Hinton Moot Court Finals

We are partnering with UChicago’s Moot Court to host the UChicago Law Hinton Moot Court Finals. The finalists will be arguing before four federal judges. Attending the Moot Court finals is a great way for students to get a sense for appellate advocacy, speak with federal judges, and support their peers. We would like to provide lunch for attendees.

Panel: Fetal Personhood and its Implications

Moderator: Loren Jacobson 

Speakers: Joanna Grossman, Jenny Womack, and Alison Grinter.

Join us as we host a discussion on what fetal personhood is and its implications on civil, criminal, and family law. 

Lunch will be served.

ACS New York: Bidenomics from the Inside: An Industrial Policy Update from White House Aide Alex Jacquez

The Biden administration has adopted pathbreaking economic policies centered around green industrial strategy, investing in building the infrastructure and technologies essential to a clean-energy future in the United States. Laws like the Inflation Reduction Act, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and the CHIPS and Science Act are sparking an American manufacturing comeback and revitalizing communities across the country, but challenges remain.

Please join the ACS New York Lawyer Chapter for a virtual conversation with Alex Jacquez, Special Assistant to President Biden for Economic Development and Industrial Strategy, to hear about the successes, latest developments, and work to be done on President Biden’s industrial policy agenda.

Featuring:

Alex Jacquez, Special Assistant to President Biden for Economic Development and Industrial Strategy, White House National Economic Council

Moderated by:

Joel Dodge, Chair, ACS New York Lawyer Chapter

Tulsa ACS Officer Elections

This will be a general meeting of the Tulsa ACS Chapter membership for the purposes of electing a new executive board for the 2024-2025 school year.

Tinker and Free Speech in Schools

We will be hosting Mary Beth Tunker, one of the Tinker plaintiffs, for a conversation about her experience as a plaintiff and the importance of maintaining the right to free speech in schools. This event is particularly timely given the waves of state legislation in recent years aimed at student speech and abridging minors’ rights to access information in schools. Lunch will be provided.