A mentorship dinner between chapter sponsor Professor Sharon Brett and the executive board of the University of Kansas chapter of ACS.

The Chicago ACS chapter is currently seeking candidates to apply for its Board of Directors. Applications are due on or before Friday, August 15, 2025 and can be accessed here. The positions for which elections will be held are listed in the application.

Current paid members can cast their ballots either via email or at the in-person meeting on Wednesday, August 20. Register for the meeting TODAY. Current paid members voting by email must request their ballot by Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at 12:00 pm and submit their completed ballot no later than Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at 11:59 pm. To request a ballot, please email LCemails@acslaw.org.

 

Board members must be active, dues-paying members of ACS. If you haven't already, you can join or renew your ACS membership here: https://www.acslaw.org/membership/join-us/. All members should plan to attend the Election Meeting.

 

Many thanks for your interest and support!

The 2025-2026 Co-Chairs (Jerry Brown, Tory Tilton, and Katie Goldsmith)

***Please note that all Board positions are filled by a majority vote of the Board members either in attendance at the annual election meeting or who have voted by email***

Please join the ACS Texas Lawyer Chapters to discuss the ongoing redistricting fight in Texas, which has the potential to reshape democracy nationwide for generations. We will be joined by State Representative James Talarico and election law professor David Griggs, who will explain the potential impact of the proposed maps, as well as the political and legal strategies being implemented against them. Learn about the impact redistricting can have on our democracy and how to engage on these issues.

ACS is a non-partisan, non-profit 501(c)(3) educational organization. Views expressed by the speakers and attendees reflect their individual opinions and should not be attributed to ACS.

1.0 Hour(s) of Texas CLE Approved

Register here!

This is the first in-person meeting the Thurgood Marshall School of Law chapter will have as a leadership team for the 2025-2026 academic year. We will be getting to know one another better, while collaborating on ideas concerning potential events for the year.

Please join the ACS Ohio Lawyer Chapter for a co-sponsored event addressing a critical threat to our democracy. Wealthy special interest groups have been urging state legislators to call for a new constitutional convention. With no rules in Article V of the U.S. Constitution to protect us, all of our constitutional rights and liberties could be up for grabs.

Featuring:

Viki Harrison, Director of Constitutional Convention and Protect Dissent Programs, Common Cause

David A. Super, Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Law and Economics, Georgetown University Law Center

Franklin Davis, Director of Climate and Democracy Organizing, Ohio Environmental Council

Register here!

Please join the ACS Chicago Lawyer Chapter, the ACLU of Illinois, and Mayer Brown on Thursday, July 31st at 12:00 PM for our annual Supreme Court Review. The event will be held in-person at Mayer Brown (71 S Wacker Drive, Chicago) and streamed virtually.

We will review the U.S. Supreme Court Term and several cases, including on gender affirming care, free speech and religious liberty, immigrants' rights, disability rights, and more. The program will also include a discussion of trends in the Supreme Court and panelists will answer audience questions. Lunch will be provided for in-person attendees.

Featuring:

Kevin Fee, Legal Director, ACLU of Illinois

Aziz Z. Huq, Frank and Bernice J. Greenberg Professor of Law, University of Chicago Law School; Member, ACS Board of Academic Advisors

Steve Sanders (Moderator), Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Indiana University Maurer School of Law

Steven D. Schwinn, Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development, University of Illinois Chicago Law School; Member, ACS Chicago Lawyer Chapter Board of Advisors

Michael A. Scodro, Partner, Mayer Brown; Member, ACS Chicago Lawyer Chapter Board of Advisors

Carolyn Shapiro, Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Institute on the Supreme Court of the United States, Chicago-Kent College of Law; Member, ACS State AG Council of Advisors; Member, ACS Chicago Lawyer Chapter Board of Advisors

Please note that 1.25 hours of IL CLE credit has been approved for IN-PERSON ATTENDEES ONLY. Click here for the CLE Documentation, Certificate of Attendance, and Evaluation Form.