Schedule

27 March

28 March

27 March

12:00 PM
Introductions and Welcome to Student Convention
12:45 PM
Breakout Workshop: Fines and Fees
12:45 PM
Breakout Workshop: Implicit Bias and Racial Equity
12:45 PM
Breakout Workshop: Voting Rights
12:45 PM
Breakout Workshop: Messaging and Communications
02:30 PM
Remarks on Constitutional Interpretation
02:30 PM
Leadership Workshops
04:15 PM
Path to the Bench/How to Land a Clerkship
05:30 PM
Reception feat. Remarks from Hon. Peter J. Rubin
06:30 PM
Dinner feat. Keynote Remarks from the 82nd Attorney General of the United States Eric H. Holder, Jr.
08:30 PM
Afterhours Mixer

28 March

07:00 AM
Morning Jog or Stroll (Optional)
08:30 AM
Breakfast + Progressive Constitutionalism Project Discussion
09:30 AM
ACS Listening Session with Russ Feingold
10:00 AM
Creative Lawyering: Fighting Goliath
10:00 AM
The Constitution in 2020 and 2040
11:30 AM
Breakout Discussion: The Degradation of Democracy
11:30 AM
Breakout Discussion: Restocking the Federal Government
11:30 AM
Breakout Discussion: Litigating Trans Rights
11:30 AM
Breakout Discussion: Exploring Legal Academia
12:45 PM
Amicus Recording of Keynote Lunch Discussion
02:15 PM
Innovations in Local Leadership
03:45 PM
Blueprint for a Progressive Future: Building a Progressive Vision for 2021 and Beyond
05:15 PM
Closing Session
06:00 PM
Closing Reception
07:30 PM
Networking Dinners (Optional)

Speakers

NB
Nikolas Bowie
Assistant Professor of Law
Harvard Law School
Alejandra Castillo
CEO
YWCA
Alexander Chen
Lecturer on Law
Harvard Law School
HC
Hon. Pamela Chen
United States District Judge
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Randolph Chen
Acting Chief
Housing & Community Justice Section, and Public Advocacy Division for the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia
Tiffany Cross
Co-Founder and Managing Editor
The Beat DC
HC
Hon. Jeffrey Cummings
Magistrate Judge
United States District Northern District of Illinois
Jill Dash
Vice President of Strategic Engagement
ACS
ED
Erin Delaney
Harvard Law School and Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
Neil Eggleston
Litigation Partner
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Russell Feingold
President
ACS
WF
William E. Forbath
Associate Dean for Research
The University of Texas at Austin School of Law
Ruben Garcia
Professor of Law
UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law
Hon. Darrin Gayles
United States District Judge
United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
TG
Terri Gerstein
Harvard Law School
Zack Gima
Director of Strategic Engagement
ACS
Hon. Gurbir Grewal
Attorney General
New Jersey
AG
Angelo Guisado
Center for Constitutional Rights
AG
Alex Gulotta
State Director
All Voting is Local-Arizona
Megan Haberle
Deputy Director
Poverty & Race Research Action Council
JH
Justin Hansford
Associate Professor of Law
Howard University School of Law
Hon. Lee Harris
Mayor
Shelby County, Tennessee
Hon. Pamela Harris
United States Circuit Judge
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Hon. Melissa Hart
Justice
Colorado Supreme Court
Hon. Eric H. Holder, Jr.
82nd Attorney General of the United States
Hon. Jessica Jackson
Co-Founder and Attorney
Dream Corps and #Cut50
PK
Peter Karanjia
Partner
DLA Piper
PK
Pamela Karlan
Professor of Law
Stanford Law School
Hannah Klain
Equal Justice Works Fellow in the Democracy Program
Brennan Center for Justice
RK
Ron Klain
Lecturer on Law
Harvard Law School
MK
Michael Klarman
Kirkland & Ellis Professor of Law
Harvard Law School
Dahlia Lithwick
Writer
Slate and Amicus
HL
Hon. Chokwe Antar Lumumba
Mayor
Jackson, Mississippi
William Marshall
Distinguished Professor of Law
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
TM
Tracey Meares
Walton Hale Hamilton Professor of Law
Yale Law School
RM
Rudy Mehrbani
Fellow and Senior Counsel
Brennan Center
Toby Merrill
Lecturer on Law
Harvard Law School
JM
Jonathan Miller
Lecturer on Law
Harvard Law School
SM
Sharmila Murthy
Associate Professor of Law
Suffolk University-Boston
Zinelle October
Executive Vice President
ACS
PR
Peter Rubin
Professor Emeritus
Georgetown Law
AS
Amol Sinha
Executive Director
ACLU-NJ
GS
Ganesh Sitaraman
Chancellor Faculty Fellow Professor of Law
Vanderbilt Law School
Kara Stein
Vice President of Policy and Program
ACS
GS
Gerard Stranch
Attorney
Branstetter, Stranch & Jennings, PLLC
David Strauss
University of Chicago Law School
Kyle Strickland
Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity
Back
NB

