We want to introduce students (especially 1Ls and 2Ls) to the classes available at NYLS, which they can take if they are interested in Constitutional Law. Additionally, we want to raise awareness of the different career and internship opportunities for people interested in Constitutional Law.
Crimmigration (where immigration and the public defender intersect)
Guest speaker Jordan Pollock will present about recent executive orders, federal legislation, Texas's response, Dallas's response, and what all of it means for undocumented individuals accused of crimes (and specifically what the Dallas County Public Defender's office is doing to protect and advise its clients). There will be a Q&A session at the end of the presentation.
Book Talk with Professor Rachel Barkow
Rachel E. Barkow, the Charles Seligson Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Zimroth Center on the Administration of Criminal Law at NYU School of Law, will be discussing her new book, “Justice Abandoned: How the Supreme Court Ignored the Constitution and Enabled Mass Incarceration.” The book explores the Supreme Court's role in fostering mass incarceration by wrongly deciding a series of cases that flouted constitutional protections.
Lunch Talk: Former Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta and Former Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar
Lunch Talk with Former Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta and Former Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar
Volunteer to teach D.C. Public School Students
The D.C. Bar is partnering with the Washington, DC Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society (ACS) to teach DC Public School students lessons about the U.S. Constitution as part of the ACS Constitution in the Classroom program.
To volunteer, complete this form or email citc@dcbar.org by Monday, March 3, 2025, or contact us for more information.
Classes will be taught at the D.C. Bar offices. ACS will provide lessons that are fun, relevant, and age appropriate, but volunteers may teach their own lessons that raise awareness about fundamental constitutional principle.
Gun Control and the 2nd Amendment
Panel discussion of scholars and advocates representing a diverse set of perspectives relating to gun control, gun rights and the public health issue of gun violence. This is a co-sponsored event with the local Federalist Society chapter. Full panel in pending confirmation, but will involve Dr. Aman McLeod along with additional legal scholars and gun control and gun rights advocates. The panel event will begin at 1m and conclude at 2pm, at which time there will be a reception to follow.