Technological advancements such as electronic mail, GPS location services, cellphones, domestic drones, and DNA testing have become focal points in a dynamic national debate about what remains private under the Constitution's Fourth Amendment. As innovation pushes technology forward faster than ever, the meaning of privacy, and its constitutional guarantee, is now constantly challenged and scrutinized. Must our current understanding of privacy principles evolve in the face of recent developments?
Welcome: Dipal Shah, Director of Policy Development and Programming, American Constitution Society for Law and Policy
Panel Discussion:
- Dahlia Lithwick, Senior Editor, Slate (moderator)
- Chris Calabrese, Legislative Counsel, ACLU Nationwide
- James Grimmelmann, Professor of Law, University of Maryland, Carey School of Law
- Orin Kerr, Fred C. Stevenson Research Professor of Law, The George Washington University Law School
- Stephen Vladeck, Professor of Law & Associate Dean for Scholarship, American University, Washington College of Law
Fair and impartial state courts play a vital role in our democracy, but a rising tide of high stakes campaigns featuring massive campaign contributions and contentious politics pose a threat to them. Leading experts discussed the results of two important new studies on state court elections, the role campaign contributions play in them and the effects contributions can have on judicial decisions.
Presented by the Washington, D.C. Lawyer Chapter and The George Washington University Student Chapter of the American Constitution Society.
Panelists:
Bert Brandenburg, Executive Director, Justice at Stake
Alicia Bannon, Counsel, Democracy Program, Brennan Center for Justice
Alan B. Morrison, Lerner Family Associate Dean for Public Interest and Public Service Law, Professorial Lecturer in Law, The George Washington University Law School
David Lyle, Senior Counsel for State Advancement, American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (moderator)
Featuring Alan B. Morrison, Lerner Family Associate Dean for Public Interest & Public Service Law and Professorial Lecturer in Law at the George Washington University Law School.
Sponsored by the Oregon Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society.
Paul M. Smith, partner at Jenner & Block LLP and member of the ACS Board of Directors, previews the new Supreme Court Term that begins October 7.
A celebration of Constitution Day with a conversation between Edith Windsor, petitioner in United States v. Windsor; Pamela S. Karlan, co-counsel to Windsor; and Roberta A. Kaplan, the Supreme Court counsel of record.
On Monday, September 16, 2013, ACS hosted a panel discussion at the National Press Club where a diverse group of experts offered their insight on the Supreme Court Term that begins October 7. They discussed key cases on the Court's docket and suggested areas to follow as the Term unfolds.
Introduction:
Caroline Fredrickson, President, American Constitution Society for Law and Policy
Panel Discussion:
- Pamela Harris, Visiting Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center (moderator)
- Randy Barnett, Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Legal Theory, Georgetown University Law Center; Director, Georgetown Center for the Constitution
- Joshua Civin, Counsel to the Director of Litigation, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
- Andrew Pincus, Partner, Mayer Brown LLP; Co-Founder and Co-Director, Yale Law School Supreme Court Advocacy Clinic
- David Strauss, Gerald Ratner Distinguished Service Professor of Law, University of Chicago Law School; Editor, Supreme Court Review
