American Constitution Society — University of Pennsylvania Law School Chapter

Get excited for ACS's bi-annual Quizzo game, where teams of 8-10 students, faculty, staff and guests test their knowledge of everything trivial. Expect prizes, pizza, beer and an auction of professor-made artwork that supports the Equal Justice Foundation (EJF).

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Class Actions: Advancing Justice and Social Change
Thursday, October 27 at 6:30pm in G214
After the close of a rough Supreme Court term, attorneys are wondering about the continued effectiveness of class actions. But over the years class actions have served as a powerful tools for social change, forcing to companies and government to change their policies and practices. Class actions bring together those whose cases are individually week, but together can create a strong collective force for change. Always remembering that class actions are a function of civil procedure, the impact of the Supreme Court's interpretation of Rule 23 in Dukes v. Wal-Mart remains an open question. Come listen to some of the foremost experts on using class and collective legal actions for social change share about their recent cases, decision making processes for deciding to bring the action, and current challenges to using such cases for social change. Hosted by the National Lawyers' Guild Chapter, Civil Rights Law Project, and ACS.

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BYO Dinner with Professor Burbank
Wednesday, Oct. 19, 7 p.m.
ACS’s Professor BYO series gives ACS members on campus the chance to get to know Penn professors over dinner. This October, we're inviting 8-10 members to dine with Professor Stephen Burbank.

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A Discussion with Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams
Tuesday, October 18 at 4:30, G-213
Seth Williams, Philadelphia's first African American District Attorney, will be joining the Penn Law community to speak about the successes and challenges he has experienced thus far, his platform and how it differs from his predecessors, and what he ultimately hopes to accomplish during his tenure. A West Philadelphia native, Seth graduated from the Georgetown Law Center, worked as an assistant district attorney, Inspector General of Philadelphia, and as counsel for Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young before being elected as Philadelphia's DA. Sponsored by BLSA and co-sponsored by ACS.

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The Diversity Committee of CSR presents Diversity on the Bench: Perspectives from Federal and State Judges.
Tuesday, September 27 at 4:30pm
G213
This exciting program will feature: the Honorable Juan R. Sanchez of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (L'81), the Honorable C. Darnell Jones of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the Honorable Dan Anders of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, and the Honorable Judge Dawn Segal of the Municipal Court of the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania. The program will include a discussion of the Judges' experiences prior to the bench and getting onto the bench. The program is a great opportunity to hear from exceptional judges and about their experiences on the bench. The event is co-sponsored by ACS, BLSA, Lambda, LALSA, APALSA, SALSA, JLSA, PLWA, and Feminist Working Group.

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Supreme Court Review & Preview Panel
Thursday, September 22, 2011 from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Levy Conference Center
ACS presents our annual Supreme Court review and preview panel, where our four distinguished panelists will discused the most recent and upcoming supreme court terms.
Featuring:
Randy Barnett: Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Legal Theory, Georgetown University Law Center; Visiting Professor, University of Pennsylvania School of Law, Northwestern Law School and Harvard Law School
Thomas Goldstein: Founding Partner, Goldstein & Howe; Professor, Stanford Law School and Harvard Law School; Publisher, SCOTUSblog
Linda Greenhouse: Senior Research Scholar in Law, Knight Distinguished Journalist-in-Residence and Joseph Goldstein Lecturer in Law, Yale Law School; Pulitzer Prize-winning former U.S. Supreme Court Correspondent, New York Times; Member, ACS National Board of Directors
Monica Youn: Brennan Center Constitutional Fellow, Brennan Center for Justice

Join the Penn Law American Constitution Society for a discussion on how the issue of same-sex marriage needs to be framed to persuade the Justices of the United States Supreme Court. Panelists will provide their insights to the cultural, legal theory, and practical arguments that will be most critical in presenting the issue within The Court. Is our society ready for same-sex marriage? Is it Constitutionally guaranteed? What are the most convincing arguments? Learn the answers to these questions, and have the opportunity to ask your own. The panel will be moderated by Professor Sophia Lee (Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School) and co-sponsored by Lambda Law.

Professor Tobias Wolff, Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School and Legal Advisor & LGBT Policy Chair for Obama for America '08

Doctor John Corvino, Philosophy Professor at Wayne State University and weekly columnist, The Gay Moralist, at gay365.com

Ms. Hayley Gorenberg, Deputy Legal Director for Lambda Legal and lead counsel in Lambda Legal's New Jersey marriage equality case

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Note: you are also welcome to come without a team and put one together at the event.
To play Quizzo will cost $5 for ACS members and $10 for non-members. We will be serving complimentary pizza and refreshments!

