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SUMMARY:Lawyers March for Democracy
DESCRIPTION:Lawyers March for Democracy \n\n\n\nAs the Supreme Court wraps up its November oral arguments\, join fellow attorneys\, law students\, and legal advocates for a powerful rally outside the Supreme Court to declare what should be obvious: No one is above the law–not even the president. Join organizations like PPP\, indivisible\, AFJ\, ACS\, Project South\, Lambda Legal\, Democracy Forward\, United for Democracy\, and more as we call out the Trump administration’s lawlessness and the Supreme Court’s complicity in Trump’s authoritarianism. \n\n\n\nThis gathering of legal professionals will spotlight what we are trained to uphold: the Constitution\, the rule of law\, and equal justice. Donald Trump’s ongoing defiance of legal norms–from inciting insurrection to openly attacking judges to shredding the Constitution in pursuit of his ends–has not only undermined democracy\, but exposed a troubling willingness by the highest court in the land to look the other way. Through all of the upheavals of the early months of Trump’s second term\, the Supreme Court has not only been complicit but has actively participated in Trump’s authoritarian project\, siding with the administration over and over again and allowing him to continue blatantly unconstitutional actions without any public legal justification. \n\n\n\nAs the broader public rises up to reject authoritarianism\, this rally adds a critical voice: the lawyers\, jurists\, and law students whose daily work depends on the rule of law functioning–and who now find themselves compelled to protest its erosion. \n\n\n\nWe will not stand silent as the Supreme Court enables a slide into lawlessness. We will not normalize the abandonment of constitutional limits. We are gathering to say loudly and clearly that we will not stand aside as the Court enables Trump’s authoritarianism. This is a multiracial democracy that should be bound by universal principles of equality under the law and equal opportunity to the riches that this country has to offer. \n\n\n\nWhether you’re barred\, in school\, retired\, or simply committed to justice\, come stand with us and show that the legal community is watching—and taking action. Bring your signs\, your colleagues\, and your voices. \n\n\n\nLawyers March for Democracy organizational partners include People’s Parity Project\, indivisible\, Alliance for Justice\, American Constitution Society\, Lambda Legal\, Project South\, Women Lawyers on Guard\, and the Virginia Poverty Law Center.
URL:https://peoplesparity.org/event/lawyers-march-for-democracy/
LOCATION:U.S. Supreme Court\, One First Street\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20543\, United States
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SUMMARY:People’s Parity Project 2025 Convening
DESCRIPTION:This summer\, law students\, attorneys\, and legal advocates from around the country are joining together to unf*ck the law. From June 27–29\, 2025\, People’s Parity Project (PPP) will convene our progressive community for three days of policy deep dives\, skills trainings\, and networking sessions — all dedicated to growing the movement of legal professionals committed to unrigging the law and building a legal system that values people over corporate profits.  \n\n\n\nJoin us on Friday\, June 27th through Sunday\, June 29th at the Phoenix Park Hotel in Washington\, DC (located at 520 North Capitol St NW). \n\n\n\nThe Convening is an opportunity for progressive law students\, attorneys\, and advocates to join in our mission to build a better legal system. PPP has three main goals through the event: \n\n\n\n\nTo build community among progressive law students\, attorneys\, and advocates;\n\n\n\nTo provide students and attorneys with concrete skills needed to advocate for change within the legal system\, both in law school and beyond; and\n\n\n\nTo grow the number of students and attorneys committed to PPP’s core issues\, including court reform\, state court advocacy\, and building worker power.\n\n\n\n\nHolding an event on this scale is an expensive undertaking. Including the cost of securing rental space\, providing food\, inviting speakers\, covering travel sponsorships for a subset of law student organizers\, and other miscellaneous expenses\, we expect to spend $500 per attendee. Sponsorships help us cover some of this cost and we rely on ticket sales to cover a portion of the event expenses; however\, we don’t want cost to be a barrier for anybody interested in joining the movement to unf*ck the law. \n\n\n\nTicket prices are thus only suggestions; if you are interested in attending\, but cannot afford the suggested amount\, please email hello@peoplesparity.org to secure a discounted or free ticket. \n\n\n\n\nPURCHASE YOUR  TICKET HERE
URL:https://peoplesparity.org/event/peoples-parity-project-2025-convening/
LOCATION:Phoenix Park Hotel\, 520 North Capitol Street NW\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20001\, United States
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SUMMARY:Pro-People Lawyering Series: Advancing Workers' Rights Through Labor Law
DESCRIPTION:The labor movement continues to build momentum\, but with an anti-labor administration in power\, how can lawyers work to support further gains for working people? Join PPP and Alyssa Peterson from the Writers Guild of America to learn how union lawyers help protect and advance workers’ rights. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/pro-people-lawyering-series-advancing-workers-rights-through-labor-law  \n\n\n\nPPP is proud to present our Pro-People Lawyering Series\, which will provide ongoing discussions of the many ways that lawyers and law students can support and integrate themselves with social movements and other efforts to improve the lives of marginalized people. Each discussion will feature practitioners working on a specific issue such as workers’ rights\, racial justice\, homelessness\, reproductive rights\, and more.
URL:https://peoplesparity.org/event/ppls-alyssapeterson/
LOCATION:District of Columbia
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SUMMARY:Gangsters of the Status Quo: How Law School and the Legal Profession Turn Lawyers into Mercenaries
DESCRIPTION:The majority of students go to law school to make positive change for the people of our country\, but only a small minority end up in actual pro-people positions that advance the interests of working people. What are the structural issues in law schools and the legal profession that bring about this outcome? How does our current approach to the law and judiciary entrench existing power and keep ordinary people down? How can we work together to address these issues and move past the corporatist\, mercenary-like values so often inculcated in members of the bar? \n\n\n\nJoin us for a conversation on systemic injustices in the legal system and how legal culture works to remove values and morality from public policy–and how we can work together to build something better. \n\n\n\nThe event will take place at 8 pm ET / 5 pm PT on Thursday\, March 20th. Have questions? Reach out to our Organizing and Network Director\, Steve Kennedy\, at steve@peoplesparity.org. We hope to see you there! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister here
URL:https://peoplesparity.org/event/gangsters-of-the-status-quo/
LOCATION:District of Columbia
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SUMMARY:"Solidarity" Book Talk with Astra Taylor
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join the People’s Parity Project in a discussion with organizer and author\, Astra Taylor. \n\n\n\nWe are very excited for this discussion of “Solidarity: The Past\, Present\, and Future of a World-Changing Idea.” In the book\, Taylor and her co-author\, Leah Hunt-Hendrix\, invite us to engage with solidarity not as a left-wing buzzword\, but as a fundamental practice of the world we are trying to build. Join us for this important discussion about why we must engage in solidarity across our movements\, and a conversation about how we do that. \n\n\n\nThe event will take place at 12 pm ET/9 am PT on Tuesday\, February 11th. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/solidarity-book-talk-with-astra-taylor
URL:https://peoplesparity.org/event/solidarity-book-talk-with-astra-taylor/
LOCATION:District of Columbia
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SUMMARY:Pro-People Lawyering Series: State and Local Enforcement to Protect Workers and Consumers
DESCRIPTION:https://actionnetwork.org/events/pro-people-lawyering-series-state-and-local-enforcement-to-protect-workers-and-consumersWith a Republican trifecta and a captured right wing court at the federal level\, how can lawyers use state and local powers to ensure individual and community rights? Join PPP and Terri Gerstein\, Director of the NYU Wagner Labor Initiative\, to learn how lawyers and law students can use state and local enforcement against corporate powers to ensure the rights and wellbeing of the people. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/pro-people-lawyering-series-state-and-local-enforcement-to-protect-workers-and-consumers \n\n\n\nPPP is proud to present our Pro-People Lawyering Series\, which will provide ongoing discussions of the many ways that lawyers and law students can support and integrate themselves with social movements and other efforts to improve the lives of marginalized people. Each discussion will feature practitioners working on a specific issue such as workers’ rights\, racial justice\, homelessness\, reproductive rights\, and more.
