WashU Law ACS General Body Meeting.
Alternative Curriculum: Know Your Rights, Protesting and Free Speech
This event is a co-sponsored event with the student organization Law Students for Black Lives. The speaker will be Texas Law's Pro Bono Supervising Attorney, Rhiannon Hamam. This event is on the First Amendment and Political Expression on College Campuses.
Texas Law Fellowships Tailgate
Join ACS Texas (Austin) for the Texas Law Fellowships Tailgate on September 14th.
Corporatocracy How to Protect Democracy from Dark Money and Corrupt Politicians
Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy (Professor of Law at Stetson University) will discuss her new book, Corporatocracy, which looks at the January 6th, 2021, insurrection through the lens of money in politics. It examines past and present campaign finance scandals, including the rise of autocracies, which illustrate the risk of corporate political spending and dark money. It encourages average Americans to use their vote and pocketbooks to incentivize pro-democracy behavior by politicians and corporations.
Fallout from Grants Pass: Mass Incarceration of Our Most Vulnerable
On June 28, 2024, a 6-3 majority of the Supreme Court upheld Grants Pass, Oregon’s criminalization of sleeping in public spaces. Join the ACS Arizona Lawyer Chapter and the ACS ASU Student Chapter for a panel discussion on the fallout of the Grants Pass opinion and its likely impact on the homeless population in Arizona and throughout the country, and what comes next for attorneys and advocates who continue to fight for the rights of the unhoused.
Featuring:
Will Knight, Decriminalization Director, The National Homelessness Law Center
Ben Rundall, Partner, Zwillinger Wulkan
Ben McJunkin, Associate Professor of Law, The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law; Associate Deputy Director, Academy for Justice
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ACS Kickoff Lunch Event
Our ACS Kickoff Lunch Event is our first meeting of the year in which we will introduce ACS to interested new members, share opportunities about how to get involved, and hear from Barbara McQuade about her experiences starting the ACS chapter at Michigan Law when she was a student. This event is open to all who are interested in learning more and is our kickoff for the year.