ACS hosted its annual Supreme Court Preview at the National Press Club. ACS President Caroline Fredrickson provided the introduction and National Constitution Center President Jeffrey Rosen moderated the panel discussion.
Panel Discussion featured:
Gregory Garre, Partner at Latham & Watkins,
Martin Lederman, Associate Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center,
William Marshall, the William Rand Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of North Carolina School of Law
Emily Martin, Vice President and General Counsel at the National Women’s Law Center
Janai Nelson, Associate Director-Counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
On Thursday, July 31, 2014, ACS hosted a symposium on the Second Amendment at the National Press Club. Leading experts in the morning panel of the symposium discussed the meaning of the Second Amendment and the implications of this historical context.
Panel Discussion featured:
Moderator, Allison R. Brown, Special Advisor, Open Society Foundations
Lori Haas, Virginia State Director, Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
Brina Milikowsky, Chief Strategy Officer, Mayors Against Illegal Guns & Everytown for Gun Safety
Jonathan E. Lowy, Director, Legal Action Project, Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence
Robyn Thomas, Executive Director, Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence
Joseph Blocher, Professor of Law at Duke University School of Law, discusses how gun laws can differ across the country while still respecting the Second Amendment.
Blocher spoke as part of the ACS Second Amendment Symposium on Thursday, July 31, 2014. The symposium explored the past, present, and future of the Second Amendment at the National Press Club. Leading experts discussed if the Supreme Court got it right in Heller and McDonald, and a second panel explored the legal and policy questions that now surround the Second Amendment and the implications for gun safety and violence prevention
On Thursday, July 31, 2014, ACS hosted a symposium on the Second Amendment at the National Press Club. Leading experts in the morning panel of the symposium discussed the meaning of the Second Amendment and the implications of this historical context.
Panel Discussion featured:
Master of Ceremonies, Robert Raben, President and Founder, The Raben Group; ACS Board of Directors
Moderator, Adam Winkler, Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law
Joseph Blocher, Professor of Law, Duke University School of Law
Mark R. Killenbeck, Wylie H. Davis Distinguished Professor of Law, University of Arkansas School of Law
Michael Waldman, President, Brennan Center for Justice, New York University School of Law
Allison Brown, Special Adviser at Open Society Foundations, discusses her takeaways on the future of gun control and gun violence prevention.
Brown spoke as part of the ACS Second Amendment Symposium on Thursday, July 31, 2014. The symposium explored the past, present, and future of the Second Amendment at the National Press Club. Leading experts discussed if the Supreme Court got it right in Heller and McDonald, and a second panel explored the legal and policy questions that now surround the Second Amendment and the implications for gun safety and violence prevention
On Friday, June 27, 2014, ACS hosted its annual panel discussion at the National Press Club examining the current Supreme Court term. Leading experts representing both progressive and conservative perspectives discussed the Court’s most noteworthy decisions and analyzed emerging trends.
Panel Discussion featured:
Moderator, Thomas C. Goldstein, Partner, Goldstein & Russell, P.C.; Co-founder and Publisher, SCOTUSBlog
Lia Epperson, Associate Professor of Law and Director, SJD Program, American University Washington College of Law
Noel J. Francisco, Partner, Jones Day
Eric J. Segall, Kathy and Lawrence Ashe Professor of Law, Georgia State University College of Law
Paul M. Smith, Partner, Jenner & Block; Member, ACS Board of Directors
Elizabeth B. Wydra, Chief Counsel, Constitutional Accountability Center