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The Constitution in 2020 project is the American Constitution Society's attempt to give progressive legal thinkers a platform to not only discuss consitutional theory but practical ways those theories can be implemented through either the judiciary or other branches of government. This panel discussion is centered around the question: Given the conservative leanings of the Supreme Court and the federal judiciary, what is the future for progressive constitutional scholarship and activism? The panelists are:

Kermit Roosevelt-Professor of Law at University of Pennsylvania Law School. Among Professor Roosevelt's many publications is his 2006 book The Myth of Judicial Activism which describes criteria for evaluating how activist the judiciary really is.

Sophia Lee-Assistant Professor of Law at University of Pennsylvania Law School. Professor Lee's scholarship has focused on administrative law and the role non-judicial actors play in shaping constitutional theory.

Jamal Greene-Associate Professor of Law at Columbia Law School. Professor Greene has written numerous articles and books on constitutional theory including biting critiques of originalism as a constitutional theory.

Alice Ristroph-Professor of Law at Seton Hall Law School. A scholar in the fields of both constitutional and criminal law, Professor Ristroph's current research focuses on efforts to use the law to reduce or regulate state violence.

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"Who Owns the First Amendment?"
Friday, April 1 @ 12:00 P.M., Gittis-213
Reception in Goat to Follow

BURT NEUBORNE, Professor of Civil Liberties & founding Legal Director of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law, will discuss an upcoming article that identifies the five players in any speech setting -- the speaker; the hearer; a conduit; the subject; and the regulator -- and asks how their interests interact and occasionally conflict.

This lecture was established in 2010 to honor the legacy of Professor Baker, one of the nation's premier scholars in First Amendment Law and mass media policy. For nearly three decades, he enriched the life of our Law School, winning awards for teaching as well as generating an impressive body of scholarship. ACS is proud to memorialize this inspiring individual with this annual event.

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"Challenges Facing State Courts Today: Independence, Resources, and Advocacy"
March 31, 3:00-4:30 Silverman 245a

Justice Brent Appel was appointed to the Supreme Court of Iowa in 2006. The court was embroiled in controversy when it unanimously voted to legalize gay marriage in 2009, and three of its members were ousted in the 2010 midterm elections. Justice Appel’s lecture will address a wide variety of contemporary challenges facing state courts. Students are encouraged to engage in a dialogue with His Honor about the issues raised by his remarks.

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The Future of Globalism: A Discussion of Anti International Law Ballot Initiatives
with Professor Martha Davis, Northeastern University

Martha Davis, Professor at Northeastern University and expert on Human Rights Law, will speak on the constitutional questions that initiatives banning the consideration of international law or the mentioning of sharia law in state courts pose. She will present her recent ACS Issue Brief on the subject.

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The Constitutionality of Healthcare with Professor Ruger
March 30 at noon, Room S-240 A

Professor Ted Ruger leads a discussion on the debate over the constitutionality of the new health care law. Recently a federal court in Florida struck down the new law, calling the law's individual health insurance mandate unconstitutional. This ruling makes two district court rulings upholding the law and two striking it down. This discussion will focus on the nuances of the debate's two sides, as well as the future of the new law.

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Join Penn ACS for our March BYO dinner with Professor (and noted constitutional scholar) Seth Kreimer! Dinner will be on Thursday, March 24th, at 7:00 pm at La Viola in Center City. You pay for your own dinner, and ACS will provide everyone with all the wine they can drink. Please RSVP to our Membership Chair, Anna Carlsen, at anna.carlsen@law.upenn.edu. Do NOT just reply to this email!

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Racial Barriers to Criminal Justice in 2011: A Conversation with Professor Michael Higginbotham & Brownbag Lunch
Thursday March 24at at 12pm in SG-53

Join ACS and Visiting Professor Michael Higginbotham for the next in ACS's monthly brown bag lunch series. Professor Higginbotham will lead a discussion on the impact of race in the administration of justice in our modern criminal system.

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As you may know, this Friday February 18th is the deadline for the ACS National Writing Competition that the Penn chapter coordinates each year. After we collect all the submissions, we will need Penn ACS members to help us read and score the preliminary round of entries. We will narrow down the field and submit a maximum of seven final submissions to our panel of professors and federal judges who will ultimately decide on the winners.

