Chicago ACS

The Chicago Lawyer Chapter hosts more than 25 programs per year, from networking events to substantive programming on issues of the day.

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ACS At-Large: Afghan and Ukrainian Refugees in the US: Lawyers to the Rescue
12/14/22 4PM-5PM EST

Attend this virtual panel to learn more about the experiences and challenges facing recent refugees from Afghanistan and Ukraine.

https://t.co/nnl01hb3HS

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Police Unions, Reform, and Racial Justice
11/30/22 12PM-1PM CST

Join ACS for a program exploring the tensions at the intersection of two concepts that progressives care about deeply–the labor movement and racial justice reform–in the world of policing.

https://t.co/R0UFVQ8TTE

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ACS Book Talk: No More Police
11/14/22 6PM-7PM EST

Join ACS for a conversation with Andrea Ritchie, co-founder of Interrupting Criminalization. She will be in conversation with Angélica Cházaro, Professor of Law at University of Washington School of Law.

https://t.co/CeDFSYjvEq

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ACS Clerkship Panel

Are you interested in clerking, but don't know where to begin? Join ACS on 10/20/22 at 4:30 pm ET for The Basics of Clerkship Applications, a virtual event on the nuts and bolts of clerkship applications for state and federal courts.
https://t.co/osM1QVzZ3z

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ACS Chicago Legal Legends Reception

Join us as we honor the ACS Abner J. Mikva and Ruth Goldman awardees from 2020, 2021, and 2022 on Monday, October 3 at 5:30 p.m. ACS President Russ Feingold will join us for the celebration.

https://t.co/Pn4hBUsU7x

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The Constitution In Jeopardy: An Evening with Russ Feingold and Peter Prindiville

Wednesday, September 28, 2022 - 6:30pm / In-store Event!

https://t.co/drL27P3L4x

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ACS Chicago Legal Legends Reception

Join us as we honor the ACS Abner J. Mikva and Ruth Goldman awardees from 2020, 2021, and 2022 on October 3 at 5:30 p.m. ACS President Russ Feingold, co-author of the book The Constitution in Jeopardy, will join us.

https://t.co/usuxh5RjmI

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ACS Chicago: Supreme Court Term in Review & Look Ahead
10/3/22 12:00PM-1:30PM CDT

Join ACS for our annual Supreme Court hybrid event. The most recent U.S. Supreme Court term was the most conservative in a century and included catastrophic decisions.

https://t.co/9QpbciPP55

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Civil Disagreements: Originalism and the Constitution

9/23/22 2:00 PM CDT

Resolved: That the U. S. Constitution should be interpreted according to its original meaning. But how should one interpret those words? Please join us for a lively discussion.

https://t.co/iCFAaoijNy

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National Supreme Court Preview 2022-2023
9/15/22 12:30PM-2PM EDT

Join ACS for our Annual Supreme Court Preview. After the seismic decisions handed down last Term, all eyes will be on the Court this fall to see what may come next.

https://t.co/fEjreLumxo

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ACS Chicago: 2022 Legal Legends Luncheon
8/19/22 12PM-1:30PM CDT

Join ACS for its Virtual Annual Legal Legends Luncheon. Camilla Taylor, the Director of Constitutional Litigation at Lambda Legal, will provide keynote remarks.

https://t.co/UFuCjVjc1Z

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Demystifying the DOJ Honors Program
7/28/22 12PM-1PM EDT

Join ACS to learn how the program works and hear from DOJ attorneys from the Criminal, Civil, and Civil Rights Divisions, including an alum and those who've been involved in the hiring process.

https://t.co/otksUcGvJB

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Civil Disagreements: Supreme Court Reform
Jul 22, 2022 12:00 PM CDT

"Resolved: that Congress should establish non-renewable eighteen-year term limits for United States Supreme Court Justices.”

https://t.co/E5cqNpLUcQ

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Career Opportunities in State Solicitor General Offices
7/20/22 2pm-3pm EDT

ACS will be hosting a panel discussion on career opportunities in state solicitor general offices and how that can be a path to a judicial appointment.

https://t.co/wkzQtwYLrJ

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2021-2022 ACS National Supreme Court Review
6/30/22 1PM-2:30PM EDT

ACS is hosting its annual Supreme Court Review panel discussion examining the current Supreme Court Term as it draws to a close.

https://t.co/p6ElbzG156

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ACS Summer Reading List Book Talk: Allow Me to Retort
6/15/22 1PM-2PM EDT

Join the American Constitution Society for a conversation with Elie Mystal of The Nation, about his new book, Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution.

https://t.co/zhrrQ2WRvR

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ACS Summer Reading List Book Talk: Manifesting Justice
6/13/22 2PM-3PM EDT

Join ACS for a conversation with the author of Manifesting Justice: Wrongly Convicted Women Reclaim Their Rights, Valena Beety.

https://t.co/5fGyHl6fff

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ACS Summer Reading List Book Talk: Civil Rights Queen
6/9/22 1PM-2 EDT

Please join the American Constitution Society for a conversation with the author of Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality, Tomiko Brown-Nagin

https://t.co/7m1iqbEZFC

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Roe, the Courts, and How ACS is Meeting This Moment

Join ACS for a conference call discussion on 5/25 11:30am-12pm ET for a conversation about how ACS is fighting for reproductive rights and constitutional democracy.

https://t.co/ZDgO3pgPvr

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ACS Twitter Space re: the leaked opinion with ACS’s Lindsay Langholz and Russ Feingold to discuss the draft opinion.

Today at 3pm ET

https://t.co/rRk0QSOMqo