ACS Board of Directors Member Franita Tolson was appointed interim dean at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law. 

ACS Board of Directors Member Aziz Huq authored “Ethics reform not enough to restore public confidence in partisan Supreme Court” in Chicago Sun-Times. 

ACS Board of Directors Member Ganesh Sitaraman was quoted in “Biden’s Democratic Party is to the left of Obama’s. Thank a progressive” in The Washington Post. 

ACS Board of Directors Member Melissa Murray appeared on MSNBC’s Alex Wagner Tonight for a segment on “John Roberts’ Supreme Court rolls back civil rights one marginalized group at a time”; and was quoted in “Clarence Thomas Wins Long Game Against Affirmative Action” in Bloomberg Law; and in “Black Supreme Court Justices Spar Over Affirmative Action” in Bloomberg; and in “Supreme Court guts affirmative action, effectively ending race-conscious admissions” in NPR; and in “Ketanji Brown Jackson Spent Her First Year on SCOTUS as an Undaunted Dissenter” in Truthout; and in “Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s bold debut and independent streak” in The Washington Post. 

ACS Board of Advisors Member Adam Winkler appeared on the Cases and Controversies podcast for a segment on “Supreme Court ‘Supersized’ Major Questions Doctrine”; and was quoted in “Surprise Supreme Court decisions suggest justices have eye on reputation” in The Hill; and in “Nobody told her about this gun-safety measure in her state. Now, she wonders if it could have saved her daughter’s life” in CNN; and in “How a Second Amendment case at the Supreme Court is putting gun rights groups in a jam” in USA Today. 

ACS Board of Academic Advisors Member Leah Litman authored “Opinion: This Supreme Court decision just isn’t how government is supposed to work” in CNN; and appeared on NPR’s Consider This for a segment on “Supreme Court Term Ends With Decisions That Will Impact Millions”; and on NPR’s Morning Edition for segments on “Supreme Court watchers say politicization of court has eroded trust” and “Judge bars federal agencies from combating disinformation on social media”; and was quoted in “US abortion pill access could hinge on whether doctors had right to sue” in Reuters; and in “Stymied by the Supreme Court, Biden wants voters to have the final say on his agenda” in Associated Press. 

ACS Board of Academic Advisors Member Stephen Vladeck authored “Don't believe the data: This is the most conservative Supreme Court we’ve known” in MSNBC; and appeared on Bloomberg TV: Balance of Power for a segment on “The Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Ruling and DEI”; and on the Texas Standard for a segment on “Supreme Court’s student loan ruling raises questions about future of standing doctrine”; and on the Y’all-itics podcast for a segment on “Plenty of controversial decisions, but this Supreme Court may be remembered for what wasn't addressed”; and was quoted in “Affirmative action: Supreme Court justices clash over 'colourblind' America” in BBC News; and in “Supreme Court Strikes Down Biden Student Loan Forgiveness Program” in Vanity Fair; and in “The Supreme Court flexed its conservative muscles. What comes next?” in BBC News; and in “Top court watcher: This term was marked by a broad expansion of judicial power” in The Washington Post; and  in “America Has a Supreme Court Problem” in Vanity Fair. 

ACS Board of Academic Advisors Member Erwin Chemerinsky authored “Opinion: The Supreme Court's wise ruling on free speech and online threats” and “Opinion: The Supreme Court’s ultimate ‘judicial activism’: striking down affirmative action in college admissions” in Los Angeles Times; and was quoted in “Supreme Court conservatives complete another assertive term” in Reuters; and in “Legitimacy of 'customer' in Supreme Court gay rights case raises ethical, legal flags” in Associated Press; and in "At UChicago, a Debate Over Free Speech and Cyberbullying” in The New York Times; and in “Some Dems worry Newsom’s 28th Amendment plan could open a constitutional Pandora’s box” in San Francisco Chronicle; and in “With Trump appointees, Supreme Court delivers 9th Circuit another year of reversals” in Los Angeles Times. 

ACS Board of Academic Advisors member Ruben Garcia was quoted in “What the Supreme Court’s ruling means for religious accommodation at work” in Marketplace; and was quoted in “Man who threatened Golden Knights victory parade bound for trial” in KSNV – Las Vegas. 

