Co-hosted by Socialist Law & National Lawyers Guild and the American Constitution Society Chapters at UW Madison Law. Volunteers trained by the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) attend protests, marches, or other actions to: monitor, observe, and document government conduct against First Amendment-protected activity, and provide arrest support for protesters on the ground and help support teams track and help arrested folks. The training will be given by Amanda Leipold of Madison's NLG Chapter. RSVP is not required.

Legal Observer training is run by UW’s chapter of the National Lawyers Guild. NLG trains volunteers so they may attend protests, marches or other actions to monitor, observe, and document government conduct against First Amendment protected activity; provide arrest support for protestors on the ground and helps support teams track and help arrests folks; and empower activities and serve as a deterrent to unconstitutional behavior by law enforcement. Snacks will be provided at this training.

Professor David Weber will be presenting on recent changes implemented by the Trump administration pertaining to immigration law. The meeting will be interactive, allowing attendees to have their questions answered and concerns heard. Pizza will be provided.

The ACS chapter at Cornell Law School is hosting a panel of faculty experts to discuss presidential defiance of our laws, Congress, and Constitution. We look forward to seeing everyone at our speaker panel with Cornell Law School's Professor Michael Dorf, Professor K. Sabeel Rahman, and Professor David Alexander Bateman from Cornell's Department of Government. The panel will convene on Thursday, Feb. 27 at 4:00pm. Everyone is welcome, and food will be provided for attendees.

The American Constitution Society at the University of Cincinnati College of Law invites students to join us in an intimate dinner with Professor Akhil Amar about constitutional issues, the state of politics, and how to engage in civil discourse.

Please join ACS and the co-sponsoring organizations below for a nonpartisan and free town hall 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 personal and civil rights, business, state and local government, agriculture, education, healthcare, manufacturing, national security, and more.

ACS President Russ Feingold will 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.

A panel discussion will follow, 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).*

ACS is grateful to the co-sponsors of this event:

Institute of Public Policy and World Affairs at Rockford University

Marquette University School of Law

Northern Illinois University School of Law

Rockford (IL) Public Library

Greater Rockford Chamber of Commerce

Wednesday, February 26, 2025 7:00 PM CT

Regent's Hall, Burpee Building

Rockford University, 5050 E State Street, Rockford, IL 61108

The event will be livestreamed on the Rockford University - YouTube page.

*2/25/25 Update. Professor Carolyn Shapiro (IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law) can no longer attend the program.