The Trump Admin. is proposing to strip civil service protections from 50,000 federal employees, which would tilt the scales even more in the executive's favor. You can read the proposed rule & leave a comment via directions here: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/04/23/2025-06904/improving-performance-accountability-and-responsiveness-in-the-civil-service

Pay Attention to State Bar Elections! As Anne Swift writes in the InBrief blog, "Lawyers and the courts are the protectors of the public, and we must use every tool at our disposal to help this community stand up for the rule of law and our democracy."

https://www.acslaw.org/inbrief/pay-attention-to-state-bar-elections/

Thank you to everyone who joined the ACS Chicago Lawyer Chapter and the Loyola ACS Student Chapter for an engaging and timely conversation on Student Protest, Free Speech, and the Right to Peaceably Assemble. We were honored to hear from a powerhouse panel of experts:

Justin Hansford (Howard University School of Law)
Juan F. Perea (Loyola University Chicago School of Law)
Rebecca Glenberg (ACLU of Illinois)
Steven Schwinn (UIC School of Law)

Special thanks to Loyola University Chicago School of Law for hosting this important discussion at the intersection of civil rights, constitutional law, and student activism.

Over five months after voters cast their ballots to elect a North Carolina Supreme Court Justice, the election remains uncertified. The losing candidate has taken to the courts in an attempt to change the rules of the contest long after Election Day and, so far, two state courts have been willing to do so. Listen to the latest episode of Broken Law to learn more:

https://www.acslaw.org/podcast/episode-172-a-bloodless-coup-underway-in-north-carolina/

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