Nikolas Bowie

Assistant Professor of Law
Harvard Law School

28 March

11:30 AM
Breakout Discussion: Exploring Legal Academia
Back

Alejandra Castillo

CEO
YWCA

28 March

03:45 PM
Blueprint for a Progressive Future: Building a Progressive Vision for 2021 and Beyond
Back

Alexander Chen

Lecturer on Law
Harvard Law School

28 March

11:30 AM
Breakout Discussion: Litigating Trans Rights
Back
HC

Hon. Pamela Chen

United States District Judge
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York

27 March

04:15 PM
Path to the Bench/How to Land a Clerkship
Back

Randolph Chen

Acting Chief
Housing & Community Justice Section, and Public Advocacy Division for the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia

28 March

10:00 AM
Creative Lawyering: Fighting Goliath
Back

Tiffany Cross

Co-Founder and Managing Editor
The Beat DC

27 March

12:45 PM
Breakout Workshop: Messaging and Communications
Back
HC

Hon. Jeffrey Cummings

Magistrate Judge
United States District Northern District of Illinois

27 March

04:15 PM
Path to the Bench/How to Land a Clerkship
Back

Jill Dash

Vice President of Strategic Engagement
ACS

27 March

04:15 PM
Path to the Bench/How to Land a Clerkship

28 March

11:30 AM
Breakout Discussion: Restocking the Federal Government
Back
ED

Erin Delaney

Harvard Law School and Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law

28 March

10:00 AM
The Constitution in 2020 and 2040
Back

Neil Eggleston

Litigation Partner
Kirkland & Ellis LLP

28 March

05:15 PM
Closing Session
Back

Russell Feingold

President
ACS

27 March

06:30 PM
Dinner feat. Keynote Remarks from the 82nd Attorney General of the United States Eric H. Holder, Jr.

28 March

09:30 AM
ACS Listening Session with Russ Feingold
Back
WF

William E. Forbath

Associate Dean for Research
The University of Texas at Austin School of Law

28 March

10:00 AM
The Constitution in 2020 and 2040
Back

Ruben Garcia

Professor of Law
UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law

28 March

11:30 AM
Breakout Discussion: Exploring Legal Academia
Back

Hon. Darrin Gayles

United States District Judge
United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida

27 March

04:15 PM
Path to the Bench/How to Land a Clerkship
Back
TG

Terri Gerstein

Harvard Law School

28 March

03:45 PM
Blueprint for a Progressive Future: Building a Progressive Vision for 2021 and Beyond
Back

Zack Gima

Director of Strategic Engagement
ACS

28 March

11:30 AM
Breakout Discussion: Restocking the Federal Government
Back

Hon. Gurbir Grewal

Attorney General
New Jersey

28 March

12:45 PM
Amicus Recording of Keynote Lunch Discussion
Back
AG

Angelo Guisado

Center for Constitutional Rights

28 March

10:00 AM
Creative Lawyering: Fighting Goliath
Back
AG

Alex Gulotta

State Director
All Voting is Local-Arizona

27 March

12:45 PM
Breakout Workshop: Voting Rights
Back

Megan Haberle

Deputy Director
Poverty & Race Research Action Council

28 March

03:45 PM
Blueprint for a Progressive Future: Building a Progressive Vision for 2021 and Beyond
Back
JH

Justin Hansford

Associate Professor of Law
Howard University School of Law

28 March

03:45 PM
Blueprint for a Progressive Future: Building a Progressive Vision for 2021 and Beyond
Back

Hon. Lee Harris

Mayor
Shelby County, Tennessee

28 March

02:15 PM
Innovations in Local Leadership
Back

Hon. Pamela Harris

United States Circuit Judge
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

27 March

04:15 PM
Path to the Bench/How to Land a Clerkship
Back

Hon. Melissa Hart

Justice
Colorado Supreme Court

27 March

04:15 PM
Path to the Bench/How to Land a Clerkship
Back

Hon. Eric H. Holder, Jr.

82nd Attorney General of the United States
82nd Attorney General of the United States.

