Join ACS friends for a meet and greet reception with ACS’s new president Phil Brest on March 25 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Phil will share his vision for the organization followed by an open conversation about ACS and the role of the legal profession in promoting the rule of law.
Thank you to Miller Johnson for hosting this reception.
Diann Smith from Peninsula Indivisible is coming to William & Mary Law School to speak with members of the American Constitution Society about Indivisible and how members can get involved in local activism.
The American Constitution Society (ACS) and the Labor & Employment Law Society (LELS) will host a conversation with Professor Pauline Kim on recent developments in employment discrimination law under the Trump administration.
Professor Kim, a leading scholar in employment and labor law, will discuss changes that have occurred in this area, how those shifts affect the broader legal landscape, strategies for successfully bringing employment discrimination claims in the current environment, and what future reforms may be necessary to meaningfully address workplace discrimination.
Join the American Constitution Society on Wednesday, March 25 @ 12pm in Room 301 (lunch provided) for a dual practitioner/academic perspective on First Amendment rights! Given intensifying efforts by DHS and the Trump administration to use social media to track, identify, and label people who oppose ICE’s actions as “domestic terrorists,” this is a timely conversation about the constitutional limits of government surveillance and retaliation against dissent.
Providing the practitioner’s perspective is Jessica Smith Links to an external site., a partner at Holland & Hart and an experienced trial and appellate strategist whose practice centers on complex civil and First Amendment litigation. Jessica will draw on her experience advising clients in crisis, defending constitutional rights in court, and crafting policies and strategic responses to reputational and constitutional attacks.
Providing the academic perspective is Colorado Law’s Professor Scott Skinner‑Thompson, a leading scholar of constitutional law, civil rights, privacy, and LGBTQ+ issues. He will address how government surveillance threatens free speech, equality, and dissent.
ACS University of Wyoming College of Law Chapter will host Professor Robert Colter. Professor Colter will be discussing his works in Wyoming Pathways from the Prison Program. Specifically, Professor Colter will discuss the classes on Stoic Philosophy.