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Access to Justice, Damages
DHS Reforms Must Make Federal Officers Liable for Constitutional Rights Violations
Feb 12, 2026
The views expressed on the Expert Forum are those of the authors writing in their personal capacity. The views presented do not represent the American Constitution Society or its chapters. Congress has little time to agree on measures to both fund and reform the Department of Homeland Security before the Department’s budget ends tomorrow, Friday, […]
Executive Power, Interactive Constitution
Strict Scrutiny: A conversation with Leah Litman
Feb 12, 2026
Join us for a conversation with Leah Litman, a Constitutional Law professor at the University of Michigan and co-host of Strict Scrutiny. Lunch will be served. Sponsored by ACS.
Tabling Event on Campus
Feb 12, 2026
We are doing a Valentine's Day-inspired tabling event on campus to let students know more about our organization.
Criminal Justice, Mass Incarceration, Race and Criminal Justice, Racial Equality, Supreme Court
Champions of Law and Integrity: The Illusion of Neutrality
Feb 12, 2026
Co-Sponsors: Black Law Students Association, Muslim Law Students Association, and CrimLaw Society We welcome Law Professor Akin Adepoju, of GMU Scalia & UDC Law, to discuss the prejudice that lurks beneath "facially neutral" common legal frameworks. Learn about the institutional and systemic bias that marginalize black and other minority defendants in criminal law litigation and […]
Federal courts, Racial Equality, Supreme Court
Section 1981 as Contract Law
Feb 12, 2026
Join us for a lunchtime presentation with Professor Erik Encarnacion about his recent law review article: Section 1981 as Contract Law. Lunch is provided.
Criminal Justice, Pipeline
ACS Presents: A Conversation with Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner
Feb 12, 2026
Join us for a lunch conversation with Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, a UChicago College alum, for an engaging discussion on the current state of criminal law and the progressive prosecution movement. DA Krasner will share insights from his work in Philadelphia and talk about careers in prosecution and public service, with a particular focus […]
Reproductive Rights
ACS New York: Reproductive Rights One Year into Trump Administration
Feb 12, 2026
Join the ACS New York Lawyer Chapter for a timely and critical discussion on reproductive rights in today’s political climate. The United States is one year into the first federal administration openly supportive of restricting abortion access in the post-Dobbs era. During its first year, the Trump administration has overseen sustained attacks on abortion access, […]
Deportation, First Amendment, Immigration
Observing ICE Is Legal. Killing Observers is Not.
Feb 11, 2026
The violence of the Trump Administration’s extreme immigration enforcement tactics is costing precious lives and corroding core constitutional rights. These rights have long existed only in theory for communities of color. As but one example, in 2010, a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent shot and killed a 15-year-old Mexican child, Sergio Adrián Hernández Güereca, […]
Role of Regulatory Agencies, Roles of State Attorneys General
ACS Presents: A Conversation with Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul
Feb 11, 2026
Join ACS for a wide-ranging conversation with Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul on his career, the role of the Attorney General's office in state government, and the office's current role in state and national projects. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul was sworn in as Illinois’ 42nd Attorney General in 2019. Attorney General Raoul launched his […]