Georgia State Representative Stacey Abrams addresses the ACS Symposium on Voting Rights in the States in Atlanta, Georgia on Thursday, March 19, 2015.
Voting Rights Symposium - Thomas Saenz Keynote Address
Thomas Saenz, president and general counsel of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, addresses the ACS Symposium on Voting Rights in the States in Atlanta, Georgia on Thursday, March 19, 2015.
Voting Rights Symposium - Defending Voting Rights through State Constitutions
On March 19, 2015 ACS hosted the Symposium on Voting Rights in the States. Experts discussed the new state of voting rights in a day long symposium in Atlanta, Georgia. The first panel of the day considered how litigators and voting rights advocates could use state constitutions to protect the right to vote.
The panel featured:
- Ari Berman, Contributing Writer, The Nation
- Joshua Douglas, Robert G. Lawson & William H. Fortune Associate Professor of Law, University of Kentucky College of Law
- Anita Earls, Executive Director, Southern Coalition for Social Justice
- Dale Ho, Director, ACLU Voting Rights Project
- Franita Tolson, Betty T. Ferguson Professor of Voting Rights, Florida State University College of Law
Voting Rights Symposium - Defending Voting Rights through State Legislative and Administrative Advocacy
On March 19, 2015 ACS hosted the Symposium on Voting Rights in the States. Experts discussed the new state of voting rights in a day long symposium in Atlanta, Georgia. The second panel of the day considered how voting rights advocates could use legislative and administrative advocacy to protect voting rights.
The panel featured:
Eileen O'Connor, Senior Counsel, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Kathay Feng, Executive Director, California Common Cause; National Redistricting Director, Common Cause
Bret Healy, Consultant, National Congress of American Indians
Marissa Liebling, Legislative Counsel, Just Vote Illinois
Tram Nguyen, Co-Executive Director, Virginia New Majority
Sex, Lies and Justice: A Discussion of Campus Sexual Assault, Title IX Compliance, and Due Process
On March 12, ACS, along with The American Prospect and The Economic Policy Institute (EPI), presented a discussion of campus sexual assault, Title IX compliance, and due process. Currently, 95 colleges and universities are under federal investigation for alleged violations of Title IX based on the mishandling of sexual assault complaints on campus. Academic institutions have ramped up efforts to investigate sexual assaults, and the Obama Administration has announced a task force to tackle the issue and make campuses safer. Meanwhile, some have expressed concern, including 28 Harvard Law School professors, that while stemming the epidemic of campus sexual assault is paramount, the due process rights of the accused are not always sufficiently protected. Can universities crack down on sexual violence without violating the due process rights of either the accused or accusers?
Panelists:
Judge Nancy Gertner, Senior Lecturer on Law, Harvard University Law School
Alexandra Brodsky, Feministing.com editor, Yale Law School student, and founding co-director of Know Your IX
Lisa Brown, Vice President and General Counsel, Georgetown University
Caroline Fredrickson, ACS President, moderator
2015 Student Convention - Debo Adegbile Keynote Address
Debo Adegbile, partner at WilmerHale and ACS National Board of Directors member, addresses the 2015 Naitonal Convention in Austin, Texas.