The Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association’s 2016 Law Day theme — Miranda: More than Words — will explore the procedural protections afforded to all of us by the U.S. Constitution, how these rights are safeguarded by the courts, and why the preservation of these principles is essential to our liberty. As part of the Law Day celebration, there will be an address by Political Science alumni and member of the Missouri State University Board of Governors, Gabriel Gore, at 11:30 on May 11th, at the Hickory Hills Country Club. Mr. Gore is a Partner with Dowd Bennett, LLP in St. Louis, MO. The address and lunch is presented by Strong-Garner-Bauer.