URL:https://peoplesparity.org/event/ppls-terrigerstein/
LOCATION:District of Columbia
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SUMMARY:Pro-People Lawyering Series: Litigating to Advance Civil Rights and Economic Justice
DESCRIPTION:How can lawyers use impact litigation to drive policy and vindicate the rights of ordinary people? Throughout his career as an impact litigator\, Democracy Forward’s Bradley Girard has focused on issues of constitutional law\, civil rights\, employment discrimination\, qualified immunity\, and consumer protection\, among others and will join PPP to discuss his work and how lawyers and law students can get involved. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/pro-people-lawyering-series-litigating-to-advance-civil-rights-and-economic-justice/ \n\n\n\nPPP is proud to present our Pro-People Lawyering Series\, which will provide ongoing discussions of the many ways that lawyers and law students can support and integrate themselves with social movements and other efforts to improve the lives of marginalized people. Each discussion will feature practitioners working on a specific issue such as workers’ rights\, racial justice\, homelessness\, reproductive rights\, and more.
URL:https://peoplesparity.org/event/pro-people-lawyering-series-bradley-girard/
LOCATION:District of Columbia
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SUMMARY:Pro-People Lawyering Series: Fighting for Renters' Rights and Housing Justice
DESCRIPTION:How can lawyers help renters maintain housing security in a legal system stacked against them? How do we address the structural issues causing housing insecurity and homelessness? Join PPP and NYC Planning Commissioner Leah Goodridge for a discussion on how lawyers can work toward housing justice and vindicate the human right to housing. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/pro-people-lawyering-series-fighting-for-renters-rights-and-housing-justice \n\n\n\nPPP is proud to present our Pro-People Lawyering Series\, which will provide ongoing discussions of the many ways that lawyers and law students can support and integrate themselves with social movements and other efforts to improve the lives of marginalized people. Each discussion will feature practitioners working on a specific issue such as workers’ rights\, racial justice\, homelessness\, reproductive rights\, and more.
URL:https://peoplesparity.org/event/pro-people-lawyering-series-fighting-for-renters-rights-and-housing-justice/
LOCATION:District of Columbia
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SUMMARY:PPP Info Session
DESCRIPTION:Want to learn more about how you can get involved with unf*cking the law with PPP? Check out our next info session! Join PPP staff\, board members\, and current organizers to discuss what we have been working on and other opportunities. Register here!
URL:https://peoplesparity.org/event/ppp-info-session/
LOCATION:District of Columbia
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SUMMARY:Pro-People Lawyering Series: Building Power for Low-Wage Workers
DESCRIPTION:What role can lawyers play in building worker power in a legal system stacked against them? Join PPP and the California Center for Worker Power’s Rachel Deutsch for a discussion on how lawyers can build solidarity and legal power among low-wage workers to ensure a legal system that works for working people. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/pro-people-lawyering-series-building-power-for-low-wage-workers \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\nPPP is proud to present our Pro-People Lawyering Series\, which will provide ongoing discussions of the many ways that lawyers and law students can support and integrate themselves with social movements and other efforts to improve the lives of marginalized people. Each discussion will feature practitioners working on a specific issue such as workers’ rights\, racial justice\, homelessness\, reproductive rights\, and more.
URL:https://peoplesparity.org/event/buildingworkerpower/
LOCATION:District of Columbia
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SUMMARY:Pro-People Lawyering Series: Fighting Homelessness After Grants Pass
DESCRIPTION:In Grants Pass v. Johnson\, the US Supreme Court held that ordinances allowing for fines\, destruction of property\, and imprisonment for sleeping outside\, even when no shelter is available\, are not unconstitutional. To push back on the criminalization of homelessness\, robust legal and organizing strategies are needed to ensure the human rights of all people. Join PPP and the National Homelessness Center for a discussion on the impact of Grants Pass and steps that lawyers and law students can take to fight for the right of all people to live lives with dignity. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/0e4e453e1e115acbdc9143816585558d/ \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\nPPP is proud to present our Pro-People Lawyering Series\, which will provide ongoing discussions of the many ways that lawyers and law students can support and integrate themselves with social movements and other efforts to improve the lives of marginalized people. Each discussion will feature practitioners working on a specific issue such as workers’ rights\, racial justice\, homelessness\, reproductive rights\, and more.
