While there is no upcoming event immediatley on the ACS calendar, the "Recent Events" section below tells you this is a rare occurrence! Stay tuned, as other exciting events are in the works and will be posted here as soon as they are confirmed!
Dan Swanson of Sommers Schwartz will be speaking about his career as a Plaintiff's Employment lawyer. He will talk about his career path and interesting cases he has worked on.
Join APALSA, ACS, OPIS, LLSA & Outlaws for a night of tips and tricks for landing your ideal public interest summer job. Panels will address the following areas: Criminal Law, Employment/Labor Law, International Human Rights Law, Immigration Law, Family Law, Housing/Legal Aid, Civil Rights, Environmental Law, Government Work
David Nacht, of Nacht & Associates, will discuss how law has morphed from a profession into a business. Nacht contends that the typical good law student ends up less like Atticus Finch and more like Gordon Gekko.
Featuring performances by all co-sponsoring organizations, including dancing, singing, poetry and more, all by your law school classmates! Also featuring guest act Dance 2XS, the Michigan chapter of the international hip hop company. Including special appearances by Headnotes and TJ Hooper and the Learned Hands. Hosted by Julie Milligan (1L), Matt Budow (2L), Alysha Rooks (3L), and Quentin Smith (3L). Tickets will be on sale in front of HH100 from Wednesday 11/4 - Friday 11/6, 11:30am-1:30pm. Tickets are $5, with ALL PROCEEDS benefitting the Ronald McDonald House of Ann Arbor. Doors will open at 6:30pm.
Cohosting with ACLU, ACS is proud to welcome Ben Wizner, Staff Attorney on the ACLU National Security Project, and counsel for the plaintiff in Mohammed v. Jeppesen, a case about Boeing's knowing involvement with extraordinary rendition practices. He will speak about the case and the lasting effects of torture regimes generally. Come hear about one of the worst affronts to civil liberties in the history of our country.
The American Constitution Society and the Federalist Society will jointly host the Supreme Court Roundup! Hosted by Dean Baum, the event will discuss cases in the Supreme Court's upcoming term. Speakers include professors Richard Friedman, Joan Larsen and Julian Mortenson.
Val Newman of the State Appellate Defender Office, and Kim Thomas (clinical professor here) and formerly of the Philadelphia Public Defenders office will discuss their careers and answer students questions.
Come hear two experts on the subject of voting rights discuss Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, renewed in 2006 after much debate, and specifically the case of NAMUDNO v. Holder, heard by the Supreme Court this past term. This promises to be a fascinating discussion for all those interested in election law and civil rights. Co-sponsored by MELP, ACLU and APALSA
ACS is proud to co-host a talk by Sandra Yamate, Former Director of the American Bar Association's Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity. Ms. Yamate is a lawyer who has been in the forefront of the legal profession's efforts to become more diverse. A Harvard Law School graduate, she was the Chief Diversity and Marketing Officer for Discovery Services LLC and was the first Executive Director of the Chicago Committee on Minorities in Large Law Firms and previously was a litigator in private practice.
Professor Carr's talk will focus on child trafficking for purposes of sexual slavery and
household slavery. Professor Carr will focus on trafficking into the U.S. but
will give a brief description of trafficking of children in other countries
if she has time at the end.
Come by on October 5 and learn how trafficking works: where are the kids coming
from, where are they going in the U.S., who is doing it, and how are they
prosecuted in the U.S.
ACS will host Barb McQuade (AUSA for Eastern District of Michigan) as she speaks about life
as a Federal Prosecutor.
McQuade was recently recommended to President Obama for the U.S. attorney's post in
the eastern district by U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Detroit, and U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Lansing.
McQuade is a University of Michigan Law School graduate and
previously worked in private law practice and as a law clerk to the Bernard Friedman,
U.S. District Court judge in the eastern district.
Lunch will be served!
We're progessive, they'e progressive. We love Dominicks, they love Dominicks. This one is a no-brainer.
We discussed our upcoming membership drive as well as the our upcoming election and the board positions that will be available. In short, the positions available for election are:
Note: you are free to run for more than one position, if you are so inclined! Good luck!
ACS hosted a web-based simulcast from UC Berkeley School of Law on
the Constitution and methods of interpretation that apply the text and
broad principles to the changing needs and conditions of our society.
Speakers included:
ACS provided appetizers at the Blue Leprechaun and information about having lunch with Professor Scott Hershovitz on ACS's dime. Members provided interesting conversation about the Constitution and Rich-Rod's genius.
Michigan ACS capped off 2008-09 by winning the Chapter of the Year award at the ACS National Convention in Washington. This year we have a slate of great events in the works and plenty of opportunities for you to get involved. Check back here for details throughout the year.
Over the past year the University of Michigan ACS chapter brought together an Assistant United States Attorney and a State Appellate Defender, co-hosted the popular Supreme Court Roundup with the Federalist Society, and was a first-round site for Constance Baker Motley National Moot Court. At the 2009 Natinoal Convention in Washington D.C. those efforts were recognized by ACS National as the University of Michigan won the Chapter of the Year as well as a Network Building Award for Special Recognition of Programming.
Michigan Law ACS Board Member and Innocence Clinic participant Brett DeGroff (featured at left in above photo) and former Board Member Robyn Goldberg assisted in the successful overturning of a 2001 murder conviction. The Innocence Clinic discovered evidence that had been witheld at trial. Click Here for Full Story
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