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ACS Boston Lawyer Chapter Hosts Charles Lane

webmaster — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:54:51 -0400

On June 25, 2008, the ACS Boston Lawyer Group sponsored the event entitled: "The Day Freedom Died: The Colfax Massacre, the Supreme Court, and the Betrayal of Reconstruction." The event was held at the New England School of Law, and was very well received. The author Charles M. Lane, editorial writer at the Washington Post, spoke about his book on the massacre, and answered many questions concerning the role that the US Supreme Court played in freeing those responsible for the massacre, as well as the Court's rulings that led to the inability of the Federal Government to continue with the Reconstruction of the South.

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The Future of the Death Penalty: Can Science Ever Make it Foolproof?

webmaster — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:24:05 -0500

Death Penalty Panel

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Boston Lawyer Chapter hosts Jims Risen

webmaster — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 11:30:25 -0500

The ACS Boston Lawyer Chapter and The New England School of Law Student Chapter hosted Jim Risen, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for The New York Times and author of the 2006 book State of War: The Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration. Risen discussed the secret history of the CIA under the presidency of George W. Bush, the origins and scope of the Bush Administration’s wiretap program, and the extent to which the war on terrorism has spurred the intelligence community to flout legal conventions at home and abroad. Read more about the event and the book here.

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The Boston Lawyer Chapter Presents "Less Safe, Less Free" Featuring Professor David Cole

webmaster — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:01:45 -0400

On Wednesday September 26, 2007 the Boston Lawyer Chapter, the New England School of Law Student Chapter and the Georgetown University Law Center Alumni Club of Boston hosted award-winning author of the new book "Less Safe, Less Free: Why America Is Losing the War on Terror," law professor and commentator David Cole. During the presentation, Professor Cole discussed his new book and his critique of the Bush administration's "preventive paradigm" in the "war on terror." With "Less Safe, Less Free", Professor Cole seeks to answer the question of whether the post-9/11 turn to preventive coercion has not only sacrificed some of our most fundamental principles, but has actually made us less secure from threats of terrorism, and less free as Americans.

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The Boston Lawyer Chapter Presents A Brown Bag Lunch and Planning Meeting

webmaster — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 11:39:10 -0400

The Boston Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society invites you to a:

Brown Bag Lunch and Planning Meeting

We will discuss programming ideas and the general direction
of the chapter in the coming months.

Wednesday, July 18, 2007
12:00 p.m.
Boston Bar Association
16 Beacon Street
Boston, Massachusetts

Please RSVP here.

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The Boston Lawyer Chapter Presents "Deportation Nation: Outsiders in American History"

webmaster — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 14:27:26 -0400

On Tuesday, June 19, 2007 the ACS Boston Lawyer Chapter hosted a lecture and presentation featuring Professor Daniel Kanstroom, author of “Deportation Nation: Outsiders in American History” (Harvard University Press). The discussion explored some of the deepest aspects of the current U.S. debate, with particular focus on the nature and history of the U.S. deportation system as described in Prof. Kanstroom's new book.

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The Boston Lawyer Chapter Presents: "New Ideas On Reforming Election Procedures"

webmaster — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 14:00:21 -0400

Reforming Election Procedures Panelists (from left): Jocelyn Lippert, David Scanlon,Stanley Eichner, and Donna Palermino

On Thursday, March 29, 2007, the ACS Boston Lawyer Chapter sponsored a great panel discussion, entitled "New Ideas On Reforming Election Procedures: How Can We Make Sure That Everyone's Vote Counts?" that took place at Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts. The topics of the panel discussion included: the implementation of Election Day Registration in New Hampshire and how it could work in Massachusetts; the use and misuse of electronic voting machines; auditing election results to ensure accurate results; and improving voting access for the disabled.

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Boston Lawyer Chapter discussion: "The Alito Nomination and the Future of Reproductive Rights"

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 16:04:06 -0500

On January 18, over 80 people attended an event held by the ACS Boston Lawyer Chapter at Suffolk University Law School entitled: "The Alito Nomination and the Future of Reproductive Rights." The event included three panelists, Dan Avila, Associate Director of Public Policy, Massachusetts Catholic Conference, Louise Melling, Director, ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project, and Lynn Paltrow, Founder and Executive Director, National Advocates for Pregnant Women, and was moderated by Massachusetts State Representative Marty Walz. The panelists’ presentations were excellent, and a lively dialogue followed the panel. The discussion focused the Alito confirmation’s likely effect on reproductive rights law, and included an in-depth analysis of the recent ruling of the Supreme Court in Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood.