On October 5th, 2006, ACS's University of Virginia Student Chapter hosted a debate on the question, "Should the Virginia Constitution be amended to prevent legal recognition for same sex couples?" Arguing in the affirmative was Delegate Bob Marshall of the Virginia House of Delegates, co-sponsor of the proposed Marshall-Newman Amendment, which is up for voter approval on the November ballot. Opposing the measure was Evan Wolfson, executive director of Freedom to Marry and author of Why Marriage Matters. The debate was moderated by Slate.com senior editor and Supreme Court commentator Dahlia Lithwick. Streaming audio of the event is available.

On Wednesday, March 1 the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy co-sponsored with the Law School a program entitled "May Regulate vs. Must Regulate: Fundamental Rights as Protective Duties. The talk was given by former German Constitutional Court Justice Dieter Grimm. A story about the lecture can be found on the University of Virginia School of Law News Website at http://www.law.virginia.edu/home2002/html/news/2006_spr/grimm.htm.
The event was part of the UVa Law Chapter's Spring National Membership Drive.

On Wednesday, March 29 the Islamic Legal Exchange, the J.B. Moore Society for International Law and the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy at the Universtiy of Virginia School of Law co-sponsored a lunchtime talk entitled "Islam and the Freedom of Speech: A Discussion of the Danish Cartoons. University of Virginia Religious Studies Professor Abdulaziz Sachedina gave the talk and led a discussion. A story about the event can be found on the University of Virginia School of Law News Website at http://www.law.virginia.edu/home2002/html/news/2006_spr/sachedina.htm.