ACS Career Panel

Join ACS at UW-Madison for a career panel featuring recent law school graduates working in public interest, government, and private practice roles aligned with ACS values. Panelists will share practical advice on navigating the transition from law school to practice, finding value-driven work, and early career decision-making, followed by a Q&A.

2nd Amendment Debate on Gun Control

This event will be a co-sponsored debate between BYU Law's chapters of ACS and the Federalist Society. The speakers will be Shira Feldman, Senior Director of Constitutional Litigation at Brady United, and Amy Swearer, former Senior Legal Fellow at the Heritage Foundation. The debate will explore whether gun control measures function as legitimate regulations under the Second Amendment or whether they risk becoming oppressive restrictions on constitutional rights.

MC Law First Amendment Panel

The MC Law Chapter of the American Constitution Society invites you to a panel discussion on the First Amendment, focusing on freedom of the press. The panel will explore current issues affecting press freedoms under the present administration, the challenges facing investigative journalism, and the vital role of a free press in American democracy. Our distinguished guest speakers include Associate Professor Frank Rosenblatt, a leading constitutional law scholar with expertise in First Amendment issues, and Jerry Mitchell, an acclaimed investigative reporter known for his groundbreaking work uncovering civil rights cold cases. This panel offers a unique opportunity to hear insights from both academic and practical perspectives, engaging in a discussion about the legal, ethical, and societal dimensions of press freedom today.

The event will take place on Thursday, February 5, 2026, at 12:00 PM, located at MC Law's campus. Lunch will be provided!

Blow the Whistle on ICE: Whistle Kit Assembly Party

Come equip your WSU community in the struggle against ICE. We'll build whistle kits and discuss ICE activities in Detroit.

This event is a collaboration between ACS, NLG, UPTF, GEOC, and the Wayne Academic Union.

Above the Law? Immigration Enforcement, Accountability, and the Constitution

Attorney and Professor Juan Rocha will discuss whether immigration enforcement operates under different constitutional rules than other forms of law enforcement, the scope of immunity afforded to immigration officers, the implications for Fourth and Fifth Amendment protections, and how recent enforcement practices and limits on judicial review challenge the long-standing characterization of immigration law as “civil.”