Hello everyone! Please join University of Arizona Law BLSA and ACS Student Chapters as we welcome Emory Law School Professor Fred Smith Jr. for a conversation about qualified immunity and opportunities for reform. This past year has been a watershed period in the struggle for racial and social justice. But what has really been accomplished? How do we move forward on police and prosecutorial accountability? We hope to provide some answers to these questions and more, during our conversation with Professor Smith. Please direct any questions to DeLorean Forbes, at (blsa.ua.law@gmail.com). We hope to see you there!
To attend this event, please register here.
Please join the ACS Puget Sound Lawyer Chapter and our panelists, Kim Christensen Clark and Kathryn Kolbert, for a discussion about reproductive rights litigation.
Kim Christensen Clark is the Senior Attorney for Reproductive Rights, Health and Justice at Legal Voice, a legal advocacy organization in the Pacific Northwest that empowers women and LGBTQ people through impact litigation, policy advocacy and legal rights education. Kathryn Kolbert is a public-interest attorney, journalist, and entrepreneurial leader who has been recognized by The National Law Journal as one of the "100 Most Influential Lawyers in America." In 1992, Kolbert made her second appearance before the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing Planned Parenthood v. Casey, a landmark case that has been widely credited with saving Roe v. Wade.
Our panelists will speak about the current state of reproductive rights litigation in the United States, where it is going, where it needs to go, and what reproductive rights litigation has done wrong. They will also discuss how opposition to reproductive rights is intertwined with racism and gender oppression.
Featuring:
Kim Christensen Clark, Senior Attorney, Legal Voice
Kathryn Kolbert, public-interest attorney, journalist, and entrepreneurial leader; Founder of the Athena Center for Leadership at Barnard College
Moderated by:
Kayla Higgins, Litigation Associate, Corr Cronin LLP; Member, ACS Puget Sound Lawyer Chapter Board of Directors
Joined by the insight that the "the economy" cannot be separated from questions of power, distribution, and democracy, a growing group of legal scholars has begun to center questions of law and political economy ("LPE") as part of a critical transformation in legal thought. LPE frameworks highlight law's role in the perpetuation of racial and gender injustice, the devaluation of social and ecological reproduction, and the violence of the carceral state under capitalism. The LPE approach also explores concrete legal reforms designed to move beyond neoliberalism and toward a genuinely responsive, egalitarian democracy, with critical attention to the need for power and movement-building as part of any such transformation.
ACS is pleased to partner with the LPE Project in hosting an online course introducing students to LPE analysis. Join us for the second of two conversations:
Featured Speaker:
Lev Menand, Academic Fellow, Lecturer in Law, and Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Columbia Law School
With Commentary From:
Amy Kapczynski, Professor of Law, Yale Law School
Ganesh Sitaraman, Professor of Law, Vanderbilt Law School
As the nation's leading progressive legal organization, ACS is committed to ensuring that all aspects of our events are accessible and enjoyable for all. If you require any accommodations, please contact us at info@acslaw.org.
The Temple Law ACS, Environmental Law Society, Black Law Student Association, Latin American Law Student Association, Asian Pacific American Law Student Association, Middle Eastern North African Law Students Association, Brehons, Womens Law Caucus, Jewish Law Students Association, National Lawyers Guild, Student Public Interest Network, and South Asian Law Students Association are proud to come together to host a conversation with Shalanda Baker - the newly appointed Deputy Director for Energy Justice at the Department of Energy.
Join the ACS JMLS and UChicago Student Chapters for our upcoming networking event, that will seek to connect law students and practicing attorneys willing to participate in sharing their experiences, providing advice, and answering your questions!
We’re in another semester of Zoom School of Law, and there's a lot to talk about going on in the world—but not a lot of chances to connect with other people to collectively vent, debate, and discuss. ACS wants to help fill that void with our Happy Hour & Chat series. In our last happy hour of the year this Friday, members of the William and Mary Law ACS Student Chapter will have a chance to come together remotely to discuss progressive issues over some adult beverages. FB event to come. See you then!
