June 10, 2017
Meeting the Moment: ACS Leaders Reflect on the Legal Resistance
2017 National Convention Video
Adam Winkler
UCLA School of LawBegin: 0:03
Ian Bassin
Protect DemocracyBegin: 33:33
Walter Dillinger
O'Melveny & MyersBegin: 20:35
Hon. Nancy Gertner
Harvard Law SchoolBegin: 11:10
Theodore Shaw
University of North Carolina School of LawBegin: 5:58
Palak Sheth
San Francisco City Attorney's OfficeBegin: 25:00
During this year's ACS convention, participants discussed a wide range of legal and policy areas important to both the progressive agenda and to the American people, yet in jeopardy on account of actions taken or promised by the Trump Administration. What threads tie these challenges together and how can lawyers, law professors, and law students most effectively meet this moment? What tools are uniquely at our disposal? What new challenges might we face in the coming year and how can we best move forward together?