URL:https://peoplesparity.org/event/nhlc/
LOCATION:District of Columbia
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SUMMARY:Register Now: 2024 Convening
DESCRIPTION:This summer\, law students\, attorneys\, and legal advocates from around the country are joining together to unf*ck the law. From June 28–30\, 2024\, People’s Parity Project (PPP) will convene our progressive community for three days of policy deep dives\, skills trainings\, and networking sessions — all dedicated to growing the movement of legal professionals committed to unrigging the law and building a legal system that values people over corporate profits. We’re delighted to be joined by Aziz Rana as our keynote speaker and other speakers and panelists who will be covering everything from making the administrative state work for working people to the Supreme Court’s decades-long power grab to how to advance justice in state courts. \nJoin us on Friday\, June 28th through Sunday\, June 30th at the Dupont Circle Hotel in Washington\, DC (located at 1500 New Hampshire Ave NW). \nThe Convening is an opportunity for progressive law students\, attorneys\, and advocates to join in our mission to build a better legal system. PPP has three main goals through the event: \n\nTo build community among progressive law students\, attorneys\, and advocates;\nTo provide students and attorneys with concrete skills needed to advocate for change within the legal system\, both in law school and beyond; and\nTo grow the number of students and attorneys committed to PPP’s core issues\, including court reform\, state court advocacy\, and building worker power.\n\n\nHolding an event on this scale is an expensive undertaking. Including the cost of securing rental space\, providing food\, inviting speakers\, covering travel sponsorships for a subset of law student organizers\, and other miscellaneous expenses\, we expect to spend $500 per attendee. Sponsorships help us cover some of this cost and we rely on ticket sales to cover a portion of the event expenses; however\, we don’t want cost to be a barrier for anybody interested in joining the movement to unf*ck the law. \nTicket prices are thus only suggestions; if you are interested in attending\, but cannot afford the suggested amount\, please email hello@peoplesparity.org to secure a discounted or free ticket. \n\nPurchase Your Ticket Here \n**This schedule will be updated throughout the spring. \nFriday\n5:00 Registration opens \n6:00 Welcome reception \n8:00 Dinner and keynote address \n  \nSaturday\n8:00 Registration/coffee \n9:00–5:00 Panel discussions\, speakers\, networking\, and community-building time \n  \nSunday\n8:00 Registration/coffee \n9:30 Campaign workshop \n11:00 Organizers’ Assembly meeting \n12:30 Closing \nKeynote Speakers\n \nAziz Rana is a Professor and Provost’s Distinguished Fellow at Boston College Law School and the incoming J. Donald Monan\, S.J.\, University Professor of Law and Government (beginning 2024). He joins Boston College from Cornell Law School\, where he was the Richard and Lois Cole Professor of Law. \nHis research and teaching center on American constitutional law and political development. In particular\, Rana’s work focuses on how shifting notions of race\, citizenship\, and empire have shaped legal and political identity since the founding of the country. \nHis first book\, The Two Faces of American Freedom (Harvard University Press) situates the American experience within the global history of colonialism\, examining the intertwined relationship in American constitutional practice between internal accounts of freedom and external projects of power and expansion. His forthcoming book\, The Constitutional Bind: How Americans Came to Idolize a Document that Fails Them (University of Chicago Press\, 2024)\, explores the modern emergence of constitutional veneration in the twentieth century — especially against the backdrop of growing American global authority — and how veneration has influenced the boundaries of popular politics. \nRana has written essays and op-eds for such venues as n+1\, Dissent\, The Boston Review\, The Washington Post\, The New York Times\,  New Labor Forum\, Jacobin\, The Guardian\, The Chronicle of Higher Education\, The Nation\, Jadaliyya\, Salon\, and The Law and Political Economy Blog. He has articles and chapter contributions published or forthcoming with Yale and Oxford University Presses\, The University of Chicago Law Review\, California Law Review\, UCLA Law Review\, Texas Law Review\, and the Yale Law Journal Forum\, among others. \nRana is an editorial board member of Dissent\, The Law and Political Economy Blog\, and Just Security. He is also a Life Member of the Council of Foreign Relations and a Non-Resident Fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.  \n​He received his A.B. from Harvard College summa cum laude and his J.D. from Yale Law School. He earned a Ph.D. in political science at Harvard University\, where his dissertation was awarded the University’s Charles Sumner Prize. \nFor more information or to sponsor the Convening\, please email Molly Coleman at molly@peoplesparity.org. \n  \nHotel accommodations can be found at the Dupont Circle Hotel. \nTo inquire about booking a room at the set PPP rate\, please contact Steve Kennedy at steve@peoplesparity.org by 6/7. \nAttendees are\, of course\, not required to stay at the event hotel. \nRegister for the event \nThis summer\, law students\, attorneys\, and legal advocates from around the country are joining together to unf*ck the law. From June 28–30\, 2024\, People’s Parity Project (PPP) will convene our progressive community for three days of policy deep dives\, skills trainings\, and networking sessions — all dedicated to growing the movement of legal professionals committed to unrigging the law and building a legal system that values people over corporate profits. We’re delighted to be joined by Aziz Rana as our keynote speaker and other speakers and panelists who will be covering everything from making the administrative state work for working people to the Supreme Court’s decades-long power grab to how to advance justice in state courts. \nJoin us on Friday\, June 28th through Sunday\, June 30th at the Dupont Circle Hotel in Washington\, DC (located at 1500 New Hampshire Ave NW). \nThe Convening is an opportunity for progressive law students\, attorneys\, and advocates to join in our mission to build a better legal system. PPP has three main goals through the event: \n\nTo build community among progressive law students\, attorneys\, and advocates;\nTo provide students and attorneys with concrete skills needed to advocate for change within the legal system\, both in law school and beyond; and\nTo grow the number of students and attorneys committed to PPP’s core issues\, including court reform\, state court advocacy\, and building worker power.\n\nPurchase Your Ticket\n  \n\nYou can purchase your ticket for #PPP24 here. \nHolding an event on this scale is an expensive undertaking. Including the cost of securing rental space\, providing food\, inviting speakers\, covering travel sponsorships for a subset of law student organizers\, and other miscellaneous expenses\, we expect to spend $500 per attendee. Sponsorships help us cover some of this cost and we rely on ticket sales to cover a portion of the event expenses; however\, we don’t want cost to be a barrier for anybody interested in joining the movement to unf*ck the law. \nTicket prices are thus only suggestions; if you are interested in attending\, but cannot afford the suggested amount\, please email hello@peoplesparity.org to secure a discounted or free ticket. \n\nSchedule\n**This schedule will be updated throughout the spring. \nFriday\n5:00 Registration opens \n6:00 Welcome reception \n8:00 Dinner and keynote address \n  \nSaturday\n8:00 Registration/coffee \n9:00–5:00 Panel discussions\, speakers\, networking\, and community-building time \n  \nSunday\n8:00 Registration/coffee \n9:30 Campaign workshop \n11:00 Organizers’ Assembly meeting \n12:30 Closing \nKeynote Speakers\n \nAziz Rana is a Professor and Provost’s Distinguished Fellow at Boston College Law School and the incoming J. Donald Monan\, S.J.