ACS and The Journal of Legislation & Public Policy is pleased to present a special live, in-person event, The State and Stakes of Judicial Ethics and Reform in collaboration with Supreme Court Forum (SCF), Law Women, and the American Constitution Society (ACS).

A keynote address from Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island will be followed by a fireside chat between Senator Whitehouse and NYU Law's Professor Stephen Gillers. The pair will discuss recent controversies spanning judicial misconduct, the Supreme Court's code of ethics and ongoing reform issues, and developments in congressional oversight of the judicial branch. Following the fireside chat, attendees are invited to a light reception.

The Journal of Legislation & Public Policy is pleased to present a special live, in-person event, The State and Stakes of Judicial Ethics and Reform in collaboration with Supreme Court Forum (SCF), Law Women, and the American Constitution Society (ACS).

A keynote address from Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island will be followed by a fireside chat between Senator Whitehouse and NYU Law's Professor Stephen Gillers. The pair will discuss recent controversies spanning judicial misconduct, the Supreme Court's code of ethics and ongoing reform issues, and developments in congressional oversight of the judicial branch.

This program will begin at 11:45am on Monday, March 11. Following the fireside chat, attendees are invited to a light reception.

Please fill out the interest form here by February 28 if you would like to attend the program. As space is limited, we will contact you before the program if we are able to accommodate you.

Next Monday (March 11th) in SLB 122, we’re hosting a 12:10 panel/lunch talk on media lawyering and the First Amendment. 

We’ll have David McCraw, who is the lead newsroom litigator for The New York Times, in conversation with Professor David Schulz, who leads the YLS Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic. Please RSVP here so we can order the right amount of food!

David McCraw has been involved litigation surrounding many of the Times’ most impactful stories, from Wikileaks to #MeToo to Donald Trump’s taxes. He also litigates all of the FOIA cases for The New York Times and serves as their crisis response manager when journalists are kidnapped/detained overseas. We expect him to discuss the challenges of high-stakes media litigation as well as the changing First Amendment landscape.

A discussion with Professor Morgan and Michael Azevedo of the 5Cities Homeless Coalition about the possible consequences of a Supreme Court decision in City of Grants pass and the on the ground reality of homelessness services.