MONTEREY >> Jeff Sessions, the former U.S. attorney general who served in President Donald Trump’s first administration, will be among a group of experts who will convene with former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta on a discussion of the “Constitution, Immigration, Law and Order, Pardons — What Will Be the Law Enforcement Legacy of the Trump Era?” on April 14 in the Panetta Lecture Series.

The 28th annual season’s overarching theme is “What Will Be the Legacy of the Trump Era?” The event, the second of the season’s series, will be held at the Monterey Conference Center at 7 p.m.

Sessions served more than 10 years representing Alabama in the Senate before being named attorney general in February 2017 under Trump. In November 2018, Sessions tendered his resignation at Trump’s request.

Sessions had earlier recused himself from investigations relating to Russian election interference, which reportedly angered Trump.

Joining Sessions on the panel will be Alejandro Mayorkas, the former secretary of the Department of Homeland Security; Janet Napolitano, who is also a former secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and former Arizona governor; and Chuck Rosenberg, a former U.S. attorney.

“The institutions of our democracy are being tested by the Trump administration, particularly the rule of law and the ability of the courts to enforce the law through the judicial system,” said Panetta in a press release. “

More than 130 lawsuits are now pending as the courts are deciding whether the executive orders on immigration, cuts in the federal work force, changes in federal agencies and departments, tariff and trade decisions are constitutional.

The Trump administration has threatened to ignore judicial rulings and is calling for the impeachment of judges who rule against the president.

“Can our democracy sustain these attacks on the rule of law?” Season subscriptions to the Leon Panetta Lecture Series are available for $300.

Individual tickets to the April 14 lecture sell for $100. To order call the Panetta Institute at (831) 582-4200 to pay with a credit card.

For additional information on tickets, subscriptions or broadcast details, please call the Panetta Institute at (831) 582-4200 or visit www.panettainstitute.org.