American Constitution Society - University of Oregon Law School

04/08/2019

Hello Folks!

Come join American Constitution Society tomorrow at 12 for the annual Supreme Court Preview/Review!

Constitutional law professors Raban and Judge Schuman will be leading a discussion about recent Supreme Court rulings and what to expect in the year ahead.

Lunch will be provided! We look forward to seeing you there!

06/06/2018

https://aclu-or.org/en/events/oregon-we-people-membership-conference

For those interested!

Join the fight in Oregon! Our "We The People" conference will bring together ACLU members and supporters from across state for an entire day of workshops, networking, and community building.

03/13/2018

It's that time again! The ACS Supreme Court Preview /Review! Join the ACS and Prof. Raban for a discussion about the latest cases and decisions.

09/18/2017

The First Amendment and the War on Terror at the Dawn of the Trump Administration.

Constitution Day lecture with Prof. Raban in room 184. Noon -1 pm.

Today we celebrate Constitution Day! Constitution Day is actually on Sunday, Sept. 17th, but the day is celebrated on the adjacent weekday when it falls on a weekend. Constitution Day was created in 2004 when Sen. Robert Byrd proposed an amendment to the Omnibus spending bill. In 2005, the US Department of Education announced that this law requires that any school receiving federal funding provide some kind of educational programming related to the American Constitution on Constitution Day. Traditionally, UO Law has taken on this responsibility because the rest of the university is not yet in session on Constitution Day. We don’t mind. We like to talk about the Constitution, and cake is a bonus.

09/12/2017

ACS is partnering with The Public Law and Policy Program for a conversation concerning the First Amendment and the War on Terror at the Dawn of the Trump Administration with Professor Raban

This event will be held on Monday, Sept. 18 from 12-1 p.m. in room 184 of the law school.

08/30/2017

ACS will be having a 1L Meet and Greet at noon on Tuesday, Sept. 5 in room 142 (tentative).

Come talk to the Board, ask questions, get a quick overview of the events we are having this year, and eat a cupcake!

Hope to see you there!

08/24/2017

It was great to see all of the student interest at the Group Fair today! We will have the latest information sent out to the list very soon.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out!

08/09/2017

https://www.acslaw.org/S*x_Discrimination_Law_and_LGBT_Equality

In this Issue Brief, Katie Eyer makes the case that discrimination on the basis of s*xual orientation and gender identity are clearly prohibited under existing principles of s*x discrimination law. Nevertheless, courts have only recently begun to extend protections against s*x discrimination to liti...

07/20/2017

https://www.acslaw.org/acsblog/the-trump-discovery-plan

by Reuben Guttman, Founding Member, Guttman, Buschner & Brooks PLLC In this era of electronic information, a large part of what we do or think is recorded in real time through emails, tweets, cell phone photographs, videos and Facebook. If electronic information can be secured through document r...

07/20/2017

https://www.acslaw.org/acsblog/the-cfpb-does-it%E2%80%99s-job-will-congress-let-it-stand

by Lauren Guth Barnes, partner at Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLPIt is 775 pages long. I have not read all of it. But I know this: it is a great win for consumers.On Monday, July 10, 2017, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued its final rule banning providers of various co...

06/08/2017

https://www.acslaw.org/RussiaInquiry

These are interesting times we live in. Here is a link to documentation of what has happened so far into the Russian investigation.

 Documents James Comey's statement for the Senate Intelligence Committee. Donald Trump's letter to James Comey. Jeff Sessions's recommendation to fire James Comey. Rod Rosenstein's recommendation to fire James Comey. White House Press Secretary Sean S**c...

04/28/2017

Congratulations to the new ACS Governing Board for 2017-2018!

Co-Directors: Emily LeBlanc and Andrew Ince
Treasurer: Amanda Reilly
Secretary: Taylar Vajda
Communications Director: Ben Pincus
Event Chair: Thomas Boone
Membership Chair: Erica Lynch
3L Advisors: Liz Jacklin and Anthony Hunt