The American Constitution Society at UDSL

Our hearts go out to all the victims and their families of the mass shooting at the Oregon District and El Paso, TX.

Join us next week for these two important events at the University of Dayton School of Law!

People’s Tribunals and Transitional Justice:

Reflections on the International Tribunal of Conscience of Peoples in Movement

Panelists: Camilo Pérez-Bustillo, Chris Roederer, and Stephanie Bello-Gálvez

Thursday, March 28 at 7:00 pm

In Keller Hall Room 103

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Hope and Resistance at the US-Mexico border:

The persecution of migrants at the Southern Borders of Mexico and the United States

A discussion with Camilo Pérez-Bustillo

Friday, March 29 at 4:00 pm

In Keller Hall Room 103

A Progressive Vision of the Constitution | ACS Decisions in important Supreme Court cases have always been a function of the values of the justices on the bench. Conservatives realize this as much as liberals, which is why they fought so hard to keep Merrick Garland off the Court and confirm Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh. The difference, thou...

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Born in the USA?: The Historical and Constitutional Underpinnings of Birthright Citizenship | ACS On the first day of the 112th Congress, Representative Steve King (R-IA) introduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives seeking to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to "clarify" which classes of U.S.-born children are citizens of the United States at birth. Representative King's...

Trump wants to test the limits of birthright citizenship. Will the courts allow it? - The Washington Post

Trump wants to test the limits of birthright citizenship. Will the courts allow it? — The Washington Post Most legal experts say it would take more than executive order to change.

Tonight 6PM

International Wrongful Conviction Day ft. Exonerees Ru-El Sailor and Chris Miller | ACS Ru-El Sailor was released in March 2018 after serving 15 years for a murder he didn't commit. Chris Miller was released in June 2018 after serving 16 years for a kidnapping, r**e, and burglary he didn't commit. Ohio Innocence Project staff attorney Pierce Reed will also talk about these cases and th...

With Hurricane Michael Barreling Down on Gulf Coast, Florida Unconstitutionally Refuses to Extend Voter Registration Deadline Voters should not have to risk their lives in order to register to vote. Yet, in Florida, that's exactly the position that the state has chosen to put tens of thousands of people in. Despite the state’s Oct. 9 deadline to register to vote arriving amidst a looming Category 4 hurricane, Florida has...

Last day to register to vote in Ohio is October 9, 2018 (TOMORROW) if you want to be able to vote in the midterm election this November!