The Colorado Lawyer Chapter, in partnership with the Bill of Rights Committee of the Colorado Bar Association, the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado, the Sam Cary Bar Association and the Asian American Pacific Bar Association of Colorado, sponsored a panel discussion entitled “The Meaning of Citizenship 150 Years After the Dred Scott Decision.” The event featured The Honorable Terrance Carroll of the Colorado House of Representatives; Cynthia Coffman, Chief Deputy Attorney General of the State of Colorado; and Professor Clare Huntington of the University of Colorado Law School. The panel was moderated by Judge Timothy M. Tymkovich, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. The event took place at St. Cajetan's Center, 1190 9th St. Denver, Colorado at 6:30pm.

 

On February 15th, the Colorado Lawyer Chapter marked its launch with a tremendous event! The Kickoff event featured keynote speaker The Honorable Gary Hart, former United States Senator, former Presidential candidate, author, and professor at the University of Colorado; and Lisa Brown, Executive Director of the American Constitution Society. Many members of the Steering Committee, the local chapter, and local student chapters were also in attendance.

On October 31, 2006, the Colorado Lawyer Chapter of ACS hosted a “Preview of the Upcoming Supreme Court Term.” The event held at the Offices of Kutak Rock LLP featured panelists Melissa Hart, Professor of Law at the University of Colorado School of Law; Alan Chen, Professor of Law at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law; and Martin Katz, Professor of Law at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law.