Nov

26

John Payton Visits W&M ACS

November 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment

On November 12, over fifty students crowded into room 124 to hear John Payton, a partner at the D.C. law firm of Wilmer Hale. Payton’s talk was on the new races cases and the legacy of Brown v. Board of Education, and he led of by stating that he intended to be provocative.
In the two [...]

Nov

13

Guns and Virginia

November 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment

This week, there was another disturbing reminder about the ease with which school shootings or public shootings can occur. The event reported on CNN is based out of Pennsylvania, where a boy has been questioned regarding communications that he had with another individual who killed eight people in Finland, before turning the gun on [...]

Nov

9

ACS National Moot Court Competition

November 9, 2007 | 1 Comment

Register now to participate in ACS’ 2008 Constance Baker Motley National Moot Court Competition in Constitutional Law. Take advantage of this terrific opportunity to network with lawyer and law students from around the country. Gain valuable legal experience in brief writing and oral arguments by engaging on a topic of timely national import.
Register here. The [...]

Nov

8

Food For Thought…

November 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment

…and possibly an olive branch?
There was a big to-do in the Supreme Court on Wednesday as the Justices heard oral arguments in the Danforth v. Minnesota case. The issue in that case is, if the Supreme Court recognizes a new rule of criminal procedure and says it will not apply retroactively, whether state courts [...]

Nov

7

Race and the Roberts Court: The Battle Over the Legacy of Brown

November 7, 2007 | 2 Comments

John Payton, a partner at the D.C. law firm WilmerHale, will be the featured ACS speaker next Monday, Nov. 12 from 1-2 p.m. in Room 124. Mr. Payton was lead counsel for the University of Michigan affirmative action cases Gratz and Grutter.
Mr. Payton’s talk is titled, “Race and the Roberts Court: The Battle Over the [...]