The Promise of Justice Initiative (PJI) is partnering with Tulane Law's ACS Chapter to screen their documentary "Plantations and Prisons: A History of Forced Labor in Louisiana" so students and faculty can learn more about PJI's work to end forced labor in prisons in Louisiana like Angola. The documentary features perspectives from former incarcerated individuals and their experiences in the Louisiana prison system. The event will be followed with a panel of PJI advocates.
Featuring:
Deidre Thomas, Paralegal,
Samantha Bosalavage, Senior Staff Attorney
Kara Crutcher, Staff Attorney
Sara Gozalo, Narrative Storyteller
RSVP here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfTtA1GdRdOUOQDMesC33PA0QDIb8VT6lloJXU43Yvd86FfYA/viewform
Join ACS and CLAWS to learn about Holistic Defense from the Federal Community Defender Office of the Eastern District of Michigan. This event will be especially beneficial for those of you who are interested in applying for the Holistic Defense Externship program for the upcoming Fall semester. Lunch will be provided.
Join the Muslim Legal Society, American Constitution Society, and the Texas Civil Rights Project for a Know Your Rights training and lunch.
Join Emory ACS to learn how attorneys in non-profits and private practice can use civil rights and impact litigation to advance justice under the new administration. Fred Smith Jr., Emory Law professor, Donald Sherman, Executive Director and Chief Counsel at CREW, and Michael A. Caplan, Partner at Caplan Cobb, will speak.
The American Constitution Society at the University of Cincinnati College of Law is cosponsoring an SB1 Information Session & Testimony Workshop to help students learn about, prepare, and submit testimony regarding Ohio's bill on restricting higher education, DEI, and teachers' ability to organize. Co-sponsors include Women in Law, Out & Allies, Muslim Lawyers Association, Jewish Law Students Association, Asian Pacific American Law Student Association, First Generation Law Students, and DREAM.
Disclaimer: These student groups are registered at the University of Cincinnati. Registration shall not be construed as the University of Cincinnati's approval, disapproval, endorsement, or sponsorship of the student organization's publications, activities, statements, purposes, actions, or positions.
Join ACS and the Federalist Society for a panel that will analyze President Trump's campaign promises and executive orders using constitutional doctrines of presidential power.