If you are interested in coming to our reading party, please email Jamie Gullen at gullenj@law.upenn.edu. If you would like to help read and score but cannot make the party, you can still help out! Just email Jamie!

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With Professor Rudovsky and Professor Volokh of the Volokh Conspiracy!
Friday, Feb. 25th 12:00-1:30, G214

ACS is excited to co-sponsor with NLG and the Prisoners' Education and Advocacy Project (PEAP) in hosting a debate between Professors Alexander "Sasha" Volokh and David Rudovsky on the topic of prison privatization.

The event will be a one-on-one crossfire between two academic heavyweights. Both professors are high-profile experts in prison privatization issues and the topic is one of emerging importance in economic policy and criminal justice.

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How to Use Your Degree to Further Education Reform: A Discussion with KIPP Co-Founder Mike Feinberg
When: Wednesday, February 23rd from 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Where: Levy Conference Center

Mike Feinberg is the co-founder of KIPP (Knowledge is Power Program), the largest charter school network in the country with 99 schools in over 20 states. Mr. Feinberg, a Teach for America alumnus, founded the KIPP program with the goal of preparing low-income students to graduate from college and pursue successful careers.

KIPP schools have been highly successful in reaching this goal. Mr. Feinberg will discuss how law and policy students can use their degrees to further the education reform movement and ensure that every child in our country has the opportunity to attain an excellent education.

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BYO with Professor Anita Allen!
Wednesday, February 23rd at 7 P.M.
Vientiane, 4728 Baltimore Ave, Philadelphia 19143

You pay for your dinner, ACS will buy the wine. Please RSVP to our Membership Chair, Anna Carlsen, at anna.carlsen@law.upenn.edu to reserve a spot. Limited to first 10 to reply.

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Who's Invited to the Tea Party?: A Discussion of the Movement's Emergence and Future Implications
Tuesday, Feb. 22, 4:30, G1

The President of the Philadelphia NAACP branch, J. Whyatt Mondesire, Michael Froehlich, a staff attorney at Community Legal Services will be speaking.

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Responding to the recent financial crisis, Elizabeth Warren has been tasked with overseeing the creation of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. ACS will host Penn Law Prof. David Skeel and Harvard Law Prof. Katie Porter for a discussion about the need for the Bureau, its major powers, and the challenges involved in its formation.

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Join ACS, the Federalist Society, and the Penn Law National Security Society for a discussion with Daniel Pines, Assistant General Counsel for the CIA, about a recent article on the legality of extraordinary rendition.
Penn Law Professor and ACS member Deborah Pearlstein will moderate and offer her response.

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Join ACS, BLSA, APALSA, and LEARN for our February brown bag discussion on Race & Education. The event will be held on Wednesday February 9, 2011 at 12pm in Silverman 49.

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Join us for a panel discussion, Q & A session, and reception with federal judges. The discussion topic is judicial decision making.

Chief Judge Alex Kozinski - United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Judge Rosemary Pooler - United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Judge Barrington Parker, Jr. - United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Judge Mary McLaughlin - United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Moderated by Prof. Matthew Adler.

ACS and Lambda are co-sponsoring an informational 1L summer job panel! Come hear from 2Ls and 3Ls about their summer experiences and get suggestions on job hunting!

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Come discuss the impact of the 2010 vote on reproductive rights across the country. We will be bringing Jordan Goldberg, the State Advocacy Counsel for the U.S. Program at the Center for Reproductive Rights, to discuss what is going on in the states. The event will take place in S240B and is cosponsored by ACS, Reproductive Rights Law Project, Feminist Working Group and Health Law Group. Hosted by Penn Law for Reproductive Justice.

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Co-Sponsored by PLWA. 2Ls and 3Ls who aced their 1L exams share tips on how to prepare for the exams of specific professors.

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Our November BYO dinner will be an evening with Professor David Rudovsky at Nan (French/Thai, located at 40th and Chestnut) on

You pay for your dinner, ACS will buy the wine. Please RSVP to our Membership Chair, Anna Carlsen, at anna.carlsen@law.upenn.edu to reserve a spot.

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Public Interest Perspective on the Law School Curriculum: Contract Law
Tuesday, Nov. 16 at 4:30, G214

Please join us to talk about how Contract Law affects the most economically vulnerable.

Irv Ackelsberg, Esq. - Langer, Grogan and Diver
&
Kerry Smith, Esq. - Community Legal Services

Mr. Ackelsberg and Ms. Smith will speak on current trends in contract law that are especially harmful to low-income populations.

