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Please join the ACLU of Illinois, ACS Chicago Lawyer Chapter, and Mayer Brown on Thursday, July 31st at 12:00 PM for our annual Supreme Court event. The event will be held in-person at Mayer Brown (71 S Wacker Drive, Chicago) and streamed virtually. 

We will review the U.S. Supreme Court Term and several cases, including on gender affirming care, free speech and religious liberty, immigrants’ rights, disability rights, and more. The program will also include a discussion of trends in the Supreme Court and panelists will answer audience questions. Lunch will be provided for in-person attendees.

Featuring:

• Kevin Fee, Legal Director, ACLU of Illinois
• Aziz Z. Huq, Frank and Bernice J. Greenberg Professor of Law, University of Chicago Law School
• Steve Sanders (Moderator), Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Indiana University Maurer School of Law
• Steven D. Schwinn, Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development, University of Illinois Chicago Law School
• Michael A. Scodro, Partner, Mayer Brown
• Carolyn Shapiro, Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Institute on the Supreme Court of the United States, Chicago-Kent College of Law

The ACS Chicago Lawyer Chapter is graciously coordinating CLE credit for this event. Please note that 1.25 hours of CLE credit are pending for Illinois attorneys for IN-PERSON ATTENDEES ONLY.

Please join us on Wednesday, June 18th from 5:00 – 7:00 PM at the ACLU of Illinois’ offices for a special Pride Month panel discussion and celebration. We continue to see an onslaught of attacks nationwide on the LGBTQ+ community – especially trans people – which seek to strip away fundamental freedoms. Together, we will discuss the historical and ongoing work of the ACLU, take action, build solidarity, and uplift and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community.

The event will feature ACLU-IL Senior Policy Counsel Aisha N. Davis, Deputy Legal Director Michelle García, Board President Jill Metz, Staff Attorney Mason Strand, and Director of Communications and Public Policy Ed Yohnka.

Light food and drinks will be provided. We hope you can join us! If you have any questions, please reach out to us at events@aclu-il.org.

Please note that registration is required to attend this event.