2008 ACS National
Convention, June 13-14 in D.C.

The American Constitution Society is having its national convention Friday and Saturday, June 13-14, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Washington, D.C.

On Friday the convention will feature a panel discussion titled "Lawrence v. Texas Five Years Out: Can the Promises of Liberty and Equality Be Fulfilled?" Panelists include Dale Carpenter, professor of law, University of Minnesota Law School; Joseph R. Guerra, Sidley Austin LLP; Nan Hunter, professor of law, Brooklyn Law School; H. Alexander Robinson, CEO, National Black Justice Coalition; and Paul M. Smith, Jenner Block LLP.

On Saturday there will be a panel discussion titled "Progressive Family Values: Making Work Work for Families." The discussion will feature Stuart Ishimaru, commissioner, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; Marc Freedman, director of labor law policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce; Karen Kornbluh, policy director for Sen. Barack Obama; Ann O'Leary, executive director, Center on Family and the Workplace, Boalt Law School, University of California, Berkeley; Judith Lichtman, senior adviser, National Partnership for Women and Families; and Reva Siegel, deputy dean and professor of law, Yale Law School.

Also on Saturday will be the panel "Rights in Conflict: Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Religious Liberty." Panelists include Chief Justice Alex Kozinski, U.S. court of appeals for the ninth circuit; Judge Stephen Reinhardt, U.S. court of appeals for the ninth circuit; Preeta Bansal, Skadden, Arps, Slate Meagher Flom LLP; Gene Nichol, professor of law, University of North Carolina School of Law; and Lara Schwartz, legal director chief legislative counsel, Human Rights Campaign.

The full schedule for the convention is available at ACSLaw.org/pdf/ACS%20National%20Convention%20Schedule.pdf. (The Advocate)