Arthur Mitchell, the Deputy Director of Litigation & Policy at the National Redistricting Foundation will join ACS in Champaign-Urbana for an interactive discussion about his work with the Foundation, and topics including democracy, voting, and election law. Arthur will begin by setting the table to understand the doctrinal principles of the areas of law that he works in, then move onto the current state of affairs. This will be a conversational event, with audience participation and questions.

Federal employees are under attack. Many need or will soon need legal representation to enforce their rights, but the unprecedent breadth of this attack means that there are far too few attorneys to fill that need. Lawyers of all experience levels across the country must step up to address this crisis. 

 

Join the American Constitution Society, the AFL-CIO Union Lawyers Alliance, and the People's Parity Project for a webinar designed to broaden the field of legal counsel available to serve these workers. The presenters will provide information and training for lawyers willing to fill this urgent need in a program designed for all levels, including newly admitted and experienced attorneys.

 

A coalition of organizations is establishing a network of lawyers willing to counsel or represent federal employees. If you are barred attorney who participates in this training, you will be eligible and invited to join that network.

 

Featuring:     

 

Danny Rosenthal, Partner, James & Hoffman

Suzanne Summerlin, Attorney At Law, Summerlin Labor Strategies

Sarah Hasan, Staff Counsel American Federation of Government Employees

Alex Rowell, Associate, Bredhoff & Kaiser (moderator) 

 

The American Constitution Society is a State Bar of California approved CLE provider. This event has been approved for 1.5 hours of California MCLE credit. Click here for the CLE Documentation, CA MCLE Cert. of Attendance, Non-CA CLE Cert. of Attendance, Evaluation Form, Record of Attendance, and the Training Webinar Handbook.

ACS is partnering with Public Interest Law Association to host a Panel on Immigration Attorneys and Organizers. The purpose is to expose students to the work that immigration attorneys and organizers do, especially looking at how that work will change under this new administration. We want to provide a space for people interested in the immigration clinic or immigration law broadly, people who want to know more about the overlap with activists, and those concerned about the future of immigrant rights.

Please join us for a free lunch while we stream the prior held nonpartisan program about the threat of an imminent call by the states for a new Constitutional Convention under Article V and its potential dramatic impact on every aspect of life.

We will be joined at the event by Dean Joseph Kearney to hear his thoughts on the event and the topic. We will provide Raising Cane's while we watch ACS President Russ Feingold speak about his co-authored book on the subject The Constitution in Jeopardy: An Unprecedented Effort to Rewrite Our Fundamental Law and What We Can Do About It, which was followed by a panel featuring Prof. Ron Lee, Ph.D. (Rockford University), Prof. Evan Bernick (Northern Illinois University College of Law), Dean Joseph D. Kearney (Marquette Law School), and Prof. Carolyn Shapiro (IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law). We are proud to present this important panel in a low-key, accessible room with good food and good discussion. We hope to see you there!

You’re not alone in feeling devastated and overwhelmed by the actions of the current administration and their effects on our country, communities, and people. The PICC Charm Committee, ACS, and IWH are offering drop-in hours at the PICC (basement of Crown Building). Come to decompress, chat, process and eat snacks on March 5 from 12-3pm.

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Join ACS, Prof. Emeritus Fred Gedicks of BYU, and Prof. Rick Garnett as they discuss contemporary developments in Religion Clauses jurisprudence. In particular, their discussion will encompass Supreme Court litigation surrounding St. Isidore Catholic Virtual School in Oklahoma and whether the Establishment Clause conveys an individual right.