\, University Professor of Law and Government (beginning 2024). He joins Boston College from Cornell Law School\, where he was the Richard and Lois Cole Professor of Law. \nHis research and teaching center on American constitutional law and political development. In particular\, Rana’s work focuses on how shifting notions of race\, citizenship\, and empire have shaped legal and political identity since the founding of the country. \nHis first book\, The Two Faces of American Freedom (Harvard University Press) situates the American experience within the global history of colonialism\, examining the intertwined relationship in American constitutional practice between internal accounts of freedom and external projects of power and expansion. His forthcoming book\, The Constitutional Bind: How Americans Came to Idolize a Document that Fails Them (University of Chicago Press\, 2024)\, explores the modern emergence of constitutional veneration in the twentieth century — especially against the backdrop of growing American global authority — and how veneration has influenced the boundaries of popular politics. \nRana has written essays and op-eds for such venues as n+1\, Dissent\, The Boston Review\, The Washington Post\, The New York Times\,  New Labor Forum\, Jacobin\, The Guardian\, The Chronicle of Higher Education\, The Nation\, Jadaliyya\, Salon\, and The Law and Political Economy Blog. He has articles and chapter contributions published or forthcoming with Yale and Oxford University Presses\, The University of Chicago Law Review\, California Law Review\, UCLA Law Review\, Texas Law Review\, and the Yale Law Journal Forum\, among others. \nRana is an editorial board member of Dissent\, The Law and Political Economy Blog\, and Just Security. He is also a Life Member of the Council of Foreign Relations and a Non-Resident Fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.  \n​He received his A.B. from Harvard College summa cum laude and his J.D. from Yale Law School. He earned a Ph.D. in political science at Harvard University\, where his dissertation was awarded the University’s Charles Sumner Prize. \nSponsors\nFor more information or to sponsor the Convening\, please email Molly Coleman at molly@peoplesparity.org. \nHotel\nHotel accommodations can be found at the Dupont Circle Hotel. \nTo inquire about booking a room at the set PPP rate\, please contact Steve Kennedy at steve@peoplesparity.org \nAttendees are\, of course\, not required to stay at the event hotel. \nRegister for the event \nThis summer\, law students\, attorneys\, and legal advocates from around the country are joining together to unf*ck the law. From June 28–30\, 2024\, People’s Parity Project (PPP) will convene our progressive community for three days of policy deep dives\, skills trainings\, and networking sessions — all dedicated to growing the movement of legal professionals committed to unrigging the law and building a legal system that values people over corporate profits. We’re delighted to be joined by Aziz Rana as our keynote speaker and other speakers and panelists who will be covering everything from making the administrative state work for working people to the Supreme Court’s decades-long power grab to how to advance justice in state courts. \nJoin us on Friday\, June 28th through Sunday\, June 30th at the Dupont Circle Hotel in Washington\, DC (located at 1500 New Hampshire Ave NW). \nThe Convening is an opportunity for progressive law students\, attorneys\, and advocates to join in our mission to build a better legal system. PPP has three main goals through the event: \n\nTo build community among progressive law students\, attorneys\, and advocates;\nTo provide students and attorneys with concrete skills needed to advocate for change within the legal system\, both in law school and beyond; and\nTo grow the number of students and attorneys committed to PPP’s core issues\, including court reform\, state court advocacy\, and building worker power.\n\nAvailable Ticket Types\nRegister to join practicing attorneys\, legal advocates\, and law students for a weekend of networking\, policy deep dives\, skills trainings\, and more. Together\, we’re building a movement to unf*ck the law—see you there. \n\nHolding an event on this scale is an expensive undertaking. Including the cost of securing rental space\, providing food\, inviting speakers\, covering travel sponsorships for a subset of law student organizers\, and other miscellaneous expenses\, we expect to spend $500 per attendee. Sponsorships help us cover some of this cost and we rely on ticket sales to cover a portion of the event expenses; however\, we don’t want cost to be a barrier for anybody interested in joining the movement to unf*ck the law. \nTicket prices are thus only suggestions; if you are interested in attending\, but cannot afford the suggested amount\, please email hello@peoplesparity.org to secure a discounted or free ticket. \n\nSchedule\n**This schedule will be updated throughout the spring. \nFriday\n5:00 Registration opens \n6:00 Welcome reception \n8:00 Dinner and keynote address \n  \nSaturday\n8:00 Registration/coffee \n9:00–5:00 Panel discussions\, speakers\, networking\, and community-building time \n  \nSunday\n8:00 Registration/coffee \n9:30 Campaign workshop \n11:00 Organizers’ Assembly meeting \n12:30 Closing \nKeynote Speakers\n \nAziz Rana is a Professor and Provost’s Distinguished Fellow at Boston College Law School and the incoming J. Donald Monan\, S.J.\, University Professor of Law and Government (beginning 2024). He joins Boston College from Cornell Law School\, where he was the Richard and Lois Cole Professor of Law. \nHis research and teaching center on American constitutional law and political development. In particular\, Rana’s work focuses on how shifting notions of race\, citizenship\, and empire have shaped legal and political identity since the founding of the country. \nHis first book\, The Two Faces of American Freedom (Harvard University Press) situates the American experience within the global history of colonialism\, examining the intertwined relationship in American constitutional practice between internal accounts of freedom and external projects of power and expansion. His forthcoming book\, The Constitutional Bind: How Americans Came to Idolize a Document that Fails Them (University of Chicago Press\, 2024)\, explores the modern emergence of constitutional veneration in the twentieth century — especially against the backdrop of growing American global authority — and how veneration has influenced the boundaries of popular politics. \nRana has written essays and op-eds for such venues as n+1\, Dissent\, The Boston Review\, The Washington Post\, The New York Times\,  New Labor Forum\, Jacobin\, The Guardian\, The Chronicle of Higher Education\, The Nation\, Jadaliyya\, Salon\, and The Law and Political Economy Blog. He has articles and chapter contributions published or forthcoming with Yale and Oxford University Presses\, The University of Chicago Law Review\, California Law Review\, UCLA Law Review\, Texas Law Review\, and the Yale Law Journal Forum\, among others. \nRana is an editorial board member of Dissent\, The Law and Political Economy Blog\, and Just Security. He is also a Life Member of the Council of Foreign Relations and a Non-Resident Fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.  \n​He received his A.B. from Harvard College summa cum laude and his J.D. from Yale Law School. He earned a Ph.D. in political science at Harvard University\, where his dissertation was awarded the University’s Charles Sumner Prize. \nSponsors\nFor more information or to sponsor the Convening\, please email Molly Coleman at molly@peoplesparity.org. \nHotel\nHotel accommodations can be found at the Dupont Circle Hotel. \nTo inquire about booking a room at the set PPP rate\, please contact Steve Kennedy at steve@peoplesparity.org \nAttendees are\, of course\, not required to stay at the event hotel.
