WashULaw ACS and Tax Law Society are hosting Professor Ari Glogower from Northwestern University to discuss Moore v. United States, and its effects on U.S. tax law and wealth disparities.

On Election Day, March 5th, 2024, the ACS Southwestern Law School student chapter is joining with the Southwestern Public Service Program, California Common Cause, and the Election Protection Coalition to volunteer as election observers at polling places throughout Los Angeles County.

Train and volunteer for the primary election, as we will repeat this volunteer opportunity during the November General Election.

Sign up at https://www.commoncause.org/california/

Watch Event among all the NY ACS Chapters and the NY Lawyers Chapter of ACS. Currently, we’re confirmed for 6pm at Brickyard Craft Kitchen and Bar (23 Park Place, NY, NY 10007). Transportation-wise, this location is incredibly close to the A/C, the 4/5/6, the 2/3, and the World Trade Center for any commuters. Food will be provided, and there will be more information to come regarding drinks.

Next Tuesday, from 12:10 to 1:15 PM, we'll be co-hosting a lunch event with Chief Judge James Boasberg and Judge Dabney Friedrich of the D.C. District Court. The event will take place in SLB 127. I'll send out a reminder email next week!

Join the University of Houston chapters of the National Lawyers Guild, If/When/How, and the American Constitution Society for a talk by criminal defense attorney and former judge Franklin Bynum on Tuesday, March 5 at 12pm, as part of the National Lawyers Guild's Week of Abolition. 

Franklin Bynum is a lawyer, organizer, speaker, and consultant in Houston, Texas. From 2019 through 2022 he served as judge of Harris County Criminal Court at Law #8, where he led the efforts to dismantle the historically oppressive bail system for misdemeanors and replace it with the most comprehensive, robust, and effective system of bail reform yet implemented in any large city in the United States. Previously, Judge Bynum served as one of the first lawyers at the Harris County Public Defender’s Office, where he implemented a nation-leading program providing immigration consultations to indigent immigrants charged in Harris County. A veteran of many criminal trials and appeals, Judge Bynum is Board Certified in Criminal Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. 

Judge Bynum will present on how to work in the trenches and be abolitionist, or at least remember and not get your brain eaten. He will discuss his perspectives on bail reform in Harris County and how young lawyers can advocate for abolitionist values even from within flawed institutions.

ACS will be in the quad with donuts on March 1. Please come by and chat with us to talk about exec positions for next year and about how to get involved. We will also be handing out ACS stickers!