Past Events
Past Events
'06-'07 Events ◊ '05-'06 Events ◊ '04-'05 Events
September 20: A Debate - Federal Funding of Stem Cell Research?
Moderated by School of Law Professor Stephen Munzer, with UCLA School of Law Professor Russell Korobkin and Baylor University Professor Francis Beckwith.
September 27: Talk by Professor Erwin Chemerinsky
September 28: "The Proposed Split of the Ninth Circuit"
A discussion with Judge Raymond Fisher.
August 22, Senator Russ Feingold
See this link for an archived webcast of Senator Feingold's presentation.
October 6, Professor Erwin Chemerinsky
Summary to be added.
October 19, Religious Freedom Restoration Act Moot
Summary to be added.
November 1, "Proposition 209 - Ten Years Later"
Summary to be added.
November 2, "Behind the Props - Your All Access Pass to November 8th's Ballot Propositions"
Summary to be added.
November 3, "What is at Stake for this Supreme Court?"
LA Lawyer's Chapter event with Nan Aron, President, Alliance for Justice, Jeff Berman, Executive Director, People For The American Way Western Regional Office, and Kathleen Sullivan, Of Counsel, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, LLP; former Dean, Stanford University Law School. The panel was moderated by Edward Lazarus, former clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun, author and commentator on Supreme Court issues.
November 7, "Voting Rights for Ex-Felons"
In a joint debate co-hosted by the Federalist Society, nationally recognized scholar Deborah Goldberg, from the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU, and Charles Hobson, a senior attorney from the Criminal Justice Law Foundation in Sacramento discussed their respective legal and policy views.
November 9, "This is your Bill of Rights, ON DRUGS"
ACS and the Program in Public Interest Law and Policy sponsored a talk with Graham Boyd, Director of the ACLU Drug Law Reform Project.
Wednesday, November 30, "Law School Exam Preparation"
ACS' co-sponsored an exam preparation workshop with Professors Holm, Holmquist, and Winkler.
Tuesday, January 17, "The Solomon Amendment"
Kent Greenfield, who argued the Solomon amendment challenge before the Supreme Court in Rumsfeld v. Forum for Academic and Institutional Rights, spoke about the implications of the Court's pending ruling which ties federal funding to an educational institution's willingness to allow military recruiters onto its campus. Professor Greenfield teaches at Boston College Law School and is founder of the Forum for Academic and Institutional Rights (FAIR).
Monday, January 23, "Judge Alito's Confirmation Hearings and the Future of the American Constitution"
This event featured speakers Professor Peter Rubin (ACS
Founder, and
Georgetown Professor) and Jeff Berman (Western Regional Director of People
for the American Way and Former Counsel to Senator and Judiciary Committee
Member Chuck Schumer). Professor Rubin talked about the substantive portion
of the hearings, focusing on how Judge Alito's confirmation could affect the
domestic spying program. Jeff Berman talked about the confirmation's
political side, concentrating on why ideology matters and giving examples
from past confirmations. The event was then opened up to the students for
questions. Both speakers urged the students to call their representatives
(specifically Senator Feinstein) to support a filibuster.
Photos to be added
Monday, February 13, "Considering Kelo v. New London - A Debate"
ACS, along with the Evan Frankel Environmental Law
and Policy Program, the Program in Public Interest Law and Policy, and the Federalist Society,
hosted a debate on eminent domain between Professor Nicole Garnett (Notre
Dame) and Professor Michael Heller (Columbia). UCLA School of Law Dean
Michael Schill moderated the proceedings.
Kelo v. New London, one of the most contentious Supreme Court rulings of
recent vintage, held that the use of eminent domain for economic development
alone - even when land is turned over to a private entity - satisfies the
Public Use requirement of the Fifth Amendment. Professors Garnett and
Heller offered their views on the holding and speculated about the future of
property rights and community development in light of the Kelo
decision.
Thursday, February 16,
"How Law Students Shut Down the First Guantanamo
Prison Camp"
Author Brandt Goldstein discussed his new book Storming the Court, a true
story of the law students and human rights lawyers who in the early 1990s took on the U.S.
government to free innocent refugees held at Guantanamo Bay. After fleeing Haiti in the wake of a military coup, 300 men,
women, and children who had qualified to seek asylum in the United States
were confined by the U.S. military in a Guantanamo detention camp because
they were HIV-positive. Led by an untested law professor, Harold Koh (now
dean of the Yale Law School), the students took both the first Bush
administration and the Clinton administration to court, seeking the
refugees' release.
Thursday, February 22, "The Future of Roe v. Wade and Abortion in America"
The newly established Pro-Life Society and the American Constitution Society brought together Cathy Ruse, Senior Policy Fellow for Family Research Council, and Mary-Jane Wagle, Director of Planned Parenthood-Los Angeles to discuss the abortion controversy. Professor Varat moderated the debate, which was also co-sponsored by the Office of Public Interest Programs.
Wednesday, March 1, "ACLU Freedom Files, Racial Profiling"
ACS screened the ACLU's newest "Freedom Files" documentary, Racial Profiling. More than four decades after the civil rights movement began, people in America continue to be harassed, threatened and jailed because of the color of their skin. Racial Profiling introduced viewers to real people who had their careers, families and peace of mind destroyed by this illegal practice, and showed how they fought back.
Wednesday, March 15th, "A discussion with Professor Gia Lee"
Professor Gia Lee spoke about her experiences clerking in the DC Circuit, as a Geogetown University Fellow, at the U.S. Dept. of Justice, and working for a nonprofit as well as a large firm. She talked about what it takes to advocate for progressive causes in all these environments and why we should keep an open mind when looking for a job, as there are many opportunities to work on the types of issues ACS members probably believe in. She entertained questions and encouraged students to look into pro bono work if they are going into law firms as well as factoring in office collegiality and mentorship when considering job offers.
Thursday, March 16, "Warrantless Wiretapping Debate"
Pepperdine Law Professor Doug Kmiec and our own Adam Winkler will squared off in this ACS/Federalist Society sponsored debate.
Friday, April 7 - Sunday, April 9, "ACS West Coast Conference at UC Hastings/UC Berkeley"
The first annual ACS West Coast Conference was held in the Bay Area; this year's theme was "Access to Justice."
November 23, "Progressive Lawyering in a Conservative America"
A panel discussion with UCLA School of Law Professors Devon Carbado, Mary Nichols, Gary Blasi, and Brad Sears, who spoke about how best to use progressive lawyering principles and strategies within a conservative legal system. Professor and ACS advisor Adam Winkler served as moderator.
February 8, "Post-Booker Federal Sentencing Guidelines"
Federal Public Defender Carl Gunn, the ACS representative, and Federalist Society representative and LSU Law Center Professor John Baker debated Federal Sentencing Guidelines.
February 15, "The State of the Federal Judiciary"
UCLA Law hosted an enthralling speech on the current state of the federal judiciary by Progressive stalwart Judge Stephen Reinhardt of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
April 4, "The Supreme Court post-Rehnquist"
Professor Vikram Amar, a Constitutional Law expert from UC Hastings College of the Law, spoke about the future of the Supreme Court and the impact of prospective retirements of current Supreme Court Justices. Former UCLA School of Law Dean Jonathan Varat offered commentary on Prof. Amar's presentation.