Call to Action: Solidarity in the States
Call to Action: Solidarity in the States
Duke University School of Law
Durham, NC
The American Constitution Society (ACS)’s Annual Student Convention was March 31-April 1, 2017 at the Duke University School of Law. This year’s convention theme was Call to Action: Solidarity in the States. Over 200 students, attorneys, activists, judges, scholars and policy makers gathered to discuss progressive local leadership, effective messaging, path to the bench, criminal justice reform, and voting rights. Student attendees represented 30 states and the District of Columbia! Check out the photos and videos on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter!
| FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 2017 | |||
| 2:00 p.m. | Registration opens | ||
| 2:30 p.m. | Executive Session, featuring remarks by Joseph Blocher, Professor of Law at Duke Law | ||
| 4:00-6:30 p.m. | Workshop 1: Change is Local: How to Lead Your Community to Progress | ||
| Opening remarks by Bill Marshall, William Rand Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Law at UNC School of Law | |||
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Introduction by Olivia Hudnut, University of Southern California Gould School of Law, ’18 | ||
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Roundtable discussion and breakout sessions featuring | ||
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Hon. Chaz Beasley, Representative, District 92, North Carolina House of Representatives | ||
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Michael Burns, Campus Vote Project Director, Fair Elections Legal Network | ||
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Hon. Kathleen Clyde, Representative, District 75, The Ohio House of Representatives | ||
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Caroline Fredrickson, President, American Constitution Society | ||
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Hon. Lee Harris, Senator, District 29, Tennessee General Assembly | ||
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Melissa Price Kromm, Director, NC Voters for Clean Elections | ||
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Hon. Ann M. Ravel, Former Commissioner and Chair, Federal Election Commission | ||
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Sejal Zota, Legal Director, National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild | ||
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Presented by Nick Oliveto, The University of Chicago Law School ’17 | ||
| 7:00 p.m. | Welcome Reception and Dinner, featuring remarks by Neil Siegel, David W. Ichel Professor of Law and Professor of Political Science, Co-Director of the Program in Public Law, and Director of the DC Summer Institute on Law and Policy at Duke University School of Law, and Caroline Fredrickson, President, American Constitution Society
Introductions by Paul Brzyski, Duke University School of Law ‘19 |
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| 10:00 p.m. | Happy Hour hosted by Duke Law ACS chapter | ||
| SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 2017 | |||
| 8:15 a.m. | Breakfast | ||
| 9:00 a.m. | Opening remarks by Gene R. Nichol, Boyd Tinsley Distinguished Professor of Law, UNC Law
Introduction by Regina Taylor, Faulkner Thomas Goode Jones School of Law ‘18 |
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| 9:30 a.m. | Workshop 2: Effective Progressive Messaging: How to Communicate with Words that Resonate | ||
| Walter Dellinger, Partner, O’Melveny & Myers LLP | |||
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Praveen Fernandes, Principal, The Raben Group | ||
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Jen Jones, Communications Director, Democracy North Carolina | ||
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Mark Joseph Stern, Writer, Slate | ||
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Moderated by Kassi Yukevich, Harvard Law School ‘17 | ||
| 11:15 a.m. | Remarks by Hon. Robin E. Hudson, Supreme Court of North Carolina
Introduction by Jasmine R. Burgess, Wake Forest University School of Law ‘19 |
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| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch | ||
| 1:00 p.m. | Panel 1: Your Path to Court: Judges Share Their Paths to the Bench, Why Courts Matter, and Advice for Clerkship Seekers | ||
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Hon. George J. Hazel, Judge, United States District Court for the District of Maryland | ||
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Hon. Robin E. Hudson, Justice, Supreme Court of North Carolina | ||
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Hon. Edgardo Ramos, Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Hon. Mary Rowland, Magistrate Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois |
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Moderated by Beau Tremitiere, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law ‘17 | ||
| 2:30 p.m. | Panel 2: 13th Amendment to Mass Incarceration: How to Lead Progressive Criminal Justice Reform | ||
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Jarrett M. Adams, Post-Conviction Litigation Fellow, Innocence Project | ||
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James E. Coleman, Jr., John S. Bradway Professor of the Practice of Law, Director, Center for Criminal Justice and Professional Responsibility, and Co-Director, Wrongful Convictions Clinic | ||
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Sara Totonchi, Executive Director, Southern Center for Human Rights | ||
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Sejal Zota, Legal Director, National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild | ||
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Moderated by Christina Beeler, University of Houston Law Center ’18 | ||
| 4:00 p.m. | Panel 3: Voting Rights Institute Training | ||
| Alesha Brown, Voting Rights Staff Attorney, Southern Coalition for Social Justice | |||
| Michael Burns, Campus Vote Project Director, Fair Elections Legal Network | |||
| J. Gerald “Gerry” Hebert, Director of Voting Rights and Redistricting, The Campaign Legal Center | |||
| Introduction by Ryan Snow, University of Virginia School of Law ’18
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| 6:00 p.m. | Closing Reception, featuring remarks by Theodore M. Shaw, Julius L. Chambers Distinguished Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Civil Rights, UNC Law.
Introduction by Aneesa Khan, University of Baltimore School of Law ‘17 |
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| 7:30 p.m. | Networking dinners | ||
Reimbursement Form for scholarship recipients.