Brandt Goldstein, author of the acclaimed new book "Storming the Court" packed a lecture hall at USC Law on February 21, 2006, in an event sposored by the USC ACS chapter. Mr. Goldstein told the story a band of law students who took on two presidents and shut down the first Guantanamo Bay detention center- the subject of his book- in vivid detail. Students were left impressed with Mr. Goldstein's passion and ability. Mr. Goldstein, in turn, was impressed with the students' enthusiasm and interest, evidence by the large number of students who purchased the book after the event, and eagerly had their copies signed.

The Constitution in the 21st Century Project’s Access to Justice Issue Group and the California ACS Chapters held the Access to Justice Symposium and West Coast Networking Conference on April 7-8. Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)was the keynote speaker. The conference met in downtown San Francisco, CA on the evening of Friday, April 7 with a judges’ discussion of the proposed split of the Ninth Circuit featuring four sitting judges: Chief Judge Mary M. Schroeder; and Judges Andrew J. Kleinfeld, Sidney R. Thomas and Raymond C. Fisher. The conference continued on Saturday, April 8 at Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley with substantive panels, the keynote luncheon, career workshops and an organizing session. Thank you to all of the speakers and participants for making this conference a great success. Please see the complete schedule and list of speakers for more details.