On May 7, ACS convened a panel discussion on election security in the upcoming midterm elections. The Trump Administration says there are ongoing conversations on how agencies can counter election related cyber threats. Yet, National Security Agency Director Admiral Michael Rogers recently testified that the NSA hasn’t been asked to counter Russian election interference or been granted new legal authorities to do so. Our expert panelists will discuss what is and isn’t being done to protect our elections from foreign interference.
Featuring:
A.J. Bhadelia, Manager, Public Policy and Government Affairs, Google
Caroline Fredrickson, President, American Constitution Society
Joseph Lorenzo Hall, Chief Technologist, Center for Democracy and Technology
Tom Hicks, Commissioner, U.S. Election Assistance Commission
Laura Rosenberger, Senior Fellow and Director of the Alliance for Securing Democracy, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
ACS board member and Partner at Guttman, Buchner & Brooks, PLLC Reuben Guttman sits down with Marissa Ditkowsky, American University Washington College of Law Class of 2019 to discuss his career as an attorney representing whistleblowers and the role whistleblowers play in the healthcare industry.
On March 28, ACS and the National Consumers League held a symposium on the 80th Anniversary of the passage of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
This panel discussed the current legal frameworks governing minimum wage and maximum hour laws at the state and federal level. Panelists discussed the effects of regulatory rollbacks that have occurred under President Trump and the preemption fights occurring in places like Birmingham, Alabama where states are trying to stop cities from putting more worker-friendly laws – including minimum wage increases – into effect. Panelists also discussed the important role that state attorneys general play enforcing labor protections.
Panelists:
Caroline Fredrickson, President, American Constitution Society (Moderator)
ReNika Moore, Chief of Labor Bureau, New York Attorney General’s Office
Richard Schragger, Perre Bowen Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law
Heidi Shierholz, Senior Economist and Director of Policy, Economic Policy Institute
David Weil, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University
On March 28, ACS and the National Consumers League hosted a roundtable discussion featuring representatives from the restaurant, domestic, and retail worker organizers, moderated by Saru Jayaraman of Restaurant Opportunities Centers. Introduction by Bruce Goldstein of Farmworker Justice.
On March 28, ACS and the National Consumers League held a symposium on the 80th Anniversary of the passage of the Fair Labor Standards Act. This panel discussed the political, legal, social, and cultural context that led to the adoption of the FLSA in 1938. In the aftermath of tragedies like the Triangle shirtwaist factory fire, committed activists and politicians, including President Franklin Roosevelt, Francis Perkins, Betsy Margolin, and Florence Kelley, created new legal frameworks to protect American workers and ensure they had safe working conditions and decent wages. Panelists discussed how these figures, and others, contributed to the passage of the FLSA and how its passage changed the American workforce.
Featuring:
Kirstin Downey, Author of The Woman Behind the New Deal: The Life and Legacy of Francis Perkins Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans and National Consumers League Board Member (Moderator)
Ruben J. Garcia, Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Research and Professor of Law, University of Nevada Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law, ACS Board Member
Robyn Muncy, Professor, University of Maryland Department of History and Author of Creating a Female Dominion in American Reform, 1890-1935
Lynn Rhinehart, General Counsel, AFL-CIO
Marlene Trestman, Author of Fair Labor Lawyer: The Remarkable Life of New Deal Attorney and Supreme Court Advocate Bessie Margolin
On Monday, March 26, the American Constitution Society and the ACS Washington, DC Lawyer Chapter held a panel on antitrust policy hosted by Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP.
Recently, antitrust enforcement has been thrust into the news cycle: Democrats have released a new platform - “A Better Deal” - which includes a proposal to crack down on corporate monopolies, academics have asserted that large corporations are using a lack of competition to suppress wage and economic growth, and mainstream news sources are reporting on antitrust issues with increasing frequency. In light of these developments, our panelists discuss the current state and future of American antitrust policy.
Featuring:
George Cary, Partner, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Sally Hubbard, Senior Editor, The Capitol Forum
Michael Kades, Director for Markets and Competition Policy, Washington Center for Equitable Growth
Lina Khan, Director of Legal Policy, Open Markets Institute
