As a new congressional session is underway, ACS is excited to gather our Path to the Bench Leaders in Washington, DC for a Retreat/Lobby Day from March 7 to 8. Attendees will have the opportunity to connect with other ACS leaders, discuss the future of the Path to the Bench project, and meet with their Members of Congress and staff.
State of the Union Watch Party
70 Years Later: Revisiting Brown v. Board of Education and the Struggle for Racial Equity in Education
This was a symposium with a number of speakers discussing the continuing impact of racial inequity in education, the ongoing legacy of Brown v. Board, and the coming impacts of Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard. Keynote speaker: Karla McKanders. Co-Hosted with: Georgetown Racial Justice Institute, Georgetown Black Law Students Association, Georgetown Law Racial Equity in Education Law & Policy Clinic, and Latin American Law Students Association.
Law and Local Government Panel Discussion
The American Constitution Society chapter at the University of Michigan Law School is hosting a panel discussion on how lawyers interact with local governments with Professors Noah Kazis and Julian Mortenson and Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit.
Panel Discussion: Torture and the Law
The American Constitution Society chapter at the University of Michigan Law School is co-hosting a panel discussion on extrajudicial detention and enhanced interrogation hosted by the National Security Law Society at Michigan Law. The panelists include DJ Rosenthal (former Director for Counterterrorism at the National Security Council in the Obama Administration) and Shereef Akeel (civil rights and civil liberties attorney who has participated in the ongoing litigation brought by former Abu Ghraib inmates against a military contractor).
ACS Clerkship Panel
Come hear from 3Ls who will be clerking after graduation about their application processes and advice!