ACS Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Faculty Advisor Kate Shaw appeared on CAFE’s Stay Tuned with Preet podcast for a segment on “Hocus SCOTUS (with Kate Shaw).” 

ACS Chicago Lawyer Chapter Leader Daniel Cotter authored “Top court term ends with a kick to the solar plexus, Moore or less” in Chicago Daily Law Bulletin. 

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ACS Board of Directors Member Melissa Murray was quoted in “Trump's only way to defend his incriminating videos could destroy him in the end: legal analysts” in Raw Story; and co-authored "Opinion: Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has vast power and life tenure. So what’s his problem?” in the Los Angeles Times.

ACS Board of Directors Member Franita Tolson will become interim dean of the University of Southern California Gould School of Law on July 1. She was named co-dean in April.

ACS Board of Directors Member Aziz Huq was quoted in “Upholding Democracy? Supreme Court Strikes Down Election Theory” in The Christian Science Monitor; and authored “'I Underestimated the Depth of Outrage’: A Year in Post-Roe America” in Politico.

ACS Board of Advisors Member Adam Winkler was quoted in “Hunter Biden agrees to plead guilty to failing to pay federal income tax” in The Los Angeles Times; and appeared on KALW’s State of the Bay for a segment on “CA Hate Reporting Hotline / Proposed Constitutional Amendment to Curb Gun Violence / Alonzo King.”

ACS Board of Academic Advisors Member Erwin Chemerinsky authored “Pleasant Surprises from the Roberts Court” in The American Prospect; and “Opinion: The Supreme Court can’t afford to sustain another self-inflicted wound” in CNN.

ACS Board of Academic Advisors Member Reva Siegel co-authored “Opinion: How the end of Roe turned into a threat to American democracy” in The Chattanooga Times Free Press.

ACS Board of Academic Advisors Member Stephen Vladeck was quoted in “What to Know in Washington: Fifth Circuit Stumbles Before SCOTUS” in Bloomberg Government; and in “Supreme Court allows for Louisiana congressional map to be redrawn to add another majority-Black district” in CNN.

ACS Board of Academic Advisors Member Ganesh Sitaraman was quoted in “AI meets the other AI” in Politico.

ACS Board of Academic Advisors Member Leah Litman was quoted in “How an upcoming Supreme Court ruling on student loan debt impacts Michigan” in Bridge Detroit; and co-authored “Opinion: Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has vast power and life tenure. So what’s his problem?” in the Los Angeles Times.

ACS Board of Academic Advisors Member Ruben Garcia was quoted in “More projects for minorities? Union-trade group pact might open door” in Las Vegas Review-Journal.

New York Lawyer Chapter Chair Joel Dodge authored “My Hometown Is Getting a $100 Billion Dose of Bidenomics” in The Atlantic.

Chicago Lawyer Chapter Leader Daniel Cotter authored “Supreme Court Has More Than a Alito bit of a Problem” in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin.

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ACS Board of Directors Member Joyce Vance was quoted in “Carroll takes action over Trump CNN attack — experts say "verdict could be greater than $5 million” and in “Trump won't leave E. Jean Carroll alone — so she's going to make him pay” in Salon.  

ACS Board of Directors Member Garrett Epps authored “I’ve Argued for Years That the President Must Pay the National Debt Even If Congress Won’t Raise the Debt Ceiling” in Washington Monthly.      

ACS Board of Academic Advisors Member Erwin Chemerinsky was quoted in “Ninth Circuit upholds immigration law deemed unconstitutional, discriminatory by federal judge” in San Francisco Chronicle and in “Abortion Pill Fight to Be Heard by One of Nation’s Most Conservative Courts” in The New York Times.  

ACS Board of Academic Advisors Member Steve Vladeck was featured in “Should Americans worry about the Supreme Court's 'shadow' docket? This expert says 'yes'” in USA Today. 

ACS Chicago Lawyer Chapter Board Member Daniel Cotter authored: “Just say no – Roberts stays mum as more ethics questions swirl;” “Say it ain’t so, Joan and John: How Bush v. Gore was decided;” “Capitol Hill pork: Court’s view of commerce clause is minced;” and in “Chief Justice Roberts issues an opinion – a rarity this court term” in Chicago Daily Bulletin.   

ACS Next Generation Leader and ACS Montana Lawyer Chapter Leader Rylee Sommers-Flanagan was quoted in “New Defamation Suit Against Fox Signals Continued Legal Threat” in The New York Times.  

ACS University of Hawaii at Manoa, William S. Richardson School of Law Chapter Leader Danielle Bell authored “The End of Affirmative Action Will Leave Black Patients to Suffer” in Balls and Strikes.  

ACS Bay Area Lawyer Chapter Leader Kelsey Campbell was featured in “Former Cal swimmers sue university for ignoring alleged abuse by coach” in San Francisco Chronicle.  

ACS Member and former ACS University of Florida Levin College of Law Faculty Advisor Merritt McAlister was named interim dean of the University of Florida Levin College of Law. 

ACS member Antonio Ingram was quoted in “Attacks on Diversity Plans, Funds Put Colleges in Legal Bind” in Bloomberg Law and in “U.S. Supreme Court to review South Carolina congressional map for discrimination against Black voters” in WLTX19+.  

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ACS Board of Directors Member Garrett Epps authored “The Dangerous Journey of John Eastman” and “It’s Clarence Thomas’s Court—and Lower Courts Are Saluting Him,” in Washington Monthly.    

ACS Board of Directors Member Michele Goodwin was quoted in “Walgreens Says They Won’t Sell Abortion Pills in These States: Here’s Why” in Healthline.  

ACS Board of Directors Member Melissa Murray was quoted in “Abortion Opponents Want to Make Women Afraid to Get Help From Their Friends” in The New York Times and in “Divisive Court Election Poised to Reshape Swing State Wisconsin” in Bloomberg Government.   

ACS Board of Directors Member Joyce Vance authored “The decision to give Tucker Carlson exclusive Jan. 6 footage is not aging well” and was quoted in “The Supreme Court’s conservatives have a flexible new ‘doctrine’” for MSNBC.   

ACS Board of Advisors Member Adam Winkler was quoted in “‘Ask me anything’: UCLA Law’s Adam Winkler talks gun rights on Reddit” in The Marshall Project and in “What a new 2nd Amendment could look like” in The Washington Post.  

ACS Board of Academic Advisors Member Steve Vladeck authored “A Federal Judge Couldn’t Handle My Criticism. So He Made Fun of My Tweets” in Slate; was quoted in “Supreme Court won’t review contempt conviction of anti-Chevron environmental lawyer” in CNN; and was featured in “Why it matters that Team Trump expects ‘normal procedures’ if indicted” in MSNBC.   

ACS Board of Academic Advisors Member Leah Litman was awarded the Early Career Scholars Medal by The American Law Institute.  

ACS Board of Academic Advisors Member Erwin Chemerinsky was quoted in “Here Are 7 Other Democracies That Have Indicted Their Leaders” in TIME and authored “Student loan relief cases will have lasting effects whatever Supreme Court decides” in ABA Journal.   

Next Generation Leader Taru Taylor authored “We Must Overturn SCOTUS Decisions That Effectively Deny Rights to Black People” in Truthout.   

ACS Next Generation Leader and NE Ohio Chapter member Emily Baxter was the recipient of the Movers & Shakers Award by The Cleveland Professional 20/30 Club.  

ACS Chicago Lawyer Chapter Board Member Daniel Cotter authored: “Equal Rights Amendment, student loan forgiveness take heavy blows in court;” “Tale of a tiny yacht sets sail for a date with nation’s highest court;” “Independent state legislature case may be moot; trans rights in focus;” “‘I’m fine with you making up stuff.’ Lawyer Lisa Blatt is for real;” and “Supreme Court office clarifies ethics rule on travel reporting” in Chicago Daily Bulletin.   

ACS Chicago Lawyer Chapter Board of Advisors Member Alison Siegler co – authored “The law of unintended consequences: How federal judges may be driving up crime rates” in The Hill.   

ACS Duke University School of Law Student Chapter was awarded the D.O.N.E. Outstanding Contribution to Civic Discourse-Organization Award by Duke Law.  

ACS DC Lawyer Chapter Member Antonio Ingram was quoted in “Senate bills threaten DEI” in The Mercury.  

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ACS Board of Directors Member Michele Goodwin has been selected as the featured speaker at Arizona State University’s annual John P. Frank Memorial Lecture.    

ACS Board of Directors Member Melissa Murray was quoted in “Roberts Tries to Stay Above Fray as High Court’s Standing Falls” and in “Pence to Challenge Special Counsel Subpoena in Trump Probe” in Bloomberg Law. 

ACS Board of Directors Member Joyce Vance was quoted in “Mike Pence Is 'Essential Witness' for Trump Prosecution: Ex-U.S. Attorney” in Newsweek. 

ACS Board of Directors Member Peter Shane developed and hosts Democracy's Chief Executive podcast. 

ACS Board of Advisors Member Reuben Guttman co-authored "The Travesty of The US News Rankings:  How Legal Education Should Be Measured," in The Emory Corporate Governance Review. 

ACS Board of Advisors Member Adam Winkler was featured in “‘Ask me anything’: UCLA Law’s Adam Winkler talks gun rights on Reddit” in UCLA Newsroom; was quoted in “UC experts discuss policy responses to California mass shootings” in Daily Bruin; in “LA County Moves Forward On Gun Control Measures, But Could Face Legal Challenges” in LAist; and in “Old Racist Gun Laws Enter Modern-Day Legal Battles” in The Wall Street Journal.   

ACS Board of Academic Advisors Member Erwin Chemerinsky was quoted: in “Decades after California’s affirmative action ban, legal debate stalls funding for Black students” in Los Angeles Times; and “A school threat. Do you send your child or keep them home?;” and authored “When can state governments sue the United States?” in ABA Journal. 

ACS Board of Academic Advisors Member Leah Litman was quoted in “Terrible Ideas Keep Inching Closer to Reality, Thanks to Supreme Court Conservatives” in Esquire. 

ACS Board of Academic Advisors Member Steve Vladeck was quoted in “Supreme Court rules in favor of death row inmate John Cruz” in Revolt; in “Mike Pence effort to block January 6 testimony could succeed, experts say” in The Guardian; and in “Tech giants fear SCOTUS cases could wreak havoc on the internet” in ABA Journal. 

ACS Chicago Lawyer Chapter Board of Advisors Member Alison Siegler was quoted in “Sam Bankman-Fried’s bail deal could be revoked over internet use, judge warns’” in Los Angeles Times. 

ACS Chicago-Kent Faculty Advisor Carolyn Shapiro was quoted in: “How a major election theory case at the U.S. Supreme Court could get thrown out” in NPR; in “State Solicitors General to Have Big Week at US Supreme Court” in Bloomberg Law; and in “Democrat accuses Republicans of ‘power grab’ in North Carolina voting rights cases” in The Guardian.  

ACS Marquette University Faculty Advisor Atiba Ellis will be Professor of Law at Case Western Reserve University School of Law.   

ACS Chicago Lawyer Chapter Board Member Daniel Cotter authored: “The continued Supreme Court conflicts condition: Questions keep coming;” “Moore no more? SCOTUS jurisdiction, N.C. rehearing cast shadow over case;” and “Though not tech savvy, justices weigh fate of internet’s future, Section 230” in Chicago Daily Bulletin.  

ACS State AG Project Council of Advisors Member Jonathan Miller authored “Ron DeSantis' war against free speech is really all about abortion” in Salon. 

Former ACS Arizona Lawyer Chapter Co-President Andrew Jacobs was appointed to the Arizona Court of Appeals by Governor, Katie Hobbs.   

ACS Chicago Lawyer Chapter Co-Chair Juan Thomas was awarded the Diversity Champion’s Award by the American Bar Association.  

ACS Member Molly Bowen was named Partner at Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC.  

ACS Member Jamie Hoag was named the Chief of Staff for Massachusetts Attorney General, Andrea Campbell.  

ACS Member Elise Boddie was appointed to Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General by The United States Department of Justice. 

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