ACS Chicago-Kent

American Constitution Society Chicago-Kent College of Law Student Chapter

[ACS Chicago-Kent @ACSChicagoKent]

Some incredible members of the @ChicagoKentLaw ACS chapter were able to speak with the news about what Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation to SCOTUS means to them, and more generally, this country!

Check it out:

[ABC 7 Chicago @ABC7Chicago]

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation hearing was watched by Chicago-Kent College of Law students on their first day back from spring break. https://t.co/Gl5r088xti

[ABC 7 Chicago @ABC7Chicago]

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation hearing was watched by Chicago-Kent College of Law students on their first day back from spring break. https://t.co/Gl5r088xti

[ACS Chapters @ACSstudents]

Shoutout to @ACSChicagoKent who will be hosting #SCOTUSHearing watch parties all week!

[ACS Chicago-Kent @ACSChicagoKent]

Please join ACS this Wednesday, March 10th for a panel discussion on the violent breach of the Capitol, and how we can protect and strengthen our constitutional democracy moving forward. We look forward to seeing you there!

DM for zoom link or email [email protected]

[American Constitution Society @acslaw]

ACS mourns the loss and praises the legacy of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. ACS President @RussFeingold: "She was a giant, and we shall not see her like again."

[ACS Chicago-Kent @ACSChicagoKent]

Shana Tova everyone!

[ACS Chicago-Kent @ACSChicagoKent]

New rule: let’s not mock people who are excited to vote. Voting is not “virtue signaling.” And even if it is - not a bad virtue to signal anyway.

[Matt Glassman @MattGlassman312]

I'm glad VA has easy-access early voting and that people have 6+ weeks to vote and I wish it was even easier for people everywhere to participate in politics.

But standing in a long line to vote 45 days before an election is a truly ridiculous form of virtue signaling.

[American Constitution Society @acslaw]

ACS President @russfeingold released the following statement today regarding AG WB: “His efforts to subvert our democracy and the rule of law must be resisted by each of us who embraces our Constitution and the values it enshrines.” https://t.co/cor7d1PmPo

[ACS Chicago-Kent @ACSChicagoKent]

Happy Constitution Day! Thank you to @ChicagoVotes and @CommonCauseIL for leading our voting rights panel yesterday. Stay tuned for more events soon!

[ACS Chicago-Kent @ACSChicagoKent]

@cshaplaw: the upside of this impeachment is that it will be a marker for the future, and that is not a bad precedent for our future. #ACS #ImpeachmentTrial101

[ACS Chicago-Kent @ACSChicagoKent]

@cshaplaw: My concern is that this outcome arises from political polarization. #ACS #ImpeachmentTrial101

[ACS Chicago-Kent @ACSChicagoKent]

@cwschmidt1: We have never actually removed a president through impeachment. IThe system assumes that this is going to be one of the possible outcomes of the impeachment process. #ACS #ImpeachmentTrial101

[ACS Chicago-Kent @ACSChicagoKent]

Is there a systemic problem removing presidents from office if we know that the President will be acquitted ahead of time? Prof Heyman: Framers didn't want to turn our system into a parliamentary political system and their impeachment rules reflect that. #ACS #ImpeachmentTrial101

[ACS Chicago-Kent @ACSChicagoKent]

@cwschmidt1: Rehnquist played as little a role as possible and I think Roberts is going to follow in his footsteps. But Chief Justice Chase did play a more active role in the impeachment of President Johnson. #ACS #ImpeachmentTrial101

[ACS Chicago-Kent @ACSChicagoKent]

@cshaplaw: You could argue that presiding over a trial suggests a more active role. There is at least one outstanding question, which is whether or not he can break a tie in votes or thinks he can do so. #ACS #ImpeachmentTrial101

[ACS Chicago-Kent @ACSChicagoKent]

Should the Chief Justice have a more active role in the impeachment trial? @cshaplaw The Chief Justice will not want to play a more active role, he would like to come out looking as neutral as possible. #ACS #ImpeachmentTrial101

[ACS Chicago-Kent @ACSChicagoKent]

Is there a way for the impeachment trial to bring the Senate together as a more cohesive institution? @cshaplaw It doesn't make political sense for the leadership to do so. @cwschmidt1 the end of this is going to be just as acrimonious as it began. #ACS #ImpeachmentTrial101

[ACS Chicago-Kent @ACSChicagoKent]

Prof. Heyman: There is a legal and constitutional role on the one hand and then there is also the political dimension on the other. Hamilton's POLITICAL offenses are offenses against the community and our constitutional order. #ACS #ImpeachmentTrial101

[ACS Chicago-Kent @ACSChicagoKent]

@cwschmidt1: Unlike making a policy decision, this is a constitutional duty to understand what the constitution says and its history. The hard thing here is that we do not have a template for their roles here. #ACS #ImpeachmentTrial101

[ACS Chicago-Kent @ACSChicagoKent]

What do you think should be the role of the Senators here? More as a jury or as political actors? @cshaplaw It is not appropriate to say beforehand how they should vote. They should go in with an open mind but constituent views are not irrelevant. #ACS #ImpeachmentTrial101