens at birth under the 14th Amendment.'” The majority opinion written by Chief Justice John Roberts and a concurring opinion by...

By John A. O'Brien Denver, Colorado Friday, May 29, 2026 Yale professor of law and political science Ahkil Reed Amar will join the regular meeting of the Lincoln Study Forum on June 13 as they complete discussion of his timely and engaging book, Born Equal: Remaking America’s Constitution, 1840-1920. The session is open to all Lincoln Group members. Dr. Amar is a gifted educator and legal scholar who appears frequently on television news shows to provide analysis for U.S. Supreme Court...