ACS Kickoff Event
@ Stanford: Wilbur Field 560 Wilbur Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe Stanford Chapter of the American Constitution Society (ACS) invites you to join us for our first event of the year. This is a great opportunity to reconnect with the progressive community on campus, learn about ACS programming and opportunities, and for mentorship groups to get acquainted. The event will take place on Wilbur Field […]
Understanding West Virgina v. EPA
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe American Constitution Society, and the Environmental Law Society are excited to bring you a panel discussion on West Virginia v. EPA, currently before the Supreme Court, which could limit the EPA's authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. Professor Sean Donahue, whose firm Donahue, Goldberg & Littleton wrote a brief in the […]
The Future of Child Protection Law
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesOver one-third of all children in the United States are reported to a state Child Protective Services agency at some point before they reach age 18. This broad system's flaws have received increasing attention in recent years; a major movement has sprung considering abolishing the system entirely. This event, cosponsored by the Stanford Law & Policy […]
Litigating “Anti-Critical Race Theory” Bills in Public Education
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesSince January 2021, 42 states have introduced bills or taken other steps to restrict discussions of racism and sexism in public schools. These “anti-Critical Race Theory” bills have figured prominently in the media, in elections, and most recently, in Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearing. But how are these laws impacting teachers and students on […]
Democratizing Reform of the Supreme Court
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThink the Supreme Court needs fixing? So do we! Join ACS for an event with Professors Ryan Doerfler of the University of Chicago Law School and Samuel Moyn of Yale […]
Racial Gerrymandering & the Future of the Voting Rights Act
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin Stanford Law School Dean Jenny Martinez and ACLU Voting Rights Project Attorney Davin Rosborough for a conversation about the future of the Voting Rights Act in the wake of […]
ACS Presents: Student Clerkship Panel
OnlineJoin the American Constitution Society on Monday, February 7 at 12:45 pm for a conversation about the clerkship application process. Our panel will feature four SLS 3Ls with a diverse array of planned clerkships. They’ll answer your questions and share advice, what they wish they’d known and how you can best manage your clerkship application […]
The Future of Roe – Reading Group & Discussion
@ SLS: Crocker Garden Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join ACS and other members of the SLS community for an informal reading group discussion on the uncertain future of Roe and a woman's right to choose in America. RSVP by Thursday at 10 PM if you would like to receive lunch.
What’s Next for the Biden DOJ? With Professor Pam Karlan
@ SLS: Crocker Garden Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join the American Constitution Society in welcoming Professor Pam Karlan back to campus. Professor Karlan will discuss her current role as the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division and provide insight into how the Biden administration will proceed from here it pursuit of its progressive legal policy […]
ACS Reading Group: Living Constitutionalism
@ SLS: Cooley Courtyard 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesCarrying on a cherished ACS tradition, we'll be hosting our first reading group meeting on November 17 at 12:45 in Cooley Courtyard. This quarter, we'll be examining Jack Balkin's "Living Originalism." There will be lunch for attendees. About the readings: Yale law professor Jack Balkin argues "the Constitution creates a basic framework or plan for […]
Lawyers’ Role in Combatting Income Inequality with UCLA Law Professor Scott Cummings
@ SLS: Crocker Garden Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin ACS for a conversation with UCLA Law Professor and Stanford CASBS Fellow Scott Cummings. We'll discuss his groundbreaking new book, An Equal Place: Lawyers in the Struggle for Los Angeles, which studies the role of lawyers in the movement to challenge economic inequality in one of America's most unequal cities: Los Angeles. Breaking with […]
Understanding the Supreme Court’s Shadow Docket
@ SLS: Room 90 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin the American Constitution Society, University of Texas School of Law Professor Steve Vladeck, and SLS Supreme Court Clinic instructors Ed DuMont and Kendall Turner to learn about one of the hottest topics in Supreme Court litigation: the shadow docket. Professor Vladeck, one of the nation's leading experts in this area, will discuss what the […]