27 March

06:30 PM
Dinner feat. Keynote Remarks from the 82nd Attorney General of the United States Eric H. Holder, Jr.
Back

Hon. Jessica Jackson

Co-Founder and Attorney
Dream Corps and #Cut50
Back
PK

Peter Karanjia

Partner
DLA Piper

27 March

04:15 PM
Path to the Bench/How to Land a Clerkship
Back
PK

Pamela Karlan

Professor of Law
Stanford Law School

28 March

10:00 AM
The Constitution in 2020 and 2040
Back

Hannah Klain

Equal Justice Works Fellow in the Democracy Program
Brennan Center for Justice

27 March

12:45 PM
Breakout Workshop: Voting Rights
Back
RK

Ron Klain

Lecturer on Law
Harvard Law School

28 March

11:30 AM
Breakout Discussion: Restocking the Federal Government
Back
MK

Michael Klarman

Kirkland & Ellis Professor of Law
Harvard Law School

28 March

11:30 AM
Breakout Discussion: The Degradation of Democracy
Back

Dahlia Lithwick

Writer
Slate and Amicus

28 March

12:45 PM
Amicus Recording of Keynote Lunch Discussion
Back
HL

Hon. Chokwe Antar Lumumba

Mayor
Jackson, Mississippi

28 March

02:15 PM
Innovations in Local Leadership
Back

William Marshall

Distinguished Professor of Law
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

28 March

10:00 AM
The Constitution in 2020 and 2040
Back
TM

Tracey Meares

Walton Hale Hamilton Professor of Law
Yale Law School

28 March

10:00 AM
The Constitution in 2020 and 2040
Back
RM

Rudy Mehrbani

Fellow and Senior Counsel
Brennan Center

28 March

11:30 AM
Breakout Discussion: Restocking the Federal Government
Back

Toby Merrill

Lecturer on Law
Harvard Law School

28 March

10:00 AM
Creative Lawyering: Fighting Goliath
Back
JM

Jonathan Miller

Lecturer on Law
Harvard Law School

28 March

02:15 PM
Innovations in Local Leadership
Back
SM

Sharmila Murthy

Associate Professor of Law
Suffolk University-Boston

28 March

10:00 AM
Creative Lawyering: Fighting Goliath

28 March

11:30 AM
Breakout Discussion: Exploring Legal Academia
Back

Zinelle October

Executive Vice President
ACS

28 March

05:15 PM
Closing Session
Back
PR

Peter Rubin

Professor Emeritus
Georgetown Law

27 March

05:30 PM
Reception feat. Remarks from Hon. Peter J. Rubin
Back
AS

Amol Sinha

Executive Director
ACLU-NJ

28 March

12:45 PM
Amicus Recording of Keynote Lunch Discussion
Back
GS

Ganesh Sitaraman

Chancellor Faculty Fellow Professor of Law
Vanderbilt Law School

28 March

03:45 PM
Blueprint for a Progressive Future: Building a Progressive Vision for 2021 and Beyond
Back

Kara Stein

Vice President of Policy and Program
ACS

28 March

11:30 AM
Breakout Discussion: Exploring Legal Academia
Back
GS

Gerard Stranch

Attorney
Branstetter, Stranch & Jennings, PLLC

28 March

10:00 AM
Creative Lawyering: Fighting Goliath
Back

David Strauss

University of Chicago Law School

27 March

02:30 PM
Remarks on Constitutional Interpretation
Back

Kyle Strickland

Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity

27 March

12:45 PM
Breakout Workshop: Implicit Bias and Racial Equity
Back

Introductions and Welcome to Student Convention

12:00 PM 12:45 PM

Back

Breakout Workshop: Fines and Fees

12:45 PM 02:15 PM

Back

Breakout Workshop: Implicit Bias and Racial Equity

12:45 PM 02:15 PM

Speakers

Kyle Strickland
Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity
Back

Breakout Workshop: Voting Rights

12:45 PM 02:15 PM

Speakers

AG
Alex Gulotta
State Director
All Voting is Local-Arizona
Hannah Klain
Equal Justice Works Fellow in the Democracy Program
Brennan Center for Justice
Back

Breakout Workshop: Messaging and Communications

12:45 PM 02:15 PM

Speakers

Tiffany Cross
Co-Founder and Managing Editor
The Beat DC
Back

Remarks on Constitutional Interpretation

02:30 PM 03:45 PM

Speakers

David Strauss
University of Chicago Law School
Back

Leadership Workshops

02:30 PM 03:45 PM

Back

Path to the Bench/How to Land a Clerkship

04:15 PM 05:30 PM

Speakers

HC
Hon. Pamela Chen
United States District Judge
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
HC
Hon. Jeffrey Cummings
Magistrate Judge
United States District Northern District of Illinois
Jill Dash
Vice President of Strategic Engagement
ACS
Hon. Darrin Gayles
United States District Judge
United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Hon. Pamela Harris
United States Circuit Judge
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Hon. Melissa Hart
Justice
Colorado Supreme Court
PK
Peter Karanjia
Partner
DLA Piper
Back

Reception feat. Remarks from Hon. Peter J. Rubin

05:30 PM 06:30 PM

Speakers

PR
Peter Rubin
Professor Emeritus
Georgetown Law
Back

Dinner feat. Keynote Remarks from the 82nd Attorney General of the United States Eric H. Holder, Jr.

