Join ACS as they host Judge Carlton Reeves, Chair of the U.S. Sentencing Commission, in Eck 1140. Judge Reeves will be discussing what he believes to be a "call to serve" amongst lawyers given recent events in the legal profession.

Book talk with Professor Joan Williams re: her upcoming release 'Outclassed: How the Left Lost the Working Class – And How to Win Them Back (forthcoming St. Martin’s, May 2025)' and her prior work 'White Working Class.'

From family members to January 6th defendants to the founder of a dark web marketplace, both President Biden and President Trump have wielded their executive clemency power in unprecedented ways. What do these decisions reveal about the evolving role of presidential mercy?

Join American Constitution Society Minnesota Lawyer Chapter and the St. Thomas ACS Student Chapter for a timely conversation on federal clemency with Professor Mark Osler, one of the nation's leading voices on criminal justice reform. A former federal prosecutor and the Robert and Marion Short Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of St. Thomas, Osler has dedicated his career to advocating for clemency reform.

Featuring:

Mark Osler, Professor, and Robert and Marion Short Distinguished Chair in Law, and Director of Legal Clinics, University of St. Thomas School of Law; Former Federal Prosecutor

MN CLE pending. ***LUNCH WILL NOT BE PROVIDED***

In the second part of our death penalty policy series, we will again be partnering with the Academy for Justice to examine the Supreme Court's recent Glossip case and what role Prosecutorial Ethics and Duties play in the National discussion of death penalty reform. Our panel will consist of County Attorneys Bill Ring and Kent Volkmer, joined by lead counsel for Mr. Glossip, Amy Knight

Sixty years ago, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was enacted into law. It set the stage for a radical transformation in access to voting rights for all Americans, but especially for African Americans and other minority groups. However, in recent years, the Supreme Court has significantly weakened the Act's ability to protect equal voting rights. On the 60th anniversary of the Act's introduction in the Senate, a panel of voting rights experts will discuss the initial promise of the Act, the state it is in today, and how the fight for voting rights can most effectively move forward. Panelists include: Chris Dodge (Elias Law Group), Sean Morales-Doyle (Brennan Center for Justice), Chris Shenton (Southern Coalition for Social Justice), and Jacob van Leer (ACLU Voting Rights Project).