2015 Convention Videos
Keynote & Featured Speakers:
- A Conversation between U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and California Supreme Court Associate Justice Goodwin Liu
- Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder
- U.S. Representative Hakeem Jeffries
- Former State Senator Wendy Davis
- Stephen Bright Concluding Remarks
Thursday:
Friday:
- Beyond Ferguson: A Nation’s Struggle with Race and Criminal Justice
- Still Unequal After All These Years: Continuing Barriers to Workplace Gender Equality
- After Marriage
- Going it Alone: Presidential Power and the DAPA Debate
- Skewed Justice: How Money in Judicial Elections Undermines Criminal Justice
- The Digital Age on the Global Stage: Can the Law Keep Up
- Drawing Lines: The Limits to a State’s Redistricting Powers
- Undue Burdens
- Changing the Rules on Access to Justice
- Is the Supreme Court a Failure (and if so, What Can Be Done About It)?
Saturday:
- The Courts, the Constitution and the Disappearing American Dream
- Sex, Lies and Justice: A Discussion on Campus Sexual Assault, Title IX Compliance, and Due Process
- The Dangers of Injecting Secrecy into the Death Penalty
- Disparate Impact in the Crosshairs
- When Rights Collide?: Religious Liberty, Equality and the Fall Out from Hobby Lobby
- Standing up for the Unpopular: The Perils and Rewards of Representing Disfavored Clients
- ACS Student Chapters Awards, Constance Baker Motley Writing Competition Award, and Richard D. Cudahy Writing Competition
Interviews:
- Jarrett M. Adams - Recent Graduate, Loyola University Chicago School of Law
- Erwin Chemerinsky - Founding Dean, Distinguished Professor of Law and Raymond Pryke Professor of First Amendment Law, University of California, Irvine School of Law
- William Forbath - Associate Dean for Research, Lloyd M Rentsen Chair in Law, University of Texas School of Law
- Nora Gay - President, ACS University of Texas School of Law Student Chapter
- Kylie Oversen - Student, UND School of Law; Representative, North Dakota House of Representatives
- Megan Pulsts - Senior Attorney, Walton County Public Defender
- Alistair Reader - Lawyer and Co-President of ACS Boston Lawyer Chapter
- Jessica Smith - ACS Board Student Member
- Janson Wu - Executive Director - Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders