Please join the Minneapolis-St. Paul Chapter of the American Constitution Society for our Fifth Annual Justice David Lillehaug Award for Distinguished Service Ceremony, where we honor a leader in the local progressive legal community who has demonstrated a commitment to advancing a vision of the Constitution and law that enhances individual rights and liberties, and promotes genuine equality, access to justice, democracy, and the rule of law.
We congratulate this year’s recipient, Charlie Nauen, a partner at Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP. Charlie has more than forty years of experience litigating complex environmental, business, political, and constitutional law matters in federal and state court.
The nomination statement for Charlie noted that he has "been one of the most dedicated and influential progressives over his long, storied career. Whether it is fighting to ensure our right to vote, or pursuing impact litigation when rights are at stake, he has been at the forefront of the progressive movement in our State. We owe him a great debt of gratitude for his lifetime of work."
Please join us for this special event!
Lunch will be provided courtesy of Lockridge Grindal Nauen.
CLE Credit Pending.
The alternative curriculum series returns for another semester at the University of Texas School of Law. Presented by Law Student for Black Lives and ACS, this series explores standard doctrinal law classes from an anti-racism perspective and considers perspectives often absent from the standard law school curriculum.
Professor Jennifer Laurin studies and writes about how law and institutional design shape the functioning of criminal justice institutions. Her scholarship has considered, the role of constitutional litigation in regulating police, the shared roles of courts, police, and lawyers in regulating forensic science, and oversight of indigent defense. Professor Laurin will present the alternative curriculum on criminal law.
Kate Cox made national headlines when she had to leave Texas to have her pregnancy terminated after her doctors determined her fetus had a fatal condition. Because Samantha Casiano couldn’t travel out of state, she was forced to carry her nonviable fetus to term. After a difficult birth, her baby died four hours later.
In “Reproductive Freedom is Religious Freedom,” Nancy Friedman, president of the Greater Houston Chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, will explain how abortion bans violate church-state separation and how Texas’ leaders have disregarded Texans’ religious freedom by imposing their narrow religious beliefs on everyone.
Co-hosted with Lawyers Lending Hands. Limited tickets! All proceeds will be donated to Grace Centers for Hope.
Join JLSA and ACS for a discussion with Director Karen Friedman of the Department of Justice. WCC 1019.
