Join the ACS Northeastern Chapter for our first meeting of the year on 9/22 from 12-1pm! During this meeting, students can learn about the ACS Northeastern Chapter and help us plan exciting and educational student programming for the semester. We are excited to welcome all of the new 1L students to our chapter! Food will be served!
Insights from the Bench: Judge Long
Join ACS and Duke Law alumnus Judge Brandon Long from the U.S. Eastern District of Louisiana to discuss his journey to the bench, his time on the bench as a newly appointed judge, and any other general questions you may want answered. This discussion will be a coffee chat format and take place at 9 am in Star Commons. We will have a table, and pastries will be provided. Attendance will be capped to the first 15 RSVPs.
Judge Long is a Biden appointee and was confirmed by the Senate to his position on December 14, 2023. Before joining the bench, he spent time both in private practice and in the public sector.
ACS Tampa: Grounds for Discussion
Please join the ACS Tampa Lawyer Chapter for a discussion on how the legal advocacy efforts of conservative Christian legal organizations (CCLOs) helped to effect major transformations to key areas of US constitutional law in recent decades? Join Dr. Eric Stephen an Assistant Professor of American Politics and of Religious Studies at the University of South Florida--as he leads an open discussion on the rise of CCLOs and their role within the broader conservative legal movement. The conversation will inquire into how and why conservative religious groups have mobilized within the legal arena in recent years on issues such as free speech and religious liberty, the devotional commitments that influence their activism, and the ways progressive organizations can better understand these developments in relation to its own work.
Featuring:
Eric Stephen, Assistant Professor, School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies Courtesy Appointment, Religious Studies, University of South Florida
Roundtable with Prof. Corinna Lain
The ACS and Christian Legal Society chapters at UA Law are co-hosting an event featuring University of Richmond Law Professor Corinna Lain, who will speak about her book about—and work at large in—the death penalty space, much of which is inspired by her faith. It will be a "bring your own lunch," informal-style conversation ahead of her event off-campus Friday evening at Ernest & Hadley with UA Law's own Professor Russell Gold.
Cato's Quandary at the Constitutional Convention: Trading One Tyrant for Another
The event will be a discussion with Professor Daniel Hamilton, distinguished visiting professor at GMU, about the ratification of the Constitution with a focus on how the Constitution was only ratified with the prospect of the bill of rights to push back against an abuse of extreme federal power, of which we are witnessing under the current administration. The event will discuss the current application of these ideas and explore how the Framer's may not have perfected a system under the Constitution. There will be no RSVP status required or co-sponsors for this event.
Wake Law ACS - Staying Civically Engaged in Law School
This is a general body meeting to provide members the opportunity to discuss civic involvement during law school and also to get a forecast of Wake Law ACS's year ahead.