Reign of Terror: A Reflection on 20 Years of the War on Terror with Journalist Spencer Ackerman
@ SLS: Room 185 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join ACS and SNSLS on Friday, October 22 at 1pm for a discussion with Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent Spencer Ackerman on his experiences covering the most pressing national security issues of the last two decades and his new book Reign of Terror, which examines how the now generation-long War on Terror has undermined protection of […]
New Faculty Introduction with Professor Elizabeth Reese
@ SLS: Crocker Garden Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join ACS for our first event of the year to welcome Professor Elizabeth Reese, one of the newest members of the SLS faculty, to campus. Professor Reese will share details on her previous academic and professional work advocating for progressive change in the law, as well as how her own personal background has […]
ACS Reading Group – The Original Theory of Constitutionalism
OnlinePlease join Stanford ACS for its final reading group event of the year. This quarter, we will be reading The Original Theory of Constitutionalism by David Singh Grewal and Jedediah Purdy. The piece is framed as a review of Richard Tuck’s The Sleeping Sovereign, a book reconstructing the history of modern constitutional democracy. Tuck argues that modern constitutionalism, based on the idea […]
ACS Greek Trivia Night
OnlineThe American Constitution Society is thrilled to announce a night to celebrate….you guessed it…DEMOCRACY! How, you ask? In the most ancient and hallowed of ways: a tour of Greek take-out dinner and virtual "true or false" Greek trivia! Take the eve of 5/15 to kick back, laugh a lot, and enjoy some great food before finals kick […]
Celebrating Democracy
OnlineA tour of Greek take-out dinner and virtual "true or false" Greek trivia! Take the eve of 5/15 to kick back, laugh a lot, and enjoy some great food before finals kick in. . Although Socrates will be our trivia host, you won’t need to prep for any Socratic dialogue—you’ll just need a decent lie detector to figure […]
ACS: Due Process x Sexual Violence
OnlineAlexandra Brodsky, civil rights attorney and author, will speak on the complicated intersection of recent feminist movements to protect victims and concerns about fairness to the accused. In her book, […]
ACS: A Conversation with Judge Tigar
OnlineJoin Judge Jon S. Tigar, United States District Court for the Northern District of California, for a conversation about his work as a federal District Court judge and his legal […]
Kill Switch: A Conversation on the Filibuster
OnlineJoin us for a timely discussion about a primary impediment to our democracy's ability to function – the filibuster. Adam Jentlesen, author of Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy, will speak on the rise of the filibuster as a tool used to thwart majority rule in America. […]
The Future of Gun Violence in America with Everytown Law
OnlineAs a new Presidential administration settles in, Krystan Hitchcock, Counsel, and Carolyn Shanahan, Litigation Fellow, from Everytown Law will join us to address a wide range of topics on the […]
Introduction to the Law and Political Economy with Sarang Shah
OnlinePlease join the SLS American Constitution Society for a lunch talk about the emerging field of Law and Political Economy. LPE is a network of scholars, practitioners, and students advancing […]
Black Lives Matter and Politics: Running in 2020
OnlineSince the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, Breonna Taylor, Elijah McClain, and many others, Black Lives Matter has reignited a rallying cry from California to South Korea. The result is, again, a historic racial reckoning concurrent with the Covid-19 pandemic, motivating many Democrats to run on political platforms consistent or supportive of […]
Clerkships Chat with Jill Dash, ACS National VP
OnlineJoin Jill Dash, VP Strategic Engagement at ACS, for a candid Q&A about the navigating the clerkship process, her work, and ACS's plans for the judiciary. Jill leads ACS National's work on issues surrounding the judiciary and the rule of law. She also manages ACS’s Path to the Bench Initiative, as well as the ACS […]
The People’s Constitution with John Kowal, Brennan Center VP
OnlineJoin John Kowal, VP of Programs at the Brennan Center, for a book talk on his forthcoming book, The People’s Constitution: How Social Movements and Civil Society Organizations Have Shaped the U.S. Constitution (The New Press, 2021), co-authored with SLS alumnus Wilfred Codrington III. The book evaluates the role of social movements and civil society organizations in […]