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.
Attorney's of Faith and Conscience
Speaker: Attorney Michelle Boyle
RSVP status: none
Co-Sponsors: none
Description: Discussion about attorney's of faith and the importance of reconciling faith while upholding secular laws.
What Can a Lawyer Do About Climate Change?: Panel Discussion Presented by the American Constitution Society & the Environmental Law Society
Join us for a panel discussion hosted by the American Constitution Society and the Environmental Law Society, exploring the role of lawyers in addressing climate change. Experts will discuss legal strategies, advocacy, and policy approaches that can help tackle this urgent global challenge.
Featured Speakers:
(LOCAL LAW) Katie Smith: Assistant Corporate Counsel, NYC Law Department, Environmental Division
(STATE LAW) Kim Cahalll: Chief Advisor, NJ Department of Environmental Protection
(INTERNATIONAL LAW) Cymie Payne: Professor of International & Environmental Law, Rutgers Law School — Camden
(CORPORATE LAW) Matthew Karmel: Principal and Chair of Environmental and Sustainability Practice Group, Offit Kurman
CLJ Room 70
Building Back a Better Democracy: The Case for Multiparty Democracy
Building Back a Better Democracy: The Case for Multiparty Democracy
March 4 @ 12:50 pm - 2:00 pm PST @ SLS: Room 280B
This event is open to the Stanford community.
Join the SLS Election Law Project for a lunch conversation with Lee Drutman, Senior Fellow at New America’s political reform program, to discuss the faults in America’s two-party system and his proposals for multiparty reform and proportional representation. Big ideas for the discussion include six new political parties, multi-member districts, fusion voting, ~160 new seats in the House of Representatives, and more.
In addition to his work with New America, Lee Drutman is co-founder of Fix Our House and the Center for Ballot Freedom, and a lecturer at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Advanced Governmental Studies. He is the author of Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop: The Case for Multiparty Democracy in America (Oxford University Press, 2020) and The Business of America is Lobbying (Oxford University Press, 2015).
RSVP for lunch.
ACS WashU: Debate about Presidential Powers
The American Constitution Society at Washinton University will host a debate about the extent of presidential powers featuring professors Andrea Katz and Jed Shugerman.
The American Constitution Society & Society of Corporate Law and Governance Present: An Afternoon with Noah Phillips, Co-Chair of Antitrust Practice at Cravath, Swaine & Moore
The American Constitution Society & Society of Corporate Law and Governance Present: An Afternoon with Noah Phillips, Co-Chair of Antitrust Practice at Cravath, Swaine & Moore
Noah Joshua Phillips is Co-Chair of the Antitrust Practice and previously served as a Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). He advises clients on a range of antitrust issues, including mergers and acquisitions, business conduct and compliance, litigation and investigations, consumer protection, data security, and privacy.
CLJ 125 (Baker Trial Courtroom)