Mitchell Hamline's ACS chapter is hosting a U.S. Supreme Court Fall Term Preview Panel featuring Professors Mike Steenson, Raleigh Levine, Peter Larsen, and Jessica West. The panel will explore key cases the Court will hear this term, including topics such as the First Amendment, IQ testing and the death penalty, and transgender student-athletes. Presenters and Featured Cases: Little v. Hecox, No. 24-38 – Professor Steenson; West Virginia v. B.P.J., No. 24-43 – Professor Steenson; First Choice Women’s Resource; Centers, Inc. v. Platkin, No. 24-781 – Professor Larsen; Chiles v. Salazar, No. 24-539 – Professor Levine; Hamm v. Smith, No. 24-872 – Professor West. We have sent a Google doc for Mitchell Hamline students to RSVP to the event: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1K_B8bmEzkfqRI8bxWy0wiFCrzApjecOlvh8MaSgGYKc/viewform?edit_requested=true&pli=1
SCOTUS Term Review
NIU ACS will be holding a SCOTUS Term Review. Professors will be giving a short presentation on SCOTUS cases from the previous SCOTUS Term. Food will be provided and all are welcome.
An Argument for Unsigned Shortened Supreme Court Opinions
The NDLS Chapter will host Professor Meg Penrose of Texas A&M for a discussion of her published law review article on the celebrity status of the Supreme Court justices as well as an article update that she is hoping to publish next year.
Conversation with Judge Cornelia Pillard
Judge Pillard will speak in a moderated conversation on our professional journey to the bench. She will also speak on her experience as a judge and civil rights attorney and activist. We anticipate co-sponsorship with CLS democrats and Voting Rights Project.
Bankruptcy Judge 101: Pathways to the Federal Bench
Please join ACS, Alliance for Justice (AFJ) and the National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA) for an off-the-record conversation will explain the role and selection process for bankruptcy judges, highlight how bankruptcy judges shape the law and communities they serve, show how service as a bankruptcy judge can be a pathway to an Article III appointment and discuss why lawyers committed to public interest should consider becoming bankruptcy judges.
Featuring:
Hon. Terry Michael, Chief Judge, Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Oklahoma (retired)
Hon. Jeff Hopkins, United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio, former Bankruptcy Judge, Southern District of Ohio
Hon. Elizabeth Gunn, Bankruptcy Court, District of Columbia
Register here!
An Argument for Unsigned, Shortened Supreme Court Opinions
ACS will host Professor Meg Penrose, who will propose certain changes to how Supreme Court opinions are written in an attempt to re-legitimize the Court.