Judge Oetken will speak on the challenges of being a judge and issues facing the American Judiciary, and has confirmed their attendance. He will also speak about his life and experience and views from the bench. J. Paul Oetken, is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. He is the first openly gay man to be confirmed as an Article III judge.
ACS MO-St. Louis: The Fall of Affirmative Action Book Talk With Justin Driver
Please join the ACS Saint Louis Lawyer Chapter, the ACS WashU Law Student Chapter, and the Saint Louis University School of Law in welcoming Justin Driver, who will discuss his new book The Fall of Affirmative Action: Race, the Supreme Court, and the Future of Higher Education. For decades, affirmative action reshaped not just American higher education but the broader society, opening doors that had been closed for centuries and transforming who entered the pathways to power. But the Supreme Court in 2023 killed affirmative action in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, a decision hailed by the right as a triumph of conservative colorblindness and decried by the left as requiring the end of racial equity. Both sides, Yale Law School professor Justin Driver contends, are wrong. Far from a mere eulogy, Driver’s book provides a blueprint for the future—a rallying cry for citizens to forge new paths to inclusion. The death of affirmative action, Driver insists, need not mean the death of opportunity.
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Justin Driver is the Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law at Yale Law School. He is the author of The Schoolhouse Gate, named a Washington Post Notable Book of the Year and a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice. An elected fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, he was appointed by President Biden to the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court.
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Professor Kent Greenfield - Guest Speaker
Kent Greenfield, a prominent constitutional law professor, is coming to William H. Bowen School of Law to talk about the United States Constitution. As part of the event, Professor Greenfield will examine if we are in a constitutional crisis under the current administration.
ACS Northwestern: "ACS Fall Kickoff"
ACS Northwestern plans on hosting a fall kickoff event to inform the 1Ls who we are, what our purpose is, and what our values are. We are putting together a presentation as Executive Board Members of our school's chapter to all present at the meeting. We do not plan on having a speaker. We plan on allotting time for socializing after the presentation to encourage network and building friendships with fellow progressive law students. We would like to have food available to encourage attendance.
Akhil Reed Amar at Penn Law
We had Professor Akhil Reed Amar to discuss his new book, Born Equal. We handed out books and filmed his podcast along with Professors Kate Shaw and Kermit Roosevelt. It was co-hosted with FedSoc.
Cups of Counsel: General Interest Meeting
Join ACS for Cups of Counsel—an informal general interest meeting designed for conversation and collaboration. Meet fellow progressive law students, learn about our mission and upcoming events, and find out how you can get involved.