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Co-Sponsored by Penn Law Immigrant Rights Project (PLIRP). Join us for an informative panel about constitutional law and immigration.

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ACS PRESENTS
in partnership with Marshall Brennan (Law), Street Law (Law), Students Confronting Racism and White Privilege (Grad School of Education), and Politics & Public Policy Club (Wharton)
Waiting for Superman' Screening & Discussion

Wednesday, Nov 10th at 12 pm in S-245A: Interdisciplinary discussion & luncheon with Wharton, the Graduate School of Education, and the Fels School of Government. .

Join ACS and students from three other graduate programs at Penn for a free screening of "Waiting for Superman," the controversial film about the Charter School movement that is generating great discussion about the future of American public education.

Join us the next day with students from four unique Penn institutions for a professor-led dialogue about the issues raised by the film over a delicious lunch, here at the Law School.

We are making these spots available to you first, before they are offered to the general public at the schools that are co-sponsoring the event with us. Spots are limited, so please RSVP at this link right away to secure your spot:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MNNDRPX

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November Brown Bag Lunch: Election Aftermath: What's Next on the Progressive Agenda?

Disucss the results of the mid-term elections and what progressives should focus on for the upcoming term.

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An ACS classic! Get a team of up to 10 people (with the option of one professor) and show off your mad trivia skills! We'll have three rounds of questions so start recruiting your friends with the most useless knowledge and get them on your team! While you're at it, bid on some art by Penn's favorite professors. Money raised supports the Equal Justice Foundation!

Note: you are also welcome to come without a team and put one together at the event.
To play Quizzo will cost $5 for ACS members and $10 for non-members. We will be serving pizza and refreshments!

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The Other Side of Health Care Reform: How the landmark legislation will impact women, low-incomepeople, and reproductive rights.

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Mitchell v. Forsyth 25 Years Later: Accountability for Governmental
Oct. 28, 6:30, G214

Misconduct in Today's National Security Context.

In 1985, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark opinion in Mitchell
v. Forsyth, rejecting the government’s position that high-level
executive officials are totally immune from lawsuits challenging the
government's national security actions. Join Penn Law’s David
Rudovsky, who successfully argued Forsyth before the Supreme Court,
for a talk on the significance of this case and its continuing
relevance in post-9/11 litigation.

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Nan Aron, president of Alliance for Justice, a leading and influential nonprofit that has been fighting for access to justice and a fair and independent judiciary for over 30 years, comes to Penn Law to discuss the judicial vacancy emergency and what progressives are doing about it.

Judicial nominations have been fraught with dramatic and unprecedented delays, falling victim to a deliberate pattern of obstruction from Republicans in the United States Senate. With the midterm elections closing in, and in light of Supreme Court decisions like Citizens United, it has never been more important that progressives make the judiciary vacancy emergency a priority.

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Come get your art on and help ACS paint mural in the new construction hallway!!! No artistic talent required!

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You pay for your dinner, ACS will buy the wine. Please RSVP to our Membership Chair, Anna Carlsen, at anna.carlsen@law.upenn.edu to reserve a spot.

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Join EJF, Penn Law for Reproductive Justice, and ACS for a brown bag lunch discussion on what it means to be a progressive. The term “progressive” plays an important role in our communities both within and outside of Penn Law. Come share your opinion on the term and the role that it plays in your life.

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Learn more about Penn Law ACS: What we do, who we are, and how you can get involved. Applications for 1L reps and renewing membership with Nationals will be discussed, along with an overview of exciting upcoming events. Lunch will be served!

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The 2010 ACS Supreme Court Review and Preview provided an opportunity for students, faculty and lawyers to hear from some of the country's most insightful Supreme Court commentators.

Panelists discussed what they view as the important cases from this past term, what cases legal minds should be watching for in the upcoming term and what patterns are emerging in the Court's jurisprudence.

Pamela Karlan- Professor Stanford University Law School, Director of Stanford Supreme Court Clinic=

Tom Goldstein- Partner, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer and Feld, and founder and editor of SCOTUSblog

Ilya Somin- Professor, George Mason University School of Law, blogger on The
Volokh Conspiracy and editor of the Supreme Court Economic Review

James Feldman- Adjunct professor, University of Pennsylvania Law School and former assistant to the Solicitor General

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Join us for a picnic and chatting on Hill Field (the big open space in front of the law school). We are excited to get to know you!

