Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) called the current U.S. Supreme Court one of the most activist in history for a series of recent rulings he said have undermined the U.S. Constitution and federal and state laws designed to protect the health, safety and economic well-being of Americans. Leahy leveled the sharp critique of the high court during his keynote address before nearly 1,000 attendees at the 2008 ACS National Convention.
ACS Briefing on Diversity in the Legal Profession
On November 29, 2007, ACS hosted a panel on diversity within the legal establishment. Panelists discussed how various stakeholders in the legal profession, including law schools, law students, and legal employers, can foster a richer, more racially diverse profession. The panel included:
- Andrew Bruck, Co-President, Building a Better Legal Profession
- John Nussbaumer, Associate Dean, Thomas M. Cooley Law School
- Christina Guerola Sarchio, Partner, Howrey LLP
- Damon L. White, Global Litigation Process Leader, General Motors
- Moderator, Michele A. Roberts, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
House Judiciary Chair John Conyers Addresses ACS National Convention
Speaking at the Fifth Annual ACS National Convention, U.S. Representative John Conyers (D-MI), Chair of the House Judiciary Committee, addressed the ongoing controversy at the Justice Department, as well as concerns about the integrity of the electoral process.
Yale Law School Dean Harold Hongju Koh Addresses Restoring America's International Standing
Speaking at the Fifth Annual ACS National Convention, Yale Law School Dean Harold Hongju Koh presented a multi-faceted proposal to restore the rule of law to the United States and restore its standing worldwide. A transcript of his remarks may be found here.
Senator Schumer Discusses the Supreme Court at the Fifth Annual ACS National Convention
Justices Breyer and Scalia Converse on the Constitution
On December 5, 2006, ACS and the Federalist Society co-sponsored "A Conversation on the Constitution: Perspectives from Active Liberty and A Matter of Interpretation" with U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justices Stephen Breyer and Antonin Scalia.
In this conversation, which was moderated by ABC News Legal Correspondent Jan Crawford Greenburg the Justices discussed the interpretive methodologies described in their books, and conversed on the Constitution itself. Nine hundred lawyers, law students, judges and journalists attended the event.