URL:https://peoplesparity.org/event/2024convening/
LOCATION:District of Columbia
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SUMMARY:PPP Convening 2024
DESCRIPTION:Save the date for next year’s Convening from June 28-30\, 2024! We’ll gather in Washington\, DC\, to build community\, learn from incredible speakers\, and plan campaigns to continue unf*cking the law.
URL:https://peoplesparity.org/event/ppp-convening-2024/
LOCATION:District of Columbia
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SUMMARY:NYC Lawyers Chapter Kickoff
DESCRIPTION:Connect with progressive lawyers in your area who want to help unrig the law. Food and drinks provided– just bring a passion for justice! Register here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/nyc-lawyers-chapter-kickoff \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://peoplesparity.org/event/nyc-lawyers-chapter-kickoff/
LOCATION:District of Columbia
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SUMMARY:Law Firm Transparency Campaign Launch
DESCRIPTION:As lawyers and law students\, we bear moral responsibility for our work. Join People’s Parity Project for the kickoff of our cross-chapter campaign highlighting the negative impacts that far too many corporate firms are having on our legal system and society\, as well as alternative career options where attorneys can live their values. More information on the project is available here. Open to all current PPP organizers and anyone else who would like to learn more about how to get involved! \nRegister here
URL:https://peoplesparity.org/event/law-firm-transparency/
LOCATION:District of Columbia
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SUMMARY:State Court Judges\, Why They Matter\, & Why You Should Be One
DESCRIPTION:Register Here!\n\n\nLaw students and junior attorneys\, this is the event for you! This virtual event is aimed at law students and early career attorneys who may be interested in learning more about state court judges\, their role in our judiciary system\, and pathways to state court benches. Featured speakers will engage in a discussion highlighting the significance of state courts and judges\, the importance of pipeline development structures in supporting progressive lawyers pursuing pathways to the bench\, and recent examples of exciting developments in state courts across the country. Our esteemed panelists include Kadida Kenner (New Pennsylvania Project)\, Eddie Davenport (Buckeye Justice Forum)\, and Vasu Abhiraman (Alliance for Justice). We hope to see you there!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Here!
URL:https://peoplesparity.org/event/state-court-judges-why-they-matter-why-you-should-be-one/
LOCATION:District of Columbia
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SUMMARY:Reading Group: What To Do About The Courts
DESCRIPTION:Every day the judiciary plays an increasingly dominant role in shaping our political lives–from recent elimination of reproductive rights and affirmative action\, to the steady erosion of voting rights and the unshackling of gerrymandering\, to the growing attacks on the Federal government’s ability to tackle climate change\, cancel student debt\, protect workers\, and regulate corporate power. Each of these decisions reflects the channeling of right-wing ideology through the courts in ways that override not just majority views but also the very notion of democratic self-government. But what is to be done about the courts?\n\nFor the first time in almost a century\, the question of court reform is being taken seriously in mainstream circles. But the conversation to date has focused narrowly on questions of personnel changes and the possibility of adding additional justices to the court. However these discussions do not engage the broader question of the proper role of the judiciary in American democracy\, and the wider range of possible tools for institutional change And so over six sessions this reading group will address disempowering the courts: how to understand the problem\, historical and international perspectives on disempowerment reform efforts\, the strengths and weaknesses of the tools available to us\, as well as what building up a political movement around disempowering the courts might look like.\n\nJoin PPP and LPE to hear from amazing speakers and join lawyers and law students from around the country as we work through strategies for disempowering the courts and organizing for change.\nRegister now. \nThe Schedule:  \nJan 30 – The Problem of the Court \nFeb 20 – History of Reform Efforts (1865–2022) \nMar 19 – International Comparative Perspective on the Courts \nApr 16 –  Tools to Disempower the Court (pt. I) \nMay 28 –  Tools to Disempower the Court (pt. II) \nJun 25 – What is to be Done  \nThe Format: Each session will begin with a speaker or speakers offering approximately 20-30 minutes of framing thoughts and pose some questions. We will divide the participants into breakout rooms of 15-20 people each to discuss amongst themselves.
URL:https://peoplesparity.org/event/ppp-lpe-reading-group/
LOCATION:District of Columbia
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SUMMARY:Chicago Happy Hour for Blue Slip Reform
DESCRIPTION:For the last two years\, blue slips have been used to slow down judicial nominations and confirmations. Even worse\, they’ve been used to ensure that many judicial vacancies have gone unfilled\, leaving millions of people without adequate access to justice. While Senators Schumer\, Durbin\, and other leaders have confirmed historic nominees\, Senate Republicans must not be allowed to weaponize blue slips to stop our progress. Senator Durbin has the power to reform or end the use of blue slips and ensure a functional\, equitable judicial nominations process. We need to show support for him to act. Join People’s Parity Project\, Alliance for Justice\, and the National Council of Jewish Women for drinks\, appetizers\, and a conversation about the fight to build a legal system that works for all.
URL:https://peoplesparity.org/event/bluesliphh/
LOCATION:District of Columbia
CATEGORIES:Courts
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SUMMARY:PPP Convening 2023
DESCRIPTION:Save the date for next year’s Convening from July 7-9\, 2023! We’ll gather in Washington\, DC\, to build community\, learn from incredible speakers\, and plan campaigns to continue unf*cking the law.
URL:https://peoplesparity.org/event/convening2023/
LOCATION:District of Columbia
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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SUMMARY:PSLF Training
DESCRIPTION:Student loan payments will begin again in September\, thanks to this week’s bipartisan debt ceiling deal — sticking us with massive monthly bills after three years of loans on pause. Worse still\, the right-wing Supreme Court is poised to strike down student-debt cancellation this June\, taking tens of thousands of dollars out of our pockets and leaving millions of people trapped in debt.\n\nJoin the People’s Parity Project DC for an emergency Public Service Loan Forgiveness training for public-interest lawyers\, featuring Jane Fox of the Student Borrower Protection center. The training will cover: basic information about the program; how to make sure you get PSLF credit for the years that your loans have been on pause; what early-career lawyers should do now to get their loans forgiven as fast as possible; and how long-time public-service lawyers can apply to PSLF without falling through the cracks.\n\nWe’re not giving up on the fight for student-debt cancellation — for you\, and for everyone else. Join us and learn how to get your debt cancelled\, so that you can keep fighting for your clients and for a legal system that works for working people.
