Join us for our fall semester happy hour! Join the ACS Arizona Lawyer Chapter and ACS ASU Student Chapter for our Fall Semester Happy Hour at the Churchill.
Supreme Court Series: Religious Liberties Roundup
This event will feature Professor Micah Schwartzmann discussing the reasoning of the Supreme Court in the religious liberties cases of last term (Mahmoud, Catholic Charities, Drummond) and what those holdings mean for religious liberties jurisprudence. Professor Schwartzmann also intends to briefly preview where he expects the Supreme Court to move in the coming term and beyond in the area of religious liberties. A student Q+A will follow.
Election Night in America (9 nights later)- Breaking Down the Off-Cycle Elections with Professor Birdthistle
Join ACS and Professor William Birdthistle to discuss the causes and implications of the off-cycle election results last Tuesday!
Conversation with Justice Allison Riggs
Please join ACS on Thursday, November 13 at 12:10 in Flynn for a conversation with Justice Allison Riggs of the North Carolina Supreme Court. Justice Allison Riggs of the Supreme Court of North Carolina has dedicated her career to protecting the right to vote and advancing equal justice. She grew up in the mountains of West Virginia and put herself through college, graduate school, and law school at the University of Florida. Before joining the bench, she worked at the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, where she led landmark redistricting and voting rights cases—including before the U.S. Supreme Court. Appointed by Governor Roy Cooper to the state’s highest court in 2023, Justice Riggs won reelection in 2024 amid fierce partisan attempts to overturn the result and retroactively void tens of thousands of votes. She continues to champion fairness, transparency, and dignity in the justice system. We’re honored to host Justice Riggs to discuss her journey from civil rights to the bench, lessons from her recent election, and her work. Free food will be provided.
ACS Minnesota: A Conversation with Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Theodora Gaïtas
Please join the ACS Minnesota Lawyer Chapter to learn about Justice Gaïtas's path to the Minnesota Supreme Court, views on appellate practice, and tips for appearing before the Supreme Court. A Justice Theodora Gaïtas was appointed to the Minnesota Supreme Court in August 2024 by Governor Tim Walz. Previously, she served as a judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals from 2020 to 2024, where she co-chaired the Tribal Court State Court Forum and that court's Equal Justice Committee. Justice Gaïtas also served as a district court judge in the Fourth Judicial District (Hennepin County) from 2018 to 2020.
Before her appointment to the bench, Justice Gaïtas was a partner at small law firm, representing plaintiffs in medical malpractice cases. For the majority of her career, however, she served as a public defender, initially working as a trial-level public defender, and then spending fifteen years as an attorney with Minnesota Appellate Public Defender's Office. As an attorney, Justice Gaïtas served as a member of the Minnesota Supreme Court's Advisory Committees for the Rules of Evidence, the Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure, and the Rules of Criminal Procedure. She has taught appellate advocacy and criminal procedure at local law schools. Justice Gaïtas is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and the University of Minnesota Law School.
The conversation will be moderated by Adam Miller, Deputy General Counsel and Director of Judicial Appointments for the Office of Governor Walz and Lt. Governor Flanagan.
Featuring:
Hon. Theodora Gaïtas, Associate Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court; Former Judge, Minnesota Court of Appeals
Moderated by:
Adam Miller, Deputy General Counsel & Director of Judicial Appointments, Office of Governor Tim Walz & Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan
Join us in person! Light refreshments will be provided by Stinson.
ACLU-KY Networking and Informational Event
Partnered event with UK BLSA and If, When, How to host ACLU-KY speakers to discuss their work in Kentucky and possible internship opportunities in the upcoming summer.