University of Chicago Law School Dean Adam Chilton and University of Chicago Harry Professor of Law William Baude will debate methods of statutory and constitutional interpretation. This event, co-sponsored by the UChicago Federalist Society chapter, is open to members of the University of Chicago Law School community; no RSVP is required. Lunch will be served.
Adam Chilton is the Dean of the Law School, the Howard G. Krane Professor of Law, and the Walter Mander Research Scholar. Dean Chilton also currently serves as an editor of the Journal of Law and Economics. His primary research interest is in empirical law and economics. Dean Chilton received a BA and MA in Political Science from Yale University. After college, Adam worked as a management consultant for BCG. He then went to Harvard University, where he earned a JD and a PhD in Political Science. Before joining the faculty, he taught at the University of Chicago Law School as a Bigelow Fellow and Lecturer in Law.
William Baude is the Harry Kalven, Jr. Professor of Law and the Faculty Director of the Constitutional Law Institute at the University of Chicago Law School, where he teaches a range of subjects such as federal courts, constitutional law, election law, conflict of laws, and elements of the law. His current research interests include judicial remedies available against the federal government, the Supreme Court's emergency docket, and the legacy of William Winslow Crosskey. Professor Baude received his BS in Mathematics from the University of Chicago and his JD from Yale Law School. He then clerked for then-Judge Michael McConnell on the United States Court of Appeals, and Chief Justice John Roberts on the United States Supreme Court. Before joining the Chicago faculty, he was a fellow at the Stanford Constitutional Law Center, and a lawyer in Washington, DC.
ACS's Georgia State Law (GSU Law) chapter, alongside the National Lawyer's Guild's GSU Law chapter, is pleased to host guest speakers Samantha Hamilton and Nilson Barahona for our Know Your Rights - ICE Interactions event. Samantha Hamilton is an attorney with Asian Americans Advancing Justice and Nilson Barahona is an organizer with the ICE Breakers group who has personal experience being detained by ICE. They will be discussing ways to protect yourself and your rights when dealing with interactions with ICE agents.
We will be hosting a panel discussion on anti-gerrymandering, in collaboration with the Black Law Students Association (BLSA) and the Law School Democrats (Dems). The panel will include lawyers from the ACLU.
Join us for an unforgettable evening of community, creativity, and civic engagement as we celebrate the power of voice and the urgency of the vote. In the final stretch before the voter registration deadline, come experience:
• Electrifying performances from local artists
• Inspiring words from community leaders
• A celebration of love, unity, and activism
Location: Clement’s Place, 15 Washington St, Newark, NJ 07102
Co-Sponsor(s): ACS (American Constitution Society), PAD (Phi Alpha Delta), ABLS (Association of Black Law Students), Rutgers—Newark Honors Living Learning Community, ALALS (Association of Latin American Law Students)
Join ACS for a candid conversation about the best way to approach 1L year depending on your personal, academic, and career goals. A panel of ACS 2L members will take questions on any topic from exam-writing strategies to general advice on staying sane during this busy year.
Please join the ACS Arizona Lawyer Chapter, co-sponsored by Death Penalty Alternatives for Arizona, for a conversation with author and Professor of Law Corinna Barrett Lain to discuss her new book Secrets of the Killing State. In conversation with retired U.S. Federal Magistrate Hon. David Duncan, she pulls back the curtain on this clandestine punishment practice.
Featuring:
Corinna Barrett Lain, George E. Allen Chair in Law; S. D. Roberts & Sandra Moore Professor of Law, University of Richmond School of Law
Hon. David Duncan, U.S. Magistrate Judge, Phoenix Arizona
Register here!