URL:https://peoplesparity.org/event/pslf-training/
LOCATION:District of Columbia
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SUMMARY:Connecticut Judicial Nominations Town Hall
DESCRIPTION:Governor Lamont recently released his first class of Superior Court nominees\, and they will receive a public hearing in the General Assembly’s Judiciary Committee on Friday\, April 21\, 2023. Join the Connecticut Pro-People Judiciary Coalition for a remote town hall discussion to learn more about the nominees and how you can express your support or opposition to the committee. \nFeaturing Christina Quaranta\, Executive Director of the Connecticut Justice Alliance\, and PPP’s own Steve Kennedy. \n\n[actionnetwork id=82]
URL:https://peoplesparity.org/event/cttownhall/
LOCATION:District of Columbia
CATEGORIES:Courts
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SUMMARY:Building a Better Bench
DESCRIPTION:At 1:00 p.m. ET/10:00 a.m. PT on Thursday\, February 9th\, join PPP and our featured speakers for a conversation on the first two year’s of President Biden’s judicial nominations and what we need to see moving forward. \nThe Building a Better Bench webinar will be a panel discussion about the importance of professional diversity in judges\, the areas of strength and improvement in President Biden’s first two years of judicial nominations\, and the need to eliminate the blue slip process. Following the release of PPP’s Building a Better Bench report\, the conversation will take a timely look into what needs to continue and change in the next two years to meaningfully reshape our judiciary to be more reflective of the legal profession and our society.\n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies\n\nTristin Brown is the Policy & Program Director at People’s Parity Project. Prior to this role\, she was an Associate Counsel at the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs. She first joined the Committee as the Small\, Webber\, Spencer Litigation Fellow of the Georgetown Women’s Law & Public Policy Fellowship Program. Tristin graduated summa cum laude from Florida A&M University with a B.S. in Public Relations\, and earned her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. At Georgetown\, she was the President of the Black Law Students Association\, a Public Interest Fellow\, Student Ambassador\, and Online Editor and Special Projects Chair of the Georgetown Journal of Law & Modern Critical Race Perspectives. She was also recognized as a Pro Bono Pledge Honoree and Dean’s Certificate recipient for her special and outstanding service to the Law Center community\, and elected by her peers to represent her class as a 2019 student commencement speaker. Additionally\, at Georgetown\, Tristin represented clients in the DC Superior Court as a student attorney in the Domestic Violence Clinic. She has held externships with the Political Law Group formerly of Perkins Coie LLP\, Advancement Project and the litigation division of the Federal Election Commission. In 2018\, she was selected as a Ms. JD Fellow. Prior to attending Georgetown\, Tristin worked as a staffer for former U.S. Congresswoman Gwen Graham and interned for U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand\, former U.S. Senator Bill Nelson\, and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. She teaches as an adjunct professor at Florida State University College of Law.\n\nKatie O’Connor is deputy chief counsel at Demand Justice\, an organization fighting for progressive change in our courts. Prior to joining Demand Justice\, Katie advanced progressive legal causes at the American Constitution Society\, Advancement Project\, and the ACLU Voting Rights Project. She received her J.D. from Georgia State University College of Law and her undergraduate degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology. She’s a Tennessee native\, D.C. resident\, scary movie enthusiast\, and unabashed cat lady.\n\nJennifer Hunter is a labor lawyer\, writer\, and consultant to unions and nonprofit organizations. She writes and consults on workers’ rights and civil rights law and policy\, as well as judicial nominations and the courts. Before she began writing and consulting full-time in 2021\, Jenny practiced labor law for 15 years\, first as an associate at Bredhoff & Kaiser in Washington DC\, and then in the Legal Department of the Service Employees International Union for 11 years. In her last 3 years at SEIU\, she was the Lead Counsel for the Public Division. In this role she served as the legal point of contact for the dozens of SEIU local unions across the country that represent public employees and publicly-funded workers\, including state and local government employees\, higher education workers\, and family child care providers. She supported the work of SEIU organizing campaigns\, including by drafting legislation to recognize collective bargaining rights for tens of thousands of family child care providers in California. Jenny is originally from Grinnell\, Iowa. She attended Macalester College\, where she majored in Math\, and went to Yale Law School. She now lives in Washington\, DC with her husband and two children.\n\nTom Wright serves as the Associate Director of Strategic Engagement of ACS.  He helps manage ACS’s work concerning judicial nominations\, strengthening the ACS legal professional pipeline\, and ACS’s Path to the Bench Initiative. Tom was previously the law fellow at ACS. Prior to joining ACS\, Tom served as a staff attorney at the National Veterans Legal Services Program in Washington\, D.C. Tom received his J.D. from the University of Missouri School of Law in 2017\, and his B.A. in communication and political science from the University of Missouri in 2014. During his time at Mizzou\, he served as the president of the ACS student chapter and note and comment editor of the Missouri Law Review. In his free time\, Tom likes cheering for the Missouri Tigers\, watching TV and movies\, and visiting craft breweries.
URL:https://peoplesparity.org/event/judicialnominations/
LOCATION:District of Columbia
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SUMMARY:Federal Court Reform: What Comes Next?
DESCRIPTION:Once the dust has settled after the election\, you may be wondering\, what are our options for court reform in a new Congress? Hear from experts in the field about options for reforming the courts and take a deep dive on disempowering reforms and learn how we can take action as a community to return the courts to the people.\n\nFeaturing:\n\n 	Tristin Brown\, Policy and Program Director\, People’s Parity Project\n 	Tara Grove\, Vinson & Elkins Chair in Law\, University of Texas School of Law\n 	Samuel Moyn\, Chancellor Kent Professor of Law and History\, Yale Law School\n\n \n \n\n\n[actionnetwork id=78]
URL:https://peoplesparity.org/event/whatcomesnext/
LOCATION:District of Columbia
CATEGORIES:Courts
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SUMMARY:Organizing Training
DESCRIPTION:Want to learn base building\, power mapping\, campaign planning\, and other skills to strengthen your organizing work? Join People’s Parity Project and Law Students for Climate Accountability for a remote organizing training for law students and attorneys from experienced professionals at Rising Organizers.\n\nRegister using the form below\, and admission is free! This remote training will run from 12 to 3 pm ET. Looking forward to seeing you there!\n\n\n\n[actionnetwork id=75]
URL:https://peoplesparity.org/event/organizinginoctober/
LOCATION:District of Columbia
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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SUMMARY:No-CI: Pathways to Public Interest Law Careers
DESCRIPTION:Planning a public interest career but feeling the pressure from your law school to go to OCI anyway? Let some awesome public interest lawyers ease your mind!\n\nThe corporate focus of many law schools can leave public interest students adrift and doubting themselves\, but there are great ways to stay focused and get involved in pro-people work both during and after law school. Join us to hear from Munonyedi Clifford\, Housing Director at the Legal Aid Society of New York\, Chaumtoli Huq from the Workers’ Rights Clinic at CUNY Law\, Jacob Lipton from Justice Catalyst\, and Theanne Liu\, associate at Outten & Golden\, about their journeys to rewarding careers in the public interest.\n\nWatch the recording on YouTube.