06:30 PM 08:00 PM

Speakers

Russell Feingold
President
ACS
Hon. Eric H. Holder, Jr.
82nd Attorney General of the United States
Back

Afterhours Mixer

08:30 PM 10:00 PM

Back

Morning Jog or Stroll (Optional)

07:00 AM 08:00 AM

Back

Breakfast + Progressive Constitutionalism Project Discussion

08:30 AM 09:30 AM

Back

ACS Listening Session with Russ Feingold

09:30 AM 10:00 AM

Speakers

Russell Feingold
President
ACS
Back

Creative Lawyering: Fighting Goliath

10:00 AM 11:15 AM

Speakers

Randolph Chen
Acting Chief
Housing & Community Justice Section, and Public Advocacy Division for the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia
AG
Angelo Guisado
Center for Constitutional Rights
Toby Merrill
Lecturer on Law
Harvard Law School
SM
Sharmila Murthy
Associate Professor of Law
Suffolk University-Boston
GS
Gerard Stranch
Attorney
Branstetter, Stranch & Jennings, PLLC
Back

The Constitution in 2020 and 2040

10:00 AM 11:15 AM

Speakers

ED
Erin Delaney
Harvard Law School and Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
WF
William E. Forbath
Associate Dean for Research
The University of Texas at Austin School of Law
PK
Pamela Karlan
Professor of Law
Stanford Law School
William Marshall
Distinguished Professor of Law
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
TM
Tracey Meares
Walton Hale Hamilton Professor of Law
Yale Law School
Back

Breakout Discussion: The Degradation of Democracy

11:30 AM 12:30 PM

Speakers

MK
Michael Klarman
Kirkland & Ellis Professor of Law
Harvard Law School
Back

Breakout Discussion: Restocking the Federal Government

11:30 AM 12:30 PM

Speakers

Jill Dash
Vice President of Strategic Engagement
ACS
Zack Gima
Director of Strategic Engagement
ACS
RK
Ron Klain
Lecturer on Law
Harvard Law School
RM
Rudy Mehrbani
Fellow and Senior Counsel
Brennan Center
Back

Breakout Discussion: Litigating Trans Rights

11:30 AM 12:30 PM

Speakers

Alexander Chen
Lecturer on Law
Harvard Law School
Back

Breakout Discussion: Exploring Legal Academia

11:30 AM 12:30 PM

Speakers

NB
Nikolas Bowie
Assistant Professor of Law
Harvard Law School
Ruben Garcia
Professor of Law
UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law
SM
Sharmila Murthy
Associate Professor of Law
Suffolk University-Boston
Kara Stein
Vice President of Policy and Program
ACS
Back

Amicus Recording of Keynote Lunch Discussion

12:45 PM 02:00 PM

Speakers

Hon. Gurbir Grewal
Attorney General
New Jersey
Dahlia Lithwick
Writer
Slate and Amicus
AS
Amol Sinha
Executive Director
ACLU-NJ
Back

Innovations in Local Leadership

02:15 PM 03:30 PM

Speakers

Hon. Lee Harris
Mayor
Shelby County, Tennessee
HL
Hon. Chokwe Antar Lumumba
Mayor
Jackson, Mississippi
JM
Jonathan Miller
Lecturer on Law
Harvard Law School
Back

Blueprint for a Progressive Future: Building a Progressive Vision for 2021 and Beyond

03:45 PM 05:00 PM

Speakers

Alejandra Castillo
CEO
YWCA
TG
Terri Gerstein
Harvard Law School
Megan Haberle
Deputy Director
Poverty & Race Research Action Council
JH
Justin Hansford
Associate Professor of Law
Howard University School of Law
GS
Ganesh Sitaraman
Chancellor Faculty Fellow Professor of Law
Vanderbilt Law School
Back

Closing Session

05:15 PM 06:00 PM

Speakers

Neil Eggleston
Litigation Partner
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Zinelle October
Executive Vice President
ACS
Back

Closing Reception

06:00 PM 07:00 PM

Back

Networking Dinners (Optional)

07:30 PM 09:00 PM