Join the ACS New York Chapter for an enlightening book talk of with esteemed legal scholar Michelle Adams, author of The Containment: Detroit, the Supreme Court, and the Battle for Racial Justice in the North, a definitive history of the landmark Milliken v. Bradley Supreme Court case. Adams examines how the 1974 decision effectively ended school desegregation efforts in the North, shaping racial and educational inequalities that persist today. In conversation with award-winning author Aaron Robertson, Adams delves into the legal, cultural, and political legacies of this pivotal case.

Featuring:

Michelle Adams

Henry M. Butzel Professor of Law at the University of Michigan and former codirector of the Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy. Adams served on the Biden administration’s Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court and has contributed to The New Yorker, The Yale Law Journal, and more. She is the author of The Containment and an expert commentator on civil rights and constitutional law.

Aaron Robertson

Award-winning author of The Black Utopians: Searching for Paradise and the Promised Land in America. Robertson is a writer, editor, and translator whose work has been recognized by The New York Times, TIME, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Books will be available for purchase at the event.

Register here: CBH Talk | The Battle for School Integration in the North | Brooklyn Public Library

The Need for Ethical Government: Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW)

January 9 @ 12:45 pm - 2:00 pm PST @ SLS: Room N104

Please join us in welcoming Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) to Stanford. CREW is a Washington, DC based non-partisan government watchdog nonprofit using impact litigation and in-depth investigations to support a more ethical, open, and accountable government. Come learn about their summer opportunities, their work on Trump v. Anderson, and their efforts fighting dark money in politics. Lunch will be provided.

Since the Supreme Court's 2023 opinion against affirmative action, legislators and litigators have unleashed a torrent of laws and lawsuits targeting diversity, equity and inclusion programs. The incoming Trump administration threatens to further mobilize the federal government against diversity programming through executive orders and "reverse discrimination" lawsuits.

In this event, leading advocates and scholars will explore the potential of strategies rooted in the First Amendment to defend and advance inclusion in the face of state DEI bans, private lawsuits, and a potentially hostile federal government.

Featuring:

Shalini Goel Agarwal, Special Counsel, Protect Democracy

Tona Boyd, Civil Rights Expert, Former Associate Director Counsel, NAACP LDF

Taonga Leslie, Director of Policy and Program for Racial Justice, American Constitution Society

Chris Geidner, Columnist and Author, Law Dork & MSNBC

William M. Carter Jr., Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Law

The American Constitution Society is a State Bar of California approved CLE provider. This event has been approved for 1.0 hour of California MCLE credit. Click here for the CLE Documentation, CA MCLE Cert. of Attendance, Non-CA CLE Cert. of Attendance, Evaluation Form, and Record of Attendance.

 

Judge Pallmeyer will be speaking to ACS about her career in the law, her time on the bench, and her advice to UChicago Law students as an alumna.

Eight years ago, career attorneys throughout the federal workforce faced an urgent question—whether to continue their public service in the federal government as a bulwark against abuse of power or leave in the face of an administration hostile to the very mission of the agencies or departments for which they worked. Some stayed. Some left. What lessons can that experience offer as the shape of the next presidential administration comes into focus? Can continued service in the federal government mitigate the worst damage? Does it ensure that ethical lawyers will be in place to serve as whistleblowers, and at what risk to their professional futures? What opportunities for public service outside of the federal government, in states and localities across the country, offer other avenues to combat the expected onslaught of damaging and dangerous federal policies?

Join ACS and a panel of attorneys including those who have served in federal and state government at various levels as we consider these pressing questions.  

Welcome Remarks

Zinelle October, Executive Vice President, American Constitution Society

Featuring

Jill Habig, Founder and CEO, Public Rights Project

Barbara L. McQuade, Professor from Practice, University of Michigan Law School

Jennifer Nou, Ruth Wyatt Rosenson Professor of Law, The University of Chicago Law School

Joe Spielberger, Policy Counsel, Project on Government Oversight

Valerie Nannery, Senior Director of Policy and Program, American Constitution Society (moderator)