From Biden to Harris: The Future of the Election System

The University of Arizona's ACS and Federalist Society chapters are partnering to offer an insightful discussion about a variety of election related issues—each organization has invited their own guest speaker to share their thoughts. Professor Derek Muller of The University of Notre Dame and Professor Foley of The University Ohio State will sit for a moderated conversation by The University of Arizona's very own Professor Griffin. The topics covered are far-reaching but will be centered around this current election cycle, particularly the Democratic Party's nominee switch: "From Biden to Harris." Other over-arching topics will be discussed including the electoral system and proposed alternatives such as rank-choice or plurality voting. This is sure to be a festive and enriching event that you will not want to miss!

ACS is a non-partisan, non-profit 501(c)(3) educational organization. As a 501(c)(3) organization, ACS and all ACS chapters are prohibited from directly or indirectly participating in, or intervening in, any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office, party or other political organization.

Views expressed by the speakers and attendees reflect their individual opinions and should not be attributed to ACS and FedSoc.

Fostering Diversity and Transparency in Federal and State Clerkships

Fostering Diversity and Transparency in Federal and State Clerkships - A Conversation with Aliza Shatzman, Founder of the Legal Accountability Project will explore the role of Federal and State Clerkships and how to foster better diversity and transparency in these programs to better reflect the diversity present in the legal field. This event will be cohosted with Dickinson Law OutLaw and will explore how DEI efforts in Clerkships during a period when DEI initiatives are continuously under attack. The event will be moderated by Dean Shaakirrah Sanders, Dean of Antiracism and Critical Pedagogy. Many Penn State Dickinson Law students are familiar with Aliza’s work from LinkedIn. Aliza has founded a Glassdoor-style national clerkships database, visited more than 50 law schools, and published articles in various top law journals. This year alone, she has been interviewed by Reuters Legal, Bloomberg Law, The Washington Post, National Public Radio, Above the Law, Business Insider, and more about her work.

Legal Observer Training

The event is an in person legal observer training session for any willing law students. The training is meant to teach and equip interested law students into becoming legal observers for protests. The training is jointly sponsored by the law student groups, National Lawyers Guild and the Wisconsin ACS chapter.

ACS Oregon: Contours and Complexities of Free Speech Rights on Campus

Please join the ACS Oregon Lawyer Chapter for a event exploring the issue of the First Amendment and free speech on college campuses with local professors of constitutional law.

Featuring:

Steven K. Green, Fred H. Paulus Professor of Law, Willamette University College of Law. Steven K. Green is the Fred H. Paulus Professor of Law and Affiliated Professor of History and Religious Studies at Willamette University where he teaches courses in Constitutional Law, First Amendment, Legal History, Jurisprudence, and Education Law in the College of Law, and Legal History and American Religious History in the College of Arts & Sciences. He is the author of seven books on church-state relations in the United States, the most recent being The Grand Collaboration: Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and the Invention of American Religious Freedom, published by University of Virginia Press, and more than 50 scholarly articles. His current book project is titled: Infidel(ity): The Gilded Age Battle Over Freethought, Free Love, and Feminism.

Green has also participated as co-counsel in three cases at the US Supreme Court and has additionally collaborated on more than 25 amicus curiae (friend of the court) briefs at the Court. He has a Ph.D. in History from the University of North Carolina and a J.D. from the University of Texas.

David H. Schraub, Associate Professor of Law, Lewis and Clark Law School. David Schraub is an Associate Professor of Law at Lewis & Clark Law School, where he teaches and writes on constitutional law and anti-discrimination law. His publications have appeared in the New York University Law Review, the California Law Review, and the American Political Science Review, among other locations, and his most recent article, "They Managed a Protest: Prohibitory, Ethical, and Prudential Policing of Academic Speech," is forthcoming in the Brigham Young University Law Review. David also is a regular writer in the popular press on matters of contemporary discrimination and especially modern antisemitism, with bylines in Atlantic, Haaretz, and the Jewish Daily Forward. He holds a BA from Carleton College, a JD from the University of Chicago Law School, and a PhD in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley.

Moderated by:

Robin Maril, Assistant Professor of Law, Willamette University College of Law. Professor Maril teaches Constitutional Law and joined the Willamette faculty from the Human Rights Campaign, where she served as the associate legal director for the past five years. Her work at the HRC focused on federal programs, administrative policies and legislation that impacted the LGBTQIA community. Her scholarship primarily focuses on nondiscrimination protections and religious freedom.

"Defending Civil Rights in a Hostile Climate" – Presented by ACS Rutgers Law School–Newark; ACLU of Florida; and PEN America

In a hostile climate where civil rights are under constant threat, the ACLU of Florida and Pen America lead the fight to defend the People of Florida against assaults on fundamental democratic principles, voter suppression, racial gerrymandering, anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and book bans in their State of Florida and beyond. Join us for an insightful conversation about their experiences followed by a Q&A! This event is open to all.

RSVP: https://rutgers.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tfuuvqzktH9RoQiqMv2A0_FFoSpxjAtPy

Planet on Fire: Can Environmental Law Put it Out?

Join ACS as we host Joe Figueroa, GMU Law appellate writing professor and Department of Justice attorney who works in Environmental justice. He will be giving a lecture presentation on Ohio v. EPA & Loper Bright SCOTUS cases.

This event is Co-sponsored by SEEL (Students for Environmental & Energy Law)