ACS Northeast Ohio: Police Reform in Practice – An Update on Efforts to Reform the Cleveland Police Force

After a U.S. Department of Justice investigation found that the Cleveland police engaged in a “pattern and practice” of excessive force, the City of Cleveland entered into a consent decree with the Department of Justice. The consent decree subjected the Cleveland police force to a federal monitor empowered to reform the force. Federal oversight began in May 2015, with the intention of completing the necessary reforms in five years. Today, however, the reforms are not complete, and the monitoring process is expected to continue.

Join the ACS Northeast Ohio Chapter, the ACS Columbus Lawyer Chapter, the ACS Knoxville Lawyer Chapter, and the ACS Los Angeles Lawyer Chapter for a conversation about the Cleveland consent decree. Our panelists will discuss the progress made under the consent decree and the work that remains. This program will give real life insight into the process of police reform and what we can do to make Cleveland a safe and welcoming place for everyone.

Featuring:

Gordon Friedman, Partner, Friedman & Gilbert; Commissioner, Cleveland Community Police Commission
Ayesha Bell Hardaway, Assistant Professor of Law and Director of the Social Justice Law Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Law; Deputy Monitor, Independent Monitoring Team
Carole S. Rendon, Partner, Baker Hostetler; Former United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio

Moderated By:

Michael D. Meuti, Partner and Chair of Appellate Practice Group, Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP; Immediate Past President, ACS Northeast Ohio Chapter Board of Directors

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ACS Chicago: McKesson v. Doe - A Threat to Free Speech and the Right to Protest?

Join the ACS Chicago, Bay Area, Madison, and San Diego Lawyer Chapters, along with the Cook County Bar Association, for discussion on the McKesson v. Doe cert. petition requesting Supreme Court review of a 5th Circuit decision allowing suit for money damages against a Black Lives Matters protest organizer.

Featuring:

Garrett Epps, Contributing Writer, The Atlantic; Professor of Law, Emeritus, University of Oregon School of Law; Member, ACS Board of Directors and the ACS Board of Academic Advisors
Geoffrey R. Stone, Edward H. Levi Distinguished Service Professor of Law and ACS Co-Faculty Advisor, University of Chicago Law School; Member, ACS Board of Advisors
Tabatha Abu El-Haj, Professor of Law, Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law
Justin Hansford, Executive Director of the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center, Professor of Law, and ACS Faculty Advisor, Howard University School of Law

Moderated by:

Jerry Brown, Attorney, Siegel & Callahan, P.C.; Adjunct Professor of Law, The UIC-John Marshall Law School; Assistant Director of the Legal Legends Luncheon, ACS Chicago Lawyer Chapter; Board Member, Cook County Bar Association

ACS Minneapolis-St. Paul: EEOC Guidance During the COVID-19 Pandemic

As some workers start to return to the office, the ACS Minneapolis-St. Paul, Austin, Chicago, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Los Angeles, and Washington, DC Lawyer Chapters, along with the Minnesota Hispanic Bar Association, convened a discussion to learn about the protections that the federal government (EEOC) requires your employer to provide. They focused specifically on what we can do to protect Black and Brown workers, who are more likely to be exposed to COVID-19 at work.

Featuring:

Ayah Helmy, Assistant County Attorney, Office of the Ramsey County Attorney

Dana Mitchell, Assistant County Attorney, Office of the Ramsey County Attorney

1.0 hour of CLE credit is pending for this event.

ACS Los Angeles: 2019-2020 Supreme Court Review

On July 29, the ACS Los Angeles and Sacramento Lawyer Chapters, along with the Mexican American Bar Association, hosted a discussion of the cases decided during the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2019-2020 term.

Featuring:

Araceli Martínez-Olguín, Supervising Attorney, National Immigration Law Center; Member, ACS Bay Area Lawyer Chapter Board of Directors
Aaron Tang, Acting Professor of Law, UC Davis School of Law
Kimberly West-Faulcon, Professor of Law and James P. Bradley Chair in Constitutional Law, Loyola Law School Los Angeles

Moderated By:

Jennifer M. Chacón Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law

ACS Michigan: 2019-2020 SCOTUS Review

On July 30, the ACS Michigan Chapter hosted a panel discussion with some of Michigan’s progressive legal luminaries on the cases decided during the U.S. Supreme Court’s October 2019 term.

Featuring:
Sam Bagenstos, Frank G. Millard Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School; Former Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, United States Department of Justice
Jelani Jefferson Exum, Philip J. McElroy Professor of Law and ACS Faculty Advisor, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
Dan Korobkin, Legal Director, ACLU of Michigan
Barbara McQuade, Professor from Practice & ACS Faculty Advisor, University of Michigan Law School; Former United States District Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan

Upcoming: Elevating and Engaging with Black Lives on Law School Campuses (Part II)

 

Please join us for this live event, August 12, 8:00-9:30 PM ET

 

Event Description:

On June 30, 2020, ACS, Professor Michele Goodwin, and the National Black Law Students Association presented "Elevating and Engaging with Black Lives on Law School Campuses." During this dynamic discussion, our speakers discussed the tragic killings of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd; the response on law school campuses; and the need for a better aligned curriculum that takes seriously how the law engages with Black lives across the spectrum of discourses, as well as the need for more professors of color at America's law schools.

The feedback was overwhelmingly positive. So much so, So much so, that ACS, Professor Michele Goodwin, and the National Black Law Student Association are hosting a Elevating and Engaging with Black Lives on Law School Campuses (Part II) to continue the discussion. Join us to elevate the concerns of students, recent alumni, professors, law school administrators, and staff, and to share their perspectives, stories, and experiences.

Joining us for this discussion will be:

Welcome: Peggy Li, Director of Chapters, American Constitution Society
Moderator: Professor Michele Goodwin, Chancellor's Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Biotechnology and Global Health Policy, University of California, Irvine
Co-Moderator: Christopher Williams, JD, PhD candidate, University of Chicago
Dean Danielle M. Conway, Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law, The Pennsylvania State University Dickinson Law
Professor Jody Amour, Roy P. Crocker Professor of Law, University of Southern California Gould School of Law
Professor Tracey L. Meares, Walton Hale Hamilton Professor of Law and Founding Director of the Justice Collaboratory, Yale Law School

We will also feature remarks from:

Rachel Barnes, Chair, National Black Law Students Association
Marquisa Wince, Vice Chair, National Black Law Students Association