The Second Amendment and Gun Regulation Post-Bruen

Join the American Constitution Society (ACS) for a thought-provoking discussion on gun regulation and the Second Amendment in a post-Bruen landscape. We’ll be joined by Professor Saul Cornell, a leading scholar on the Second Amendment, and Mark Frassetto, a representative and litigator from Everytown for Gun Safety. The discussion, moderated by Penn Law ACS President Carson Turner, will examine how the NYSRPA v. Bruen decision has shaped recent Second Amendment litigation and regulatory approaches.

"Path to the Bench" with Thea Cohen (ACS) & Aliza Shatzman (LAP)

Join ACS for "Path to the Bench", featuring Theo Cohen from ACS National and Aliza Schatzman from the Legal Accountability Project. This event offers a unique opportunity to explore the pathways to a judicial career and the critical issues surrounding judicial accountability and protections for judicial clerks.

Don’t miss this chance to learn about the journey to the bench, the ethical responsibilities of judges, and how we can work toward a fairer and more accountable judicial system!

Register Here: https://rutgers.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYtdu-oqDoqHdQ4-5dkyB3grkj5U6a4Cexp

Prosecuting the Parents of a School Shooter (ELPS x ACS x NSLS)

In 2021, four students were murdered at Oxford High School. Prosecutor Karen McDonald successfully prosecuted the Ocford shooter along with his parents, the first parents ever to be convicted for a mass shooting at a school. On November 21st, Prosecutor McDonald will discuss the legal theory of the case. Co-Sponsored by The Education Law and Policy Society and National Security Law Society.

Community Support Event

We are hosting an ACS Lawyers & Student Chapter happy hour event with other like-minded lawyers in the area to provide connections between progressive lawyers within & without ACS & foster a network to weather the next four years.

ACS Fireside Chat with Ann Marimow

ACS Fireside Chat with Ann Marimow of the Washington Post:

The American Constitution Society Chapter at Cornell Law will be hosting this academic and community-building event. This event, an ACS Fireside Chat with Ms. Ann Marimow of the Washington Post, will educate members on legal journalism, emphasize ACS's commitment to civil discourse, allow members to discuss their learning experiences under emerging constitutional doctrines. The event will advance ACS's goal of building community among law students and advancing awareness of issues arising in the field of constitutional law.

Gun Reform and Constitutional History Event

We hosted Mark Anthony Frassetto, a lawyer with Everytown, and Saul Cornell, a professor of law and history, to discuss the Second Amendment and SCOTUS's new history and tradition test.