The American Constitution Society of Willamette University College of Law

If you were not able to attend today's Lilith Fund event, you can donate at the link below to support and protect reproductive rights, especially in states that restrict access to reproductive healthcare.

Donate to Lilith Fund and support pregnant Texans!

Join ACS this Saturday Oct. 22, 2022 for a pro-choice happy hour & fundraiser on behalf of the Lillith Fund! Alcohol will be provided and this is a great space to connect, especially post the Dobbs decision. And maybe, just maybe, there will be some virtual faculty karaoke ;) You'll have to show up to find out!
Willamette University College of Law

As this school year kicks off, Willamette ACS is excited to invite everyone to our Info Session on Sept. 21! Come meet the board, learn about the work ACS is doing, and how you can get involved. For more info on ACS, check out: https://www.acslaw.org/ We want YOU!

A statement from the WUCL ACS Members on the SCOTUS opinion.

Willamette University College of Law

Congrats Justice Jackson! Among the 3 GOP senators who voted to confirm Justice Jackson, was Senator Murkowski, a Willamette alumni!

ACS congratulates Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on her historic and bipartisan confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court and looks forward to her assuming her seat on the court later this year. What a joyous and historic day! https://www.acslaw.org/press_release/acs-celebrates-the-historic-and-bipartisan-confirmation-of-judge-ketanji-brown-jackson-to-the-supreme-court/

Willamette Law's ACS chapter is co-sponsoring a women in sports law panel this Wednesday, March 30th from 12:30-1:30 PST. It will feature: Hewan Teshome, General Counsel for the Seattle Kraken; Chelsey Antony, Business & Legal Affairs Corporate Counsel for the NFLPA; Gina Giacusa, Corporate Counsel for the Women's Tennis Association; and Rhean Fajardo, Associate Counsel for the Oakland Athletics. If you'd like to join us, here is the zoom link: https://willametteuniversity.zoom.us/j/99076406962

Join ACS tomorrow for another round of Hot Takes & Hot Cakes! Enjoy some pancakes with us while we discuss CRT in classrooms!

Next Monday, March 7th, ACS is hosting professors Grey and Davidson in a discussion about the international sanctions and criminal ramifications of Russia’s actions against Ukraine. Join us in room 218 at lunchtime.

ACS is excited to announce that we are hosting a meme contest through February 27th! If you’d like to submit a meme, please use this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSePx8VNkNXub14BkUwaxgDCgiM4geMywFUGPBqhMvmRsBAdeQ/viewform?usp=send_form

Please join the ACS Oregon Lawyer Chapter for an examination of Oregon's HB 4147. The proposed legislation seeks to restore voting rights to individuals in Oregon who have been convicted of a felony and allow them to vote while incarcerated. We will also examine the wider movement to restore voting rights to people previously convicted of a felony and presently incarcerated while hearing from formerly incarcerated individuals who have been directly affected by this form of disenfranchisement.

Featuring:

Keeda Haynes, Voting Rights Campaign Strategist, The Sentencing Project

Anthony Pickens, Paralegal, Oregon Justice Resource Center

Isabela Villarreal, Policy and Communications Manager, NextUp Oregon

Cinna'Mon Williams, Director of Education & Workforce Development, Urban League of Portland

Zachary Winston, Policy Director, Oregon Justice Resource Center

Shelby Smith, Staff Attorney, Legal Aid Services Of Oregon; Board Member, ACS Oregon Board of Directors, Next Generation Leader, American Constitution Society

To register: https://getinvolved.acslaw.org/component/events/event/1010?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=event&utm_source=20220209_Oregon_Voting&utm_content=event

Friday, February 11
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. PT

Join ACS tomorrow morning and on the 2nd Tuesday of every month for Hot Takes and Hot Cakes!

It'll be in the annex in Rick's. We'll be eating pancakes and talking about President Biden's Supreme Court Nominee options. It'll be very informal and we'll take hot takes that run the gambit of the political spectrum. ACS'll bring coffee, pancake toppings, regular pancakes, and gluten free pancakes, y'all bring the opinions.

Join SALDF and ACS in the presentation of "Police K-9s: Excessive Force, Racial Bias, and Animal Cruelty" on November 9th at 12:30pm via Zoom.
Ann Schiavone, associate professor of law at Duquesne University, and the author of "K-9 Catch-22: The Impossible Dilemma of Using Police Dogs in Apprehension of Suspects,” will join us to discuss the benefits of significantly limiting the scope of K-9 use and the problems associated with the lack of data surrounding law enforcement agencies and their K-9 units. We’ll be recording the event for those that cannot attend. If you have any questions for SALDF, ACS, or Ann for the event, please email [email protected]