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Welcome to the Boalt Hall Chapter of the American Constitution Society! Upcoming events: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 at 12:45 in Room 100: Brad Seligman. Mr. Seligman is lead counsel in the largest class action suit ever to be certified: a gender-discrimination suit against Wal-Mart. He is also lead counsel of the Impact Fund, and will be discussing the role of lawyers in nonprofit organizations promoting justice and equality as well as the Wal-Mart case specifically.
Wednesday the 14th at 4pm: Keg in the Courtyard! Take a break from Torts, OCIP, and writing requirements by sharing great conversation and cold beer with your friends and classmates.
Thursday the 15 at 12:45: First General Meeting! Lunch provided, in room 115. Brad Seligman Wednesday for lunch! Beer at the ACS Brew-HaHa Wednesday afternoon! And then come on Thursday (another free lunch!) to learn about our other plans for the upcoming year, and how you can join in: opportunities to work with local lawyers on legal scholarship, organizing ACS events, and our West Coast Regional Conference in the spring.
"For
a progressive vision of law and society" The
American Constitution Society is a national organization of law students,
law professors, practicing lawyers, and others. We seek to restore
the fundamental principles of human dignity, individual rights and
liberties, genuine equality, and access to justice to their rightful—and
traditionally central—place in American law. Join
us!! Recent
events April
19, 2004: Judge
David Tatel (below) of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals spoke
about the importance of the role of lawyers in working for positive
change. Above
(left to right): Judge Stephen Reinhardt, moderator Prof. Vikram Amar,
and Judge Alex Kozinksi. (Photo by Jim Block) Above:
New Boalt Dean and ACS Board of Advisors member Christopher Edley,
Jr. enjoys the exchange between judges Reinhardt and Kozinksi (Photo
by Jim Block). Above:
Judge Kozinksi drives home his point. (Photo by Jim Block) March
11, 2004: Beth Nolan (Senior Partner at Crowell & Moring and former
head White House Counsel) and Cheryl Mills (Senior Vice President
for Operations and Administration at NYU, and first African-American
deputy White House Counsel) spoke at Boalt about their experience
in the Clinton White House. Above:
Cheryl Mills (third from left) and Beth Nolan (second from right)
pose with the board of the Boalt ACS Chapter. Feb
19, 2004: The case of Elk Grove Unified School District v.
Newdow first gained notoriety when the Ninth Circuit struck down
the school district's policy of leading elementary school students
in the Pledge of Allegiance, which includes the phrase "Under
God", as a violation of the Establishment Clause. Boalt ACS recently
held a moot court for the case, featuring the plaintiff Michael Newdow
(representing himself in the real Supreme Court as well) and Prof.
Vikram Amar representing Elk Grove. Click
here for briefs and background materials. Click
here for a webcast of the event. Above:
The court for Elk Grove v. Newdow, including (from left to
right) appellate attorney Joan
Wolff , former Boalt dean and family law scholar Prof.
Herma Hill Kay, former Boalt dean and First Amendment scholar
Prof.
Jesse Choper, church-state relations scholar Prof.
William Bassett of the USF School of Law, and Ragesh
Tangri of Keker & Van Nest. Above:
Plaintiff Michael Newdow argued his case before the court. Above:
Prof.
Vikram Amar argued for Elk Grove.
A
streaming webcast of the event is now online: CLICK
HERE for the oral arguments (1 hour) CLICK
HERE to skip to Newdow's arguments CLICK
HERE for the court's analysis (20 min) (CLICK
HERE if you need to download the RealPlayer software to see the
webcast) Below:
Judge
William Fletcher of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals speaks
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