Join us for a program reviewing the history and intersectionality of Juneteenth and Pride. As we celebrate Juneteenth and Pride - celebrations of resistance, resilience, and reclamation - a panel of Black LGBTQ+ legal professionals will reflect on what this intersectionality means to them. Acknowledging that this is a challenging time for members of the Black LGBTQ+ communities, especially for transgender and gender non-conforming people, we will explore topics of concern and ways that attorneys can be better allies or advocates for our clients. All allies welcome!
Presented by Racial Justice Taskforce, American Constitution Society Bay Area Lawyer Chapter, Charles Houston Bar Association (CHBA), California Association of Black Lawyers (CABL), NBA Region IX, CLA Litigation Section, CLA DEI Committee, & Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom (BALIF).
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The Minnesota Supreme Court decides the most complicated and important legal issues facing Minnesotans every day. Each Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court shoulders the weighty task of leading the Court in fulfilling its constitutional obligations. Their contributions to the development of Minnesota law are, accordingly, long-lasting and far-reaching.'
We are honored to present a panel of all four living Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justices for a discussion of the Minnesota Supreme Court. Each panelist will discuss their experience on the court, their jurisprudential philosophies, and their thoughts on the role the court plays in Minnesota’s civic and legal landscape. We hope you will join us for this unique opportunity to hear from these leaders of the Minnesota bar. Drinks and refreshments will generously be provided by Dorsey & Whitney LLP.
Featuring:
Hon. Kathleen A. Blatz, Former Chief Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court
Hon. Lorie S. Gildea, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig LLP; Former Chief Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court
Hon. Natalie E. Hudson, Chief Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court
Hon. Eric J. Magnuson, Partner, Robins Kaplan LLP; Former Chief Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court
Moderator:
Hon. Jon Schmidt, Judge Minnesota Court of Appeals; Former Board Member, ACS Minnesota Board of Directors
1 Hour of MN CLE Pending.
Join the American Constitution Society for the premier progressive legal gathering of the year. The 2024 ACS National Convention will bring together lawyers, law students, judges, scholars, activists, and policymakers to address some of the most urgent and challenging issues confronting our nation.
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Are you a public interest lawyer? Work for a non-profit, government office, or other public interest organization? Volunteer or are involved in a public interest organization? Interested in pursuing a public interest career? Support the work of those engaged in public interest work? Or just want to learn more about what "public interest" is?
If so, then join the American Constitution Society Minnesota Lawyer Chapter for our 2024 Public Interest Happy Hour! Each year, ACS MN hosts a happy hour for networking, socializing, checking in, meeting local public interest minded folks, and learning about what the public interest community is up to. If you are part of a public interest organization, we invite you to bring information and/or materials to share with others!
Snacks and beverages will be generously provided by Fredrickson & Byron P.A. Hosted by Storms Dworak LLC and Greene Espel PLLP.
Public Interest Sponsors:
Ramsey County Attorney's Office
Reverse search warrants require a provider–almost always Google–to search through its entire database of location and keyword search data to identify all users or devices that have been in a geographic area during a certain time period and any person who has entered a certain word or phrase into a search engine. These warrants pose serious threats to Fourth Amendment rights by allowing the government to indiscriminately parse through databases without probable cause or naming a particular suspect. They turn millions, if not billions of innocent people into suspects. Panelists Richard Salgado (Stanford Law School) and Jennifer Granick (ACLU) will discuss how geofence and keyword warrants work, their impact on Fourth Amendment rights, and recent cases considering their constitutionality.
Wednesday, May 29 from 1-2 PM. Lunch provided for RSVPs.
To understand the source of the crises currently threatening the survival of our system of government, we must look to our history. The delegates’ omissions from the US Constitution have spawned significant misconceptions that now threaten the survival of our system of government. It is therefore vital to explore these omissions.
Please join the ACS San Diego, Bay Area, and Los Angles Lawyer Chapters in welcoming, Lawrence Goldstone, author of the groundbreaking new book, Imperfect Union, and National Book Award finalist Professor Adam Winkler (UCLA), as they discuss why the delegates’ refusal to include uniform standards for voting in national elections has haunted the United States’ quest to be a true democracy from its inception to this very day.
The American Constitution Society is a State Bar of California approved CLE provider. This event has been approved for 1 hour 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.