Interview Workshop: How To Stand Out in Interviews
Tuesday, April 6th, 12-1:20pm, Gittis 2,*Lunch Served*

Learn how to stand out during the recruitment process and get ready for CP&P's interview practice on Friday by hearing tips from practicing attorneys on what they look for when they're doing recruiting! Get the chance to ask questions of attorneys from Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP about what they think are the most useful things to know going into interviews!

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Quizzo is happening this upcoming Wednesday night in Levy - get a team of up to 10 people (with the option of one professor) and show off your mad trivia skills! We'll have three rounds of questions so start recruiting your friends with the most useless knowledge and get them on your team!

Note: you are also welcome to come without a team and put one together at the event.
To play Quizzo will cost $5 for ACS members and $10 for non-members. We will be serving pizza and refreshments and will be giving out prizes for best team name and highest score!

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Come hear Linda Chavez and Wade Henderson debate the role of affirmative action in America today!
Ms. Chavez is a well-known television commentator who served in President Reagan’s cabinet and advised President George W. Bush on immigration. She is also the chairwoman and founder of the Center for Equal Opportunity, a conservative think tank devoted to issues of race and ethnicity.

Mr. Henderson is the president and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, a civil and human rights coalition that conducts legislative advocacy. He was formerly the Washington Bureau director of the NAACP and the associate director of the ACLU’s Washington office.

The debate will be moderated by Penn Political Science Professor Rogers Smith.
This event is co-sponsored by The Federalist Society.

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Join distinguished panelists are Penn Med's Margaret E. Johnson Baylson and Steven J. Sondheimer, Penn Law's Theodore W. Ruger, and the New York State Insurance Dept's Magda Schaler-Haynes for a panel discussion regarding health care reform, health insurance, and reproductive rights.

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Getting Schooled: Charter Schools and the Future of Public Education
Tuesday, March 23rd

Come hear Joe Williams, Executive Director of Democrats for Education Reform, discuss what charter schools are, how they work, and why they are shaping public education today. Mr. Williams will give an introduction to his work and his organization's position and will take any questions on charter schools and their impact. Please note that Joe Williams is speaking solely in his capacity as an advocate for school reform. ACS does not endorse the political positions of Democrats for Education Reform.

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Hear from Penn Professor Stephen Burbank as he discusses two recent Supreme Court cases which have altered pleadings standards and how these new standards have affected and will affect the framing of complaints and their likelihood of success.

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The third in a series of intimate dinners with one of Penn's many progressive legal scholars at a local BYOB restaurant. The deal is that you pay for dinner and we cover the wine!

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Annual ACS Federal Judges Panel: "Problems with Precedent"
Tuesday, February 2nd

What do judges do when faced with precedents that are unclear, conflicting, or otherwise questionable? Discover how federal court judges deal with these thorny problems in the real world and pick up tips for your future practice as a clerk or practicing lawyer at this exciting panel! Topics to be discussed include the treatment of Supreme Court precedents, the creation and treatment of circuit precedents, and the use of the en banc procedure.

Featuring:
Judge R. Guy Cole, Jr. (6th Circuit)
Judge Gene E.K. Pratter (E.D. Pa)

ACS Membership Meeting: Keeping Your Values While Working in a Law Firm - members only opportunity

Wednesday, January 27th

4:30pm, Gittis 2

Join ACS today for our first membership meeting of the semester! We'll talk briefly about our plans for the semester, then spend most of the time talking with Adam Bonin, a partner at Cozen O'Connor as well as the president of the local ACS lawyers' chapter, Colleen Shanahan, an associate at Hangley Aronchick, and Lucy Malcolm, Penn Law 3L and former summer associate (/future associate) at Akin Gump in New York, about what it means to work at a big law firm and how you don't have to compromise your beliefs to work for 'the man'!

"Post-Racial" America? Not Yet.

January 20th

12-1:15pm, Gittis 213

On the one year anniversary of President Obama's election, ACS and BLSA presented Ryan Haygood, Co-Director of Political Participation, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, talking about current voting trends and why the historic election has not altered the need for action on voting rights.

The second in a series of intimate dinners with one of Penn's many progressive legal scholars at a local BYOB restaurant. The deal is that you pay for dinner and we cover the wine!

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1L Exam Panel
co-sponsored by Penn Law Women’s Association
November 19, 2009, 3:00 p.m.
2Ls and 3Ls who aced their 1L exams share tips on how to prepare for the exams of specific professors.

