This event launches ASU Law’s Civil Rights, Migration, and Workplace Law Initiative, led by Professor David Lopez, a national leader in civil rights and the longest-serving General Counsel of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. He has also served as co-dean of Rutgers Law School–Newark and taught at Harvard, Yale, NYU, and Georgetown. Hear from top thought leaders and engage in a timely discussion about workplace equity, justice, and the law.
The featured guests for this event are Stacy Leads, the Willard H. Pedrick Dean and Regents Professor at ASU Law, and Fatima Goss Graves, the President and CEO of the National Women's Law Center.
This event includes an expert panel on the evolving legal frameworks around gender-based workplace protections, moderated by Professor Michael Selmi. It will also include a fireside chat with Dean Stacy Leeds on civil and workplace rights. Light food and a bar provided!
Join us for a timely conversation on voting rights with Harry Stark, an ACLU attorney now working with the Democracy Initiative. Stark will share frontline insights on protecting ballot access, combating voter suppression, and building durable, pro-democracy coalitions.
Join us for a panel on how recent immigration policies are changing the law. Experts from different fields will discuss how these changes impact their work, clients, and strategies, and what it means for the future of the legal profession. Speakers will include: Gerald Seipp, Ariel Giumarelli, and Johana Vesga. ACS and ILSA will co-host this panel.
In collaboration with the Immigration Law Society and the Hispanic Law Society, this panel will bring together Professor Gerard Magliocca and Rachel Van Tyle of Exodus Refugee Immigration to explore the constitutional foundations and policy implications of birthright citizenship in the United States.
Join ACS, the Federalist Society, and the Federal Bar Association for a Supreme Court case review on Monday, November 10th, from 1-2pm in L205. Speakers include Professor Randy Lee of Widener Commonwealth Law School and Professor Noah Chauvin of the University of Oklahoma Law School. The panel will discuss recent cases decided during the 2024 term, including Mahmoud v. Taylor and Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton. Panda Express will be provided.
The Supreme Court just heard oral argument on Chiles v. Salazar, a challenge brought against a Colorado law banning conversion therapy. Join ACS for a conversation with Professor Douek, who teaches First Amendment law here at SLS. Professor Douek will explain the legal context of the case and offer her thoughts on what the Court might do. Lunch will be provided.
