The Scott Waugh Endowed Chair in the Social Sciences Division, Professor of Sociology & African American Studies at UCLA, Dr. Marcus Anthony Hunter coined the term “Black Lives Matter.” His books include Black Citymakers: How The Philadelphia Negro Changed Urban America, The New Black Sociologists, and Chocolate Cities: The Black Map of American Life, coauthored with Zandria F. Robinson. He formerly served as the Inaugural Chair of UCLA's African American Studies Department and President of the Association of Black Sociologists, his research has been supported by the National Science Foundation and Social Science Research Council, and he has appeared across a wide array of print and broadcast media. In Radical Reparations, Hunter ventures beyond the contentious current debate about the country’s responsibility for atoning for its earlier sins to lay out an ambitious but practical seven-point compensation plan for Black Americans.
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Join the Criminal Law Society and the American Constitution Society for an evening of criminal law trivia on Thursday, February 22 in Room 1E immediately after recess! Whether you're a 1L trying to get ahead, a 2L who still remembers a lot, or a 3L hoping to brush up for the bar and have a good time doing it, you won't want to miss it! Teams will consist of 4-5 players and do not need to be registered beforehand. Members of other clubs are especially encouraged to join and form teams. There will be prizes for the winners, and snacks and drinks will be provided.
For nearly a century, Congress has enacted legislation giving federal agencies, like the Federal Trade Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission, and Environmental Protection Agency, broad grants of authority to craft rules and enforce the law to protect consumers and the environment, advance racial justice and women’s rights, safeguard workers’ rights, and ensure markets are free and fair. However, in recent years the Supreme Court has begun to restrict the ability of federal agencies to carry out their statutory mandates. Cases such as the 2022 decision in West Virginia v. EPA, and this term’s Loper Bright v. Raimondo, SEC v. Jarkesy, and Corner Post Inc. v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System threaten to overturn decades of settled law regarding agency authority and frustrate the ability of agencies to execute their missions. This briefing will provide an overview of the recent court cases, highlight threats that these cases pose to progressive policy priorities, and opportunities to mitigate the Court’s attack on Congress’ legislative authority. RSVP: CapitolHillACS@gmail.com
Join UNC ACS and Stanford Professor Pam Karlan in discussing, "What's Next for the Constitution?"
Professor Doug Berman will discuss constitutional and federalism puzzles for modern marijuana reforms. Co-sponsored by NDLS ACS & FedSoc.
Donald Sherman, chief counsel at C.R.E.W. and two other staff attorneys came to Georgetown to discuss their suit in Trump v. Anderson and what the implications of their efforts would be for the election.