Professor Tobias Wolff on LGBT Equality in America Today: Politics, Litigation & Coalition

November 12, 4:00pm

Gittis 214
Professor Tobias Wolff returns to Penn for an afternoon to discuss current LGBT issues and what the next steps will be in the fight for equality. He will talk about the current landscape in LGBT rights and what to think about for the future. This event is co-sponsored with Lambda Law.

Healthcare Reform 101: ACS Teach-in wih Professor Barry Furrow

November 10, 4:30pm

Gittis 214
Just days after the House passed historic healthcare reform legislation, come findout what's happening on the policy level in Washington, what the public option means, and how this all will affect you. Professor Furrow joins us from Drexel Law for an engaging, informal presentation on the state of healthcare reform and what is being debated in the current proposals. Professor Furrow is the Director of the Health Law Program at Drexel and is an Associate at Penn's Center for Bioethics. This even is being co-sponsored with Drexel Law ACS as well as Penn's Health Law Group and Bioethics Society.

ACS Quizzo

November 5, 7:00pm

Levy Conference Center
Get together a team of your nine closest friends and show off your mad trivia skills! Be prepared to compete for prizes for best team name and for the title of "Quizzo Champion" (trophy included). During the breaks, we will be hosting a Celebrity Art Auction, with artwork donated by professors with the proceeds going to EJF.

Civil Rights Enforcement by the Department of Justice: Challenges and Opportunities
co-sponsored by Penn LALSA and Penn BLSA
October 29, 12:00pm
Julie Fernandes, Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, U.S. D.O.J will speak about what is happening now in the new Obama Justice Department, and answer student questions about carreers in civil rights enforcement.

ACS BYOB Dinner with Professor Rudovsky - members only opportunity
October 28, 7:00pm, La Viola Restaurant
One of a series of dinners ACS is sponsoring with eminent Penn law professors this year. You pay for dinner - we cover the wine! Enjoy an intimate evening with one of Penn's many progressive legal scholars.

Reproductive Justice in the Era of Obama: Challenges and Possibilities
co-sponsored with Penn Law Bioethics Society; Feminist Working Group; Penn Law for Reproductive Justice
October 26, 2009, 6:30 p.m.
Featuring Susan Frietsche, of the Women's Law Project, Professor Carole Joffe, of the Bixby Center for Reproductive Health, Professor Kim Mutcherson, a visiting lecturer at Penn from the Rutgers-Camden School of Law, Professor Salamisha Tillet, of Penn's English Department, and Professor Anita Allen of Penn Law.

Philadelphia ACS Happy Hour
Philadelphia Lawyer’s chapter, Villanova chapter, Drexel Chapter, Temple Chapter, Penn Chapter
October 20, 2009, 6:30 p.m.
Join "Drinking Liberally" and your fellow ACS members at Triumph Brewery in Old City for a networking opportunity with other students and practicing attorneys in the Philadelphia area. Great beer specials!

Book Discussion: Philadelphia Freedom, Memoir of a Civil Rights Lawyer
co-sponsored with Penn Law Nationa Lawyers Guild and Penn Law Public Interest Center
October 1, 2009, 4:30 p.m.
Come hear from Professor David Kairys as he discusses his new book that explores his lifelong career as a civil rights lawyer in Philadelphia.

"Rebranding" the War on Terror? or Legitimizing a Permanent State of Hostility
September 16, 2009, 12:00 p.m.
Gittis 213
A panel discussion about the Obama Administration and its approach to fighting the "War on Terror." Are we seeing real change? Featuring Richard Shiffrin, former Deputy General Counsel (Intelligence) in the U.S. Department of Defense who served as the Acting General Counsel of the Defense Intelligence Agency in 2003; Adjunct professor and Human Rights Watch activist Deborah Pearlstein; Professor Stephanos Bibas; moderated by Professor Claire Finklestein.

Penn Law Supreme Court Review & Preview
September 24, 2009, 4:00 p.m.
Levy Conference Center
Featuring Debo P. Adegbile, Director of Litigation, NAACP LDF, Steven R. Shapiro, Legal Director, ACLU, Tom C. Goldstein, Co-Chair of the Litigation and Surpreme Court Practices at Akin Gump Hauer & Feld; founder of ScoutusBlog, James A. Feldman, Instructor of Law, Penn Law, and former Assistant to Solicitor General, Moderator, Kermit Roosevelt, Professor Law, Penn Law

Introductory Meeting - Welcome to ACS
September 24, 2009
G-213
An information session for students interested in getting involved with ACS this year. Pizza will be served.