In collaboration with the American Bar Association's Task Force for American Democracy, the University of Cincinnati College of Law's ACS presents a Listening Tour event. This event will be comprised of a keynote speaker, an Election Security panel, a Democracy at Risk panel, and break out sessions to discuss how Ohioans can be sure of the security of their elections and work to protect democracy.

Guests will include ABA President Emeritus Mary Smith; Center for Election Innovation & Research's David Becker; Hamilton County Board of Elections's Sherry Poland; Bricker Graydon's Christopher N. Slagle; Dean Emeritus and Droege Professor of Law Louis D. Bilionis; WVXU's Howard Wilkinson; Ohio League of Women Voters's Jen Miller; Yale Law Student Matthew Beattie-Callahan; The Cochran Firm's Fanon Rucker; and Former Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson.

Boxed lunches will be provided upon registration using the RSVP link provided.

We hosted a Supreme Court preview along with the Federalist Society. Professor Kate Shaw along with other Penn professors spoke about cases this term including Skrmetti.

This is a special event in honor of Constitution Day in which the guests will discuss electoral systems innovations. Dr. Tyler Moor, professor of Constitutional law at the University of South Dakota's Knudson School of Law is spearheading this event. He is acting in concert with the larger university, the Federal Society, and ACS. The speakers will be coming from all over the country: Professor Joshua Douglas of the University of Kentucky (Rosenberg College of Law), Professor Bradley Smith of Capital University (Capital University Law School), Professor Caroline Tolbert of the University of Iowa (Political Science), and Dr. Paul Friesen of Cornell University (Postdoctoral Associate in the intersecting areas of International Studies and Political Science). Constitution Day is September 17th. This panel will be held at USD's student center (also known as the MUC) on that day from noon to 1:15 PM. No RSVP is necessary.

Join the ACS San Diego Lawyer Chapter for its 2024 Annual Reception featuring ACS President Russ Feingold. During the program, the ACS San Diego Lawyer Chapter will also honor the memory of Candace Carroll and Howard Wayne, and celebrate its Howard Wayne and Roberto Alvarez Awardees. 

This year, the chapter will present its newly created Howard Wayne Award. Howard Wayne was a founding member of the ACS San Diego Lawyer Chapter and a long-time ACS Leader. Howard mentored countless new lawyers and law students, served as an attorney for nearly fifty years, and served in public interest roles including as a Deputy Attorney General for the State of California-Department of Justice, a California State Assemblymember, and the San Diego County Grand Jury, leaving an enduring mark both in the San Diego legal community and in the national ACS network. Howard passed away on November 2, 2023, on his 75th birthday. The chapter is excited to announce its inaugural Howard Wayne Awardees:

• Johanna Schiavoni, Appellate Counsel with Complex Appellate Litigation Group LLP
• Hon. Colin Parent, Councilmember, La Mesa City Council, Chief Executive Officer and General Counsel, Circulate San Diego

The chapter will also award its Roberto Alvarez Award, which recognizes a San Diego lawyer who has made outstanding contributions to progressive legal causes and whose values align with ACS's mission to support and advocate for laws and legal systems that redress the founding failures of our Constitution, strengthen our democratic legitimacy, uphold the rule of law, and realize the promise of equality for all, including people of color, women, LGBTQ+ people, people with disabilities, and other historically excluded communities. Roberto Alvarez was the lead plaintiff in Roberto Alvarez vs. Board of Trustees of the Lemon Grove School District (1931), the nation’s first successful school desegregation case, which reintegrated the grammar school in the Lemon Grove community of San Diego after the segregation of Mexican students. The chapter is excited to celebrate its Roberto Alvarez Awardee:

• Mattheus E. Stephens, Shareholder, Littler Mendelson P.C.

The Program will also feature Welcome Remarks from Dean Sean M. Scott, President and Dean of California Western School of Law, and remarks from ACS San Diego Lawyer Chapter Leaders Michelle Camacho, Ted Holmquist, and Emily Howe. Light hors d'oeuvres and drinks will be provided.

Join the ACS San Diego Lawyer Chapter for its 2024 Annual Reception featuring ACS President Russ Feingold. During the program, the ACS San Diego Lawyer Chapter will also honor the memory of Candace Carroll and Howard Wayne, and celebrate its Howard Wayne and Roberto Alvarez Awardees.

Thank you to our Sponsors:

Champion: Len Simon in memory of Candace Carroll

Benefactor: Law Office of Eric Alan Isaacson

Partner: Complex Appellate Litigation Group LLP; Ted Holmquist; Mary Lundberg in memory of Howard Wayne

Friend: Law Offices of Emily E. Howe; Littler Mendelson, P.C.; Tom Homann LGBTQ+ Law Association

Public Interest Partner: California Western School of Law

If you are interested in sponsoring the Reception, please contact Peggy Li at PLi@acslaw.org.

The ACS Chapter at the University of Iowa College of Law will be hosting Mary Beth Tinker as part of our Constitution Day celebration on September 17. Mary Beth Tinker was one of the plaintiffs in the 1969 Supreme Court decision, Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, that extended free speech rights for students. We will provide lunch to attendees.