George Mason University School of Law

GMU Chapter Officers 2008-2009!!

george_mason — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:10:07 -0400

The George Mason Chapter is pleased to announce our new officers for next school year!

President: Rachel Talbot
VP Communications: Laurance Frierson
VP Programs: Shawn Stout
VP Administration: Brianna Salerno
VP Technology: Nathan Mitchell
VP Finance: Carolyn Abbate

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Role of the Courts Panel

george_mason — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:48:25 -0400

On March 24 the GMU chapter co sponsored a three way discussion on the role of the courts. We had three speakers, Alan Morrison, Clark Neily and Orin Kerr present three different points of view: liberal, libertarian and conservative, respectively. Each speaker presented for about ten minutes, and then we had a thirty to forty minute discussion with the audience, followed by a reception. About fifty students and faculty attended this event. The attendees enjoyed the fact that we presented various viewpoints on the same issue. It made for a lively discussion.

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The Rule of Law: Is it Alive and Well in Washington?

george_mason — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:47:50 -0400

On March 19th Professor Sally Katzen spoke to a group of about twenty GMUSL students about the rule of law. Professor Katzen first discussed the foundations of the rule of law, and then she discussed whether or not it is being followed by the current administration. She spoke for about a half and hour, followed by a question and answer session.

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Affirmative Action in Schools Panel

george_mason — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:52:06 -0500

On February 27th the GMU chapter co-hosted, with the GMU Federalist Society, a panel discussion on Affirmative Action in schools. Angela Ciccolo, Interim General Counsel at the NAACP and Paul Beard, from the Pacific Legal Foundation, spoke. Richard Fields, GMU’s dean of diversity, moderated the discussion. The talk focused on the recent Seattle and Louisville Supreme Court decisions. Each speaker gave a brief overview of equal protection law in that area, then they discusses the fractured decision in the Seattle and Louisville cases and then we opened up the floor to a group discussion on the future of using race based assignments in the schools. We had about thirty students attend the event.

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GMU Chapter Constitution in the Classroom Intiative.

george_mason — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:17:29 -0500

On Wednesday and Thursday, February 20 and 21, students from the GMU chapter are going to Washington-Lee High school to teach a constitution lesson to high school students. We are using the Juvenile Rights lesson plan. This will be our second visit to W-L and the start of what we hope is going to be a great tradition.

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Brown Bag Lunch with Professor Eric Claeys

george_mason — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:22:01 -0500

On November 7, 2007, the GMUSL chapter hosted a brown bag lunch with Professor Eric Claeys. Professor Clayes discussed the recent decision in Kelo v. City of New London, 545 U.S. 469 (2005), and the implications of that decision on poor and minority communities. After Professor Claeys presented the background of the case we discussed as a group if or how the decision changed the way courts go about deciding whether a property should be condemned. We also discussed the effects of the decision on suburban, rather than urban, areas.

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Constitution Day!!

george_mason — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:53:43 -0400

On September 17, 2007, members of George Mason Chapter of ACS taught a lesson on the Fourth Amendment to two classes at Washington-Lee High school, in Arlington. The lessons were a huge success. The students were engaged and actively particpated in the group debate on the legality of searching a high school student's personal computer. The teachers invited us to come back next year, and even suggested that we develop another lesson for the spring semester.

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Liberty Tavern Networking and Recruiting Event

george_mason — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:53:01 -0400

On September 12, 2007, the George Mason Chapter of ACS hosted a networking and recruiting event at Liberty Tavern, in Arlington, VA, with other George Mason organizations. We used the event as a recruiting tool, as a follow up to the organizations fair our school hosted on September 5. We answered questions about ACS and had 10 new members sign up. We also recruited a volunteeer to teach at Washington-Lee High School on Constitution Day. We also promoted our first speaker event: Praveen Fernandes will be coming to our first meeting to talk about ACS and we will brainstorm activities for the upcoming year. We expect a high turnout at this meeting, since we had about 60 people attend our networking event.