The ACS Tampa Lawyer Chapter is hosting its next Grounds for Discussion on Saturday, January 24, at 10 am. Professor Jeffrey D. Swartz will be leading the discussion on the constitutionality of federal agents' activity under the 4th Amendment; whether the president has the power to withdraw from NATO, which is a treaty passed and ratified by the Senate and under US law; the upcoming SCOTUS rulings on birthright citizenship and tariffs; and lastly, the war powers of the president and the significance of recent and potential military actions overseas.
Topic TBD (depending on pending cases before the Supreme Court and current events).
Featuring:
Jeffrey D. Swartz, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Cooley Law School
The ACS Washington DC Lawyer Chapter invites you to join this conversation featuring law scholar and author Brian Soucek to speak on his book, The Opinionated University: Academic Freedom, Diversity, and the Myth of Neutrality in American Higher Education with Free Speech expert Mary Anne Franks.
Featuring:
Brian Soucek, Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law, University of California, Davis; Author, The Opinionated University: Academic Freedom, Diversity, and the Myth of Neutrality in American Higher Education
Mary Anne Franks, Eugene L. and Barbara A. Bernard Professor in Intellectual Property, Technology, and Civil Rights Law, George Washington Law School; Author of Fearless Speech, and The Cult of the Constitution
Register here!
Join UChicago ACS for a discussion with David Cole on the direction of impact litigation, executive powers, and the rule of law after a year of the second Trump Administration.
In his role as the ACLU's National Legal Director, David Cole managed more than 200 ACLU staff attorneys and supported staff in the National office, oversaw the ACLU’s U.S. Supreme Court docket, and provided leadership to 400 more legal staff who work in ACLU affiliate offices in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and Washington, D.C. Cole is on leave from Georgetown University, where he has taught constitutional law and criminal justice since 1990, and is the Hon. George J. Mitchell Professor in Law and Public Policy. Cole writes regularly for The Nation, New York Review of Books, Washington Post, and many other periodicals. He is the author or editor of 10 books, several of which have won awards, including the Palmer Civil Liberties Prize, the American Book Award, and prizes from the American Political Science Association, the Boston Book Review, and the Jesuit Honor Society. His most recent book, "Engines of Liberty: How Citizen Movements Succeed," published in 2016, examines the strategies civil society organizations employ to change constitutional law.
Welcome back to school and happy spring semester! We look forward to catching up with you all and sharing our plans for the upcoming semester. Come join us for a drink, a snack, and fun conversation with your ACS community.
Northwestern would like to co-host a scheduled event with the Northwestern Public Interest Law Group (PILG). This event is a networking event specifically geared towards public interest employers.
Please join the ACS New York Lawyer Chapter for a discussion of two important cases. This term, the Supreme Court is hearing two cases affecting the Second Amendment, which is unprecedented in the modern era. These cases are positioned to have a substantial impact on Constitutional law and public safety issues in the years ahead. The first case, Wolford v. Lopez, is a challenge to a Hawaiʻi law providing that firearms cannot be carried onto private property held open to the public unless the property owner has given permission. The second, Hemani v. United States, concerns the federal law prohibiting firearm possession by users of unlawful substances.
Featuring:
Saul Cornell, Paul and Diane Guenther Chair in American History, Fordham University
Douglas Letter, Chief Legal Officer, Brady
William Taylor, Deputy Director of Second Amendment Litigation, Everytown Law
Moderated by:
David Pucino, Deputy Chief Counsel & Legal Director, GIFFORDS Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence
A reception with refreshments will follow.
