"A powerful film that puts a human face on the policy of voter suppression. Greenwald has provided a timely and important look at a critical issue confronting our democracy.The film is both an educational tool and rallying cry for the ACLU and other groups fighting policies and practices that threaten our democracy." -Anthony Romero, Head of ACLU 

Join ACS Wayne Law, Wayne Law Film Club, and Wayne Law's Voting Rights and Election Law Society as we screen "Suppressed and Sabotaged: The Fight to Vote," a 30-minute documentary film focusing on the swelling wave of efforts to disenfranchise voters across the U.S., with the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial race between Stacey Abrams and Brian Kemp providing a case study for understanding today’s restrictive measures. In 2023 alone, 150 bills were introduced to restrict voting access. The documentary includes the personal stories of folks in battleground states who represent those disproportionately affected by voter suppression: older adults, first-time, younger, and college-aged students, Black, Indigenous, Latine, people of color, and people with disabilities. It is a rallying call against the calculated, unconstitutional, and racist attacks intended to destroy democracy in the United States.

As part of the relaunch of the ACS Federal Executive Branch Appointments Project, we are excited to host the Presidential Appointments: Nuts and Bolts webinar.

With over 4,000 politically appointed positions available across the federal government, this webinar will outline the steps involved in the political appointment process and offer valuable guidance for those interested in pursuing these roles.

If you are a lawyer seeking a presidential appointment and are committed to protecting democracy and advancing civil rights, we encourage you to submit your materials via our Federal Executive Branch Appointments webpage.

Opening Remarks: 

Russ Feingold, President, ACS

Panelists:

Alejandra Castillo, Fellow in Residence, Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School and former Assistant Secretary for Economic Development for the U.S. Economic Development Administration

Rudy Mehrbani, Senior Director, Governance Program at Democracy Fund and former Assistant to the President and Director of Presidential Personnel

K. Sabeel Rahman, Professor of Law, Cornell Law School and former Associate Administrator in the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs for the U.S. Office of Management and Budget

Moderator: 

Zack Gima, Vice President of Strategic Engagement, ACS

ACS, with cosponsor organizations Asian Pacific American Law Student Association and South Asian Law Student Association, is hosting Judge Vince Chhabria (N.D. Cal.). Professor Anup Malani will moderate.

Join ACS as we host Flint Taylor from the People's Law Office. Flint is an expert in civil rights and police brutality litigation. He was on the legal team for Fred Hampton of the Black Panthers and will be sharing his experiences.

Please join the American Constitution Society for a lunchtime talk on The Originalism Trap: How Extremists Stole the Constitution and How We Can Take it Back, with author and attorney Madiba K. Dennie. Moderated by Professor Nate Ela. 

 

The notion that the Constitution’s meaning is fixed in time and must be interpreted today the same way the public would have understood it when it was originally written was once confined to the fringes of academia. But now that idea—originalism—has been embraced by a Supreme Court stacked with reactionaries hellbent on turning back the clock on civil rights.

 

Madiba K. Dennie’s debut book, The Originalism Trap: How Extremists Stole the Constitution and How We the People Can Take It Back, ditches the so-called “originalist” model of constitutional interpretation and the rights rollback that comes with it for something new and improved that works for all of us. Seamlessly blending scholarship with sass, Dennie’s book is for law-people and laypeople alike. Rigorous yet readable, fierce and fun, this book will galvanize readers to reclaim the Constitution from an extremist Supreme Court and strive towards the ideals of democracy. The Originalism Trap is more than a takedown. It’s a rallying cry.

American Constitution Society will be hosting a panel of four guest speakers who are involved in the state legislation. The main discussion will be the various ways our speakers have used their law degrees in the political sphere.