Rachel Cohen (Harvard Law School ’22; The Ohio State University ’14) is a nationally recognized and acclaimed attorney whose work has placed her at the center of a conversation about institutional power, the meaning of the rule of law, and the duty legal professionals have to uphold the rule of law. Her leadership and moral courage have earned her recognition as a 2025 Chicagoan of the Year and 2025 Lawyer of the Year Honoree.
In March 2025, a month after President Trump announced a slew of executive orders targeting several law firms, Rachel Cohen made headlines when she publicly resigned from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP due to the firm’s lack of resistance to the administration’s attack on the legal profession. Cohen helped organize and author an open letter signed by over 1,500 law firm associates urging Big Law leadership to resist executive intimidation and defend the independence of the legal profession. Since then, Cohen has testified before members of Congress about threats to the legal profession and emerged as a prominent grassroots organizer and activist in Chicago’s resistance to ICE enforcement. Through court-watch initiatives, public demonstrations, and widely circulated content on TikTok, Instagram, and Substack, she has worked to equip communities with tools to protect immigrant neighbors and constitutional norms.
Indiana University Maurer School of Law’s Latinx Law Student Association, Center for Constitutional Democracy, and American Constitution Society, is honored to host Rachel Cohen virtually as she visits law schools around the country sharing her story. The discussion will explore how authoritarianism can surface not only in government, but within law firms and legal institutions and what future attorneys can do in response. The discussion will invite students to reflect on ethical obligation, professional risk, and the role of individual action in preserving an independent legal profession and the rule of law.
ACS Spring general body meeting. This will include enlisting recruits to run the organization next year and promoting our upcoming events.
Please join the ACS Oregon Lawyer Chapter for our annual Supreme Court Review and Preview. The event will be held in-person at Tonkon Torp. Lunch will be provided.
Last Term, the conservative-dominated Supreme Court demonstrated that it remains committed to reshaping the law to fit the demands of the conservative legal movement while frequently using the so-called "Shadow Docket" to enable some of the most harmful policies of the Trump administration without explanation. At a time when the Supreme Court has allowed the rule of law to be stretched to the breaking point, the significance of the upcoming Term cannot be overstated. What can we expect as the justices prepare to once again weigh in on the power of the President and the civil and constitutional rights of voters, racial and sexual minorities, immigrants, students, the criminally accused, and other vulnerable communities?
Featuring:
Jeff Dobbins, Dean, Professor of Law, Willamette University School of Law
Tung Yin, Professor of Law, Lewis & Clark Law School
Robin Maril, Assistant Professor of Law, Willamette University School of Law
The MC Law Chapter of the American Constitution Society invites you to a panel discussion on the First Amendment, focusing on freedom of the press. The panel will explore current issues affecting press freedoms under the present administration, the challenges facing investigative journalism, and the vital role of a free press in American democracy. Our distinguished guest speakers include Associate Professor Frank Rosenblatt, a leading constitutional law scholar with expertise in First Amendment issues, and Jerry Mitchell, an acclaimed investigative reporter known for his groundbreaking work uncovering civil rights cold cases. This panel offers a unique opportunity to hear insights from both academic and practical perspectives, engaging in a discussion about the legal, ethical, and societal dimensions of press freedom today.
The event will take place on Thursday, February 5, 2026, at 12:00 PM, located at MC Law's campus. Lunch will be provided!
ACS at Georgetown Law welcomes you to our first GBM of 2026! We are thrilled to kick off our 25th anniversary and looking forward to sharing our plans for the semester with you all. Food will be served.
This event is designed for our ACS student chapter membership and other interested Tulane law students (particularly those in their first year here, but open to all) to meet, speak with and hear from Tulane's constitutional law professors. We hope to give students a forum to ask questions about topics of interest to them related to constitutional law, and learn what different careers in con law can look like. It will be hosted at Tulane Law, and we hope to serve donuts/bagels and coffee.
