The event is a co-hosted event between Penn Carey Law and Drexel Kline Law Schools. The 12:15 start should allow Drexel students/faculty to come over to Penn and get settled (we can meet them at the entrance and take them to the room). Professor Berman has agreed to moderate, with Professors Cimino, Kalhan, and Shanor are on the panel. Below are some topic ideas we've shared with or heard from some attendees to start discussions, but we are letting the panelists guide the discussion.
- Recent executive order condemning "anti-America" or "anti-Christianity" speech (https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/countering-domestic-terrorism-and-organized-political-violence/)
- 10/2's "Compact for Excellence in Higher Education," particularly the tying of federal funds to "transforming or abolishing institutional units that purposefully punish, belittle and even spark violence against conservative ideas" (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/white-house-nine-universities-compact-federal-funds/)
- Law firm/university settlements with the White House
- De-airing of Jimmy Kimmel over his comment related to Charlie Kirk's assassination and other uses of executive power or threats to quash speech
- And more.
This event will feature Professor Corinna Barrett Lain, the S. D. Roberts & Sandra Moore Professor of Law at the University of Richmond School of Law, for a presentation and discussion of her recent book Secrets of the Killing State: The Untold Story of Lethal Injection. The event will take place in Room 109 of the University of Nebraska College of Law.
We are collaborating with the Criminal Law Association to host a panel of speakers with a background in criminal appellate litigation. We have three panelists (an appeals court judge who was formerly a criminal defense attorney, the chief public defender for the state of NH, and a Mass Prosecutor who handles appellate work for the state) who will join our event via Zoom. Northeastern Prof. Daniel Medwed is an expert in criminal appellate litigation himself and will moderate the panel.
Please join the ACS Arizona Lawyer Chapter to meet the newest judges of the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One! During this event, the judges will share their personal and professional stories, the challenges and opportunities they've faced along the way, and what it means to serve on Arizona's second-highest court. This is a unique chance to hear directly from the judges about their paths to the bench and their perspectives on justice in our state.
Join the American Constitution Society and Federalist Society chapters at the University of Wisconsin Law School for a conversation about when the President may use the military for domestic policing, as has recently taken place in Los Angeles and the District of Columbia. The event is generously sponsored by the Center for the Study of Liberal Democracy. Lunch will be provided.
The event will be moderated by Prof. Joshua Braver, who is teaching a class this semester on Civil-Military Relations.
ACS's panelist is Joseph Nunn, counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice's Liberty and National Security Program. He focuses on issues surrounding the domestic activities of the U.S. military, including the Insurrection Act, the Posse Comitatus Act, National Guard deployments, and martial law.
FedSoc's panelist is Andrew Atkins, an attorney at Holy Cross Law LLC and former deputy legal counsel for the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
October 28th ACS will be showing How to Lose a Democracy (autocratic legalism edition) a Global Overview
