Join the ACS Florida Lawyer Chapters for a talk with Florida Eleventh Circuit Court Judge Michelle A. Delancy, who will speak about her path to becoming a judge and her work on the bench.

Featuring:

Hon. Michelle A. Delancy, Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court Judge of Florida 

Moderator: 

Vanessa Chen, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Southern District of Florida

Introduced by:

Ingrid Benson-Villegas, Partner, Walton Lantaff Schroeder & Carson, LLP; Board Member, ACS South Florida Lawyer Chapter Board of Directors 

Join the Chicago-Kent Law ACS, ACLU, CLS, NLG, and REAA Student Chapters as we welcome the Angel of Death Row, Andrea Lyon. Ms. Lyon is a renowned lawyer, author, speaker professor, and former dean of the Valparaiso University Law School.

The new Illinois criminal justice reform bill includes significant positive changes but may not cover the scope of needed accountability. Join the ACS Chicago Lawyer Chapter, the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, NCJW Illinois, the NAACP of DuPage County and Evanston and North Shore, Illinois NOW, and the League of Women Voters of Naperville as we host an expert panel that will sift through this complex bill, so that we can better understand the gains we’ve made and areas that still require advocacy. Following the panel will be Q and A.

This event will feature:

Hon. Chris Welch, Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives

Hon. Kim Foxx, Cook County State’s Attorney

John Maki, Director of Innovations, Alliance for Safety and Justice

Sharone Mitchell Jr., Cook County Public Defender

Hon. Eric Rinehart, Lake County State’s Attorney

Moderated by: 

Rev. Dr. Janette C. Wilson, National President, Rainbow PUSH Inc.

  

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Voting rights are under full assault across the country. In response to unprecedented turnout and post-election turmoil, state legislatures from Georgia to Utah to Iowa have moved quickly to enact laws restricting access to the ballot box, with Texas, Florida, and several other states following right behind. At the same time, the For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act continue to make their way through Congress as progressives hope to bring sweeping election reforms to repair some of the damage being done at the state level. How would these federal pieces of legislation interact with the recent spate of suppressive state laws? Are we moving to an American society where one's ability to vote is fully dependent on geography? Given the recent conservative shift of the federal courts, what is the best path forward in protecting voting rights?

Opening Remarks:

Lindsay Langholz, Director of Policy and Program, American Constitution Society

Featuring:

Garrett Epps, Legal Affairs Editor, Washington Monthly, Moderator

Atiba Ellis, Professor of Law, Marquette University Law School

Edgar Saldivar, Senior Staff Attorney, ACLU of Texas

Nick Warren, Staff Attorney, ACLU of Florida

Poy Winichakul, Staff Attorney, Southern Poverty Law Center

This event has been approved for 1 hour of California CLE credit.

Please find CLE reading materials here. Click here for the Record of Attendance, Certificate of Attendance, and Evaluation Form.

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