Colorado Lawyer Chapter

Colorado Lawyer Chapter Holds Voting Rights Event

admin — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:20:22 -0400

L to R: State Representative Terrance Carroll; Cathryn Hazouri, the Executive Director of the ACLU of Colorado; Jenny Rose Flanagan, the Executive Director of Colorado Common Cause and Tova Wang, Vice President for Research, Common Cause (Martha M. Tierney of Kelly Garnsey Hubbell & Lass LLC and Denver attorney John S. Zakhem, the final panelists, do not appear in the photograph).

Colorado Lawyer Chapter

Colorado Lawyer Chapter Holds 2008-09 Supreme Court Term Preview

admin — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:12:54 -0400

Colorado 2008-09 Supreme Court Preview

On October 7, 2008, the Colorado Lawyer Chapter of ACS hosted a “2008-09 Supreme Court Term Preview.” The event, held at the Offices of Kutak Rock LLP, featured panelists Alan Chen, Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Faculty Scholarship at the University of Denver, Sturm College of Law; Melissa Hart, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Colorado School of Law; and Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., of the Washington, D.C. office of Jenner & Block LLP, where he is the Co-Chair of the firm’s Appellate and Supreme Court Practice. Mike Johnson of Kutak Rock served as moderator.

Colorado Lawyer Chapter

Colorado Lawyer Chapter Holds Panel on the Meaning of Citizenship 150 Years After the Dred Scott Decision

admin — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:18:59 -0400

9.18 Colorado Citzenship Panel

The Colorado Lawyer Chapter, in partnership with the Bill of Rights Committee of the Colorado Bar Association, the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado, the Sam Cary Bar Association and the Asian American Pacific Bar Association of Colorado, sponsored a panel discussion entitled “The Meaning of Citizenship 150 Years After the Dred Scott Decision.” The event featured The Honorable Terrance Carroll of the Colorado House of Representatives; Cynthia Coffman, Chief Deputy Attorney General of the State of Colorado; and Professor Clare Huntington of the University of Colorado Law School. The panel was moderated by Judge Timothy M. Tymkovich, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. The event took place at St. Cajetan's Center, 1190 9th St. Denver, Colorado at 6:30pm.

Colorado Lawyer Chapter

The Colorado Lawyer Chapter Presents its Second Annual Mid-Summer Reception

webmaster — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 11:32:49 -0400

The Colorado Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society presents its:

Second Annual Mid-Summer Reception

5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
July 26, 2007
McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
1875 Lawrence Street, Suite 200
Denver, Colorado

Refreshments will be served. There is no cost to attend this event.
Please join us for an evening bringing together Denver area judges and summer associates.
All are welcome.

Please RSVP here.

Colorado Lawyer Chapter

Colorado Chapter Kickoff - February 15, 2007

webmaster — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 08:59:47 -0500

Senator Gary Hart, Keynote Speaker

On February 15th, the Colorado Lawyer Chapter marked its launch with a tremendous event! The Kickoff event featured keynote speaker The Honorable Gary Hart, former United States Senator, former Presidential candidate, author, and professor at the University of Colorado; and Lisa Brown, Executive Director of the American Constitution Society. Many members of the Steering Committee, the local chapter, and local student chapters were also in attendance.

Colorado Lawyer Chapter

Colorado Kickoff

webmaster — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 15:56:52 -0500

The American Constitution Society

cordially invites you to our:

Colorado Lawyer Chapter Kickoff Program

with

Senator Gary Hart

February 15, 2007
University of Denver
Graduate School of Social Work
Craig Hall, Community Room and Boardroom 484
Denver, Colorado

To register, please select the relevant option below:

VIP: $100*
Private Sector: $35*
Public Sector/Government: $25*
Student: $10*

*Includes an annual ACS membership.

Colorado Lawyer Chapter

Preview of the Upcoming Supreme Court Term

sharper — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 10:21:33 -0500

On October 31, 2006, the Colorado Lawyer Chapter of ACS hosted a “Preview of the Upcoming Supreme Court Term.” The event held at the Offices of Kutak Rock LLP featured panelists Melissa Hart, Professor of Law at the University of Colorado School of Law; Alan Chen, Professor of Law at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law; and Martin Katz, Professor of Law at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law.

Colorado Lawyer Chapter

Colorado Lawyer Chapter Holds Inaugural Event on Marriage Equality

admin — Thu, 04 May 2006 13:38:44 -0400

On Monday, May 2, 2006 the Colorado Lawyer Chapter held a reception and panel on "Prohibition or Protection? Debating Legal Rights for Same-Sex Couples in Colorado" at the University of Denver College of Law. Professor Julie Nice of the University of Denver College of Law and Colorado State Senator Shawn Mitchell appeared on the panel, which was moderated by Fred Brown, who is a political analyst and the former Capitol Bureau Chief for The Denver Post. The panelists discussed the current issues surrounding same-sex marriage in Colorado in front of an audience of over 100 people, making this a successful first event for the chapter.