We're hosting Jessie Hill as our speaker for this event on bodily autonomy. She is an attorney and professor at Case Western Reserve School of Law. Free pizza will also be provided (with different options to cater to different diets).
Lunch Talk with Larry Krasner
Join ACS and the Institute to End Mass Incarceration in welcoming Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner.
RSVP: https://forms.gle/ibFwYZQSuffxDCJq7
WCC 2004
Book Talk with Professor Joanna Schwartz on Shielded: How the Police Became Untouchable
UCLA Law Professor Joanna Schwartz will be visiting campus to talk about her new book: Shielded: How the Police Became Untouchable. Professors Maureen Caroll and Christopher Walker will moderate a discussion with the author on qualified immunity.
A Conversation with FTC Chair Lina Khan
Join the LPE Association, ACS, and the Antitrust Association for a conversation between Harvard students and FTC Chair Lina Khan on antitrust, consumer protection, labor and more. Come with your questions!
Wednesday, Feb 21, 2024
3:30pm – 4:30pm
Pound 101
Nebraska Legislature 101
UNL's ACS Chapter will host a session presented by Nebraska Appleseed, a member of the national Appleseed Network, a network of 18 justice centers across the United States and Mexico working together to reduce poverty, combat discrimination, and invigorate democracy. Information about Nebraska Appleseed can be found here: https://neappleseed.org
Presenters will teach about the basics of the Nebraska Legislature, the only unicameral state legislature in the country. They will also provide advocacy tips and tricks to help participants learn how to make an impact on the issues they care about.
Lunch will be provided. RSVPs are accepted up to the week before.
Promoting Transparency in Judicial Clerkships
Judge Stephen Dillard and Aliza Shatzman from the Legal Accountability Project join ACS and FedSoc to discuss applying to clerkships, researching judges, and promoting transparency in the clerkship process. Judge Dillard is the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals of Georgia; he clerked for Judge Daniel Anthony Manion of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Aliza Shatzman is the president and founder of the Legal Accountability Project; she clerked in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia (D.C. Superior Court) during the 2019-2020 term.