Join ACS in a moderated discussion and Q&A with North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls. Justice Earls will be discussing, among other things, the importance of promoting diversity in courtrooms and the proper role for judicial codes of conduct. Justice Earls has had a long and illustrious career as a civil rights attorney before being elected to the North Carolina Supreme Court in 2018.

Panel on key issues in the Supreme Court including -- Chancellor & Dean Faigman, Judge Carlos Bea of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Prof. Little, and Prof. Balakrishnan. There will be a Q&A. 

RSVPs are collected by UC Law SF. We are a primary co-sponsor alongside the UC Law Journal, UC Law Constitutional Quarterly, and Federalist Society. 

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We will be hosting a presentation with the Iowa Law Chapter of If/When/How: Lawyering for Reproductive Justice. Professor Jill Lens will be presenting on her stillbirth research in light of Planned Parenthood v. Reynolds, decided by the Iowa Supreme Court this summer.

It has been one year since the passing of issue 1 in the State of Ohio, which returned Ohio to the standard in Roe v. Wade. This event will have four speakers discuss what has happened in Ohio after the passing of Issue 1. The speakers include Professor Tracy Thomas, University of Akron School of Law; Professor Lee Strang; The Ohio State University School of Law; Professor Jonathan Entin, Case Western School of Law; Dr. Alicia Thompson, D.O. OB/GYN, Westar OB/GYN. This event is co-sponsored with the Federalist Society and the St. Thomas Moore Society.

The ACS chapter at ASU will partner with the Health Law Society to discuss reproductive rights in Arizona. Join us for a discussion on the Arizona ballot initiative for reproductive freedom, as well as other policy measures to support these rights. Our speakers will include Andy Goana and Jennifer Piatt, both experts in reproductive freedom policy.

Join ACS for our Annual National Supreme Court Preview, featuring a diverse group of constitutional and legal experts offering their insights into what we can expect from the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court Term that begins on October 7th.

Last Term, the Supreme Court’s 6-3 conservative super-majority continued its years-long work of ushering in the conservative legal movement’s vision for our country, including creating sweeping criminal immunity for presidents and giving judges the power to upend federal regulations based on their own policy preference. This work was done in the face of historically low public approval and serious ethical lapses by some justices, all of which has only increased calls for court reform. In the face of all this and a looming presidential election, what can we expect from the Court during the 2024-2025 Term?

Welcome Remarks

Christopher Wright Durocher, ACS Vice President of Policy and Program

Speakers

Patty Ferguson-Bohnee, Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence; Charles M. Brewer Professor of Trial Advocacy; Faculty Director, Indian Legal Program and Director, Indian Legal Clinic, Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law

Daniel Epps, Professor of Law, Washington University School of Law

Katie Eyer, Professor of Law, Rutgers Law School 

Gautam Hans, Clinical Professor of Law; Founding Director of the Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Clinic, Cornell Law School 

Andrew Willinger, Executive Director, Center for Firearms Law; Lecturing Fellow, Duke University School of Law

Hassan Ali Kanu, Staff Writer, The American Prospect (moderator)

The American Constitution Society is a State Bar of California approved CLE provider. This event has been approved for 1.5 hours 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.

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