The Jacob Burns Center for Ethics in the Practice of Law, the Criminal Law Society Present, and the American Constitution Society Present: Danielle Sassoon, Former Interim U.S. Attorney For The Southern District Of NY. Ms. Sassoon was appointed to serve as interim U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York by President Donald Trump in January 2025. She resigned from that position in February 2025 rather than carry out an order from a top Department of Justice official to dismiss pending federal criminal corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. She will be joined in conversation with Professor Jessica Roth.
Obergefell: Past, Present, and Future
Join OUTLaw and ACS for a panel discussing the precedent of Obergefell v. Hodges and the future of gay marriage in the United States. Guest speakers Milan Pham, from Equality NC, and Kelly Parry-Johnson, from Advocates for Trans Equality, will provide invaluable insight on the precedent with time for a Q&A at the end. Food will be provided.
ACS Presents: Chelsey Metcalf from The Chicago City Affirmative Litigation Department
This conversation with Chelsey Metcalf from the City of Chicago’s Affirmative Litigation Department will discuss the Department’s history and work in the current political climate. The ALD has been aggressively challenging the second Trump Administration’s changes to important legislation, such as the EPA and the Affordable Care Act via direct lawsuits. More generally, the ALD challenges federal government actions through lawsuits on behalf of City residents, submitting amicus briefs in support of third-party lawsuits against the government, and enforcing consumer protection laws to protect residents from unfair business practices.
Chelsey Metcalf has served as an Associate Corporation Counsel III for the City of Chicago's Affirmative Litigation Department since December 2022. Prior to joining the ALD, she clerked in the Northern District of Illinois for United States Magistrate Judge Sunil R. Harjani and Judge Franklin U. Valderrama, and worked as a litigation associate for Foley and Lardner. She received her J.D., cum laude, from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 2015, and graduated with distinction from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2012.
Environmental Law with Harpeth Conservancy
Harpeth Conservancy will be joining us to discuss environmental law in Tennessee.
ACS San Diego: Ninth Circuit Immigration Review Panel
Please join the ACS San Diego Lawyer Chapter for our Ninth Circuit Immigration Review panel with Kevin Gregg, Esq. and Tammy Lin, Esq. discussing past immigration case summaries.
Featuring:
Kevin Gregg, Partner at Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli & Pratt P.A. & Host of Immigration Review Podcast
Tammy Lin, Attorney, Law Office of Tammy Lin; Adjunct Professor and Supervising Attorney for Immigration Clinic, University of San Diego School of Law
Expungement Clinic
Pro Bono volunteer event that fulfills our requirement for a service event as a KU law student organization. This event is in partnership with Kansas Legal Services. Event would take place during pro bono week. members of exec board having already committed to volunteer.