URL:https://peoplesparity.org/event/no-ci-pathways-to-public-interest-law-careers/
LOCATION:District of Columbia
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SUMMARY:New York Court of Appeals Organizing Call
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, July 11th\, Chief Judge Janet DiFiore of the New York Court of Appeals announced her intent to step down from the role at the end of August. This unexpected vacancy presents an opportunity to fill the seat with a true progressive champion\, to shift the balance of power on the Court of Appeals (the highest court in the state of New York)\, and to impact the administration of justice throughout the state. None of this will happen\, however\, if we don’t organize for it. Powerful forces are already working to keep the seat in the hands of a pro-corporate\, anti-people judge\, and we need to move quickly if we intend to successfully counter that.\n\nIn order to get this organizing underway\, PPP is convening an organizing call on Monday\, July 18th\, for progressive lawyers and law students throughout New York. Join us to discuss the importance of this vacancy\, the current state of play\, and what we can do to get the best possible Chief Judge for the state of New York.
URL:https://peoplesparity.org/event/new-york-court-of-appeals-organizing-call/
LOCATION:District of Columbia
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SUMMARY:Registration CLOSED: 2022 Convening
DESCRIPTION:This summer\, law students\, attorneys\, and legal advocates from around the country are joining together to unf*ck the law. From July 8-10\, 2022\, People’s Parity Project (PPP) will convene our progressive community for three days of policy deep dives\, skills trainings\, and networking sessions — all dedicated to growing the movement of legal professionals committed to unrigging the law and building a legal system that values people over corporate profits. We’re delighted to be joined by Elie Mystal and Chris Smalls as our keynote speakers\, 5-4 for a live podcast recording\, and panelists who will be covering everything from unionizing legal workplaces to how to organize for state courts that work for people\, not corporate profits. \nJoin us on Friday\, July 8th through Sunday\, July 10th at the Eaton Hotel in Washington\, DC (located at 1201 K Street NW). \nThe Convening is an opportunity for progressive law students from the classes of 2022 through 2025\, attorneys\, and advocates to join in our mission to build a better legal system. PPP has three main goals through the event: \n\nTo build community among progressive law students\, attorneys\, and advocates\nTo provide students and attorneys with concrete skills needed to advocate for change within the legal system\, both while in school and beyond\nTo grow the number of students and attorneys committed to PPP’s core issues\, including court reform\, state court advocacy\, and building worker power\n\nAvailable Ticket Types\nRegister to join practicing attorneys\, legal advocates\, and law students from the classes of 2022 through 2025 for a weekend of networking\, policy deep dives\, skills trainings\, and more. Together\, we’re building a movement to unf*ck the law — see you there. \n\n[Free] PPP organizers *to register as a PPP organizer\, please email hello@peoplesparity.org*\n$25 students\n$50 non-profit / government attorneys and advocates\n$75 private practice attorneys\n\nScholarships are available for the registration fee and the full cost of attendance. For more information\, contact hello@peoplesparity.org. \nPlease note that all attendees are required to have received the full series of the COVID-19 vaccine\, including a booster shot. We will be following all local guidance in place at the time of the event\, and will continue to monitor the state of the pandemic locally and nationally as we get closer to the Convening dates. Masks\, testing\, and other requirements may be put in place; we will continue to update all attendees as we get closer to the event! \nThis summer\, law students\, attorneys\, and legal advocates from around the country are joining together to unf*ck the law. From July 8-10\, 2022\, People’s Parity Project (PPP) will convene our progressive community for three days of policy deep dives\, skills trainings\, and networking sessions — all dedicated to growing the movement of legal professionals committed to unrigging the law and building a legal system that values people over corporate profits. We’re delighted to be joined by Elie Mystal as our keynote speaker\, 5-4 for a live podcast recording\, and panelists who will be covering everything from unionizing legal workplaces to how to organize for state courts that work for people\, not corporate profits. \nJoin us on Friday\, July 8th through Sunday\, July 10th at the Eaton Hotel in Washington\, DC (located at 1201 K Street NW). \nThe Convening is an opportunity for progressive law students from the classes of 2022 through 2025\, attorneys\, and advocates to join in our mission to build a better legal system. PPP has three main goals through the event: \n\nTo build community among progressive law students\, attorneys\, and advocates\nTo provide students and attorneys with concrete skills needed to advocate for change within the legal system\, both while in school and beyond\nTo grow the number of students and attorneys committed to PPP’s core issues\, including court reform\, state court advocacy\, and building worker power\n\nAvailable Ticket Types\nRegister to join practicing attorneys\, legal advocates\, and law students from the classes of 2022 through 2025 for a weekend of networking\, policy deep dives\, skills trainings\, and more. Together\, we’re building a movement to unf*ck the law — see you there. \n\n[Free] PPP organizers *to register as a PPP organizer\, please email hello@peoplesparity.org*\n$25 students\n$50 non-profit / government attorneys and advocates\n$75 private practice attorneys\n\nScholarships are available for the registration fee and the full cost of attendance. For more information\, contact hello@peoplesparity.org. \nPlease note that all attendees are required to have received the full series of the COVID-19 vaccine\, including a booster shot. We will be following all local guidance in place at the time of the event\, and will continue to monitor the state of the pandemic locally and nationally as we get closer to the Convening dates. Masks\, testing\, and other requirements may be put in place; we will continue to update all attendees as we get closer to the event! \nTentative Schedule\n  \nFriday\n5:00 Registration opens \n6:00 Welcome reception \n8:00 Dinner and keynote address by Elie Mystal \n  \nSaturday\n8:00 Registration/coffee \n9:00 Block A \nBuilding progressive legal power \nBuilding sustainable movements \n10:15 Networking or morning plenary \n10:45 Block B \nEmerging Issues in Workers’ Rights \nState Court Organizing \n12:00 Lunch and keynote address by Chris Smalls \n1:30 5-4 podcast recording \n2:45 Block C \nRight to Counsel \nPower and role of student activism \n3:30 Block D \nUnionizing Legal Workplaces \nCareer Panel \n  \nSunday\n8:00 Registration/coffee \n9:30 Block E \nOrganizing 101 \n11:00 Breakout groups and campaign planning \n12:30 Debrief and closing \nKeynote Speakers\nElie Mystal\n \nElie Mystal\, is the Justice Correspondent for The Nation\, where he writes about politics and social and racial justice. Elie’s first book\, Allow Me To Retort – A Black Guy’s Guide to the Constitution has been on the NYT’s bestsellers list for 2 weeks. Mystal was executive editor of Above the Law\, a website with around 2\,000\,000 unique visitors that focuses on law\, courts\, and justice. He’s known for writing about the law and politics\, breaking down Supreme Court decisions and up to the minute coverage of Supreme Court confirmation battles. \nOff the page\, Mystal is a legal contributor to the More Perfect podcast\, a Radiolab spinoff\, on WNYC. He’s appeared regularly on MSNBC since 2018\, appearing on All In With Chris Hayes\, The Beat With Ari Melber\, A.M. Joy with Joy Reid and Up with David Gura. On the Radio\, Mystal has been a frequent guest on the Brian Lehrer Show\, the Dean Obedallah Show\, Signal Boost with Zerlina Maxwell. He’s also appeared on The Mike Huckabee Show\, the Megyn Kelly Show\, Red Eye with Greg Gutfeld\, and done various appearances on CNBC and Fox Business about legal industry news. \nMystal received his undergraduate degree in Government from Harvard University\, his J.D. from Harvard Law School\, and worked as an associate at Debevoise and Plimpton from 2003-2005. \n  \n5-4 Pod\n5-4 is a podcast about how much the Supreme Court sucks. It’s a progressive and occasionally profane take on the ideological battles at the heart of the Court’s most important landmark cases\, and an irreverent tour of all the ways in which the law is shaped by politics. \nEach week\, hosts Peter\, Michael\, and Rhiannon dismantle the Justices’ legal reasoning on hot-button issues like affirmative action\, gun rights\, and campaign finance\, and use dark humor to reveal the high court’s biases. \nPresented by Slow Burn co-creator Leon Neyfakh\, 5-4 is a production of Prologue Projects. \nSponsorship Tiers\nDiamond: $15\,000+\n\nEverything Gold Level sponsors receive.\nInvitation to send an organizational representative to speak on the careerspanel.\nUnlimited number of tickets to all sessions and events.\n\nGold: $10\,000+\n\nEverything Silver Level sponsors receive.\n3 tickets to the welcome reception and dinner on Friday\, July 8th.\n\nSilver: $5\,000+\n\nEverything Bronze Level sponsors receive.\nAccess to resumes and contact information for Convening attendees (whoopt-in to having information shared with sponsors).\n[Optional] Invitation to contribute 1-2 items to Convening attendee swag bags.\n\nBronze: $2\,500+\n\nEverything Patron Level sponsors receive.\nInvitation to send 1-2 organizational representatives to the speed networkingevent on Saturday\, July 9th.\n5 mentions on social media as Convening sponsors.\n\nPatron: $1\,000+\n\nEverything Community Level sponsors receive.\n2 tickets to the welcome reception and dinner on Friday\, July 8th.\n\nCommunity: $500+\n\nAll Community Level sponsors will be featured in the Convening program\, onthe website page\, and on poster boards throughout the physical event space.\n\nFor more information or to sponsor the Conveing\, please email Molly Coleman at molly@peoplesparity.org or Monica Samanta at monica.samanta@gmail.com. \nHotel\nHotel accommodations can be found at the Eaton https://www.eatonworkshop.com/. \nAttendees will receive their discount code for the hotel after registration. \nAttendees are\, of course\, not required to stay at the Eaton\, but that’s where the majority of convening events will take place.
URL:https://peoplesparity.org/event/2022convening/
LOCATION:District of Columbia
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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SUMMARY:Apply to be a PPP Leadership Fellow
DESCRIPTION:The People’s Parity Project is thrilled to announce the launch of its inaugural Leadership Fellows cohort! PPP will be launching a pilot program during the 2022–23 academic year in which 5–10 rising 2Ls on law school campuses across the country are selected to join the first cohort of PPP Leadership Fellows. This is an anticipated two-year commitment\, with the fellowship completing in May 2024.\n\nTo join our inaugural cohort of Leadership Fellows\, please apply by 11:59 p.m. ET on Friday\, August 5.
URL:https://peoplesparity.org/event/apply-to-be-a-ppp-leadership-fellow/
LOCATION:District of Columbia
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SUMMARY:PPP Book Club: Allow Me to Retort by Elie Mystal
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Wednesday evenings at 6:30 p.m. ET from June 8 to July 6 for a shared reading of Elie Mystal’s Allow Me to Retort.\n\nLooking for a way to stay engaged with fellow progressive lawyers and law students? Join us for our book club! For our first book\, we will be reading Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy’s Guide to the Constitution by this year’s PPP Convening keynote speaker\, Elie Mystal. Join us for great discussion and camaraderie with others who are ready to unf*ck the law.\n\nFrom the publisher:\nAllow Me to Retort is an easily digestible argument about what rights we have\, what rights Republicans are trying to take away\, and how to stop them. Mystal explains how to protect the rights of women and people of color instead of cowering to the absolutism of gun owners and bigots. He explains the legal way to stop everything from police brutality to political gerrymandering\, just by changing a few judges and justices. He strips out all of the fancy jargon conservatives like to hide behind and lays bare the truth of their project to keep America forever tethered to its slaveholding past. \nMystal brings his trademark humor\, expertise\, and rhetorical flair to explain concepts like substantive due process and the right for the LGBTQ community to buy a cake\, and to arm readers with the knowledge to defend themselves against conservatives who want everybody to live under the yoke of eighteenth-century white men. The same tactics Mystal uses to defend the idea of a fair and equal society on MSNBC and CNN are in this book\, for anybody who wants to deploy them on social media. \nYou don’t need to be a legal scholar to understand your own rights. You don’t need to accept the “whites only” theory of equality pushed by conservative judges. You can read this book to understand that the Constitution is trash\, but doesn’t have to be. \n\n\n\n\n[actionnetwork id=68]
URL:https://peoplesparity.org/event/allowmetoretort/
LOCATION:District of Columbia
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SUMMARY:Open Debrief: The End of Roe and What Comes Next
DESCRIPTION:Join the PPP team and progressive lawyers and law students from around the country on the evening of May 4th in an open space to process and debrief the Supreme Court’s leaked draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade. We aren’t planning a formal program\, but will have space for law students and lawyers to check in\, vent\, commiserate\, and talk about what can—and should—come next. We need to be in community now more than ever\, and we hope to see you there.
URL:https://peoplesparity.org/event/open-debrief-the-end-of-roe-and-what-comes-next/
LOCATION:District of Columbia
CATEGORIES:Courts
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