Month: October 2022

Lucas Law Legal Leaders Scholarship

We are pleased to announce that applications are officially open for the Lucas Law Legal Leaders Scholarship! Our team at Lucas Law is honored to support the continued success of lawyers in-the-making and look forward to making the education process even the tiniest bit smoother for these hard-working students.

As the title would suggest, our scholarship award is available to students who are pursuing a career in the legal field. This $1000 scholarship is intended to be distributed for the Spring 2023 semester with a deadline of December 22, 2022.

In order to consider our opportunity, please visit https://www.lucaslaw.com/scholarship.

Center for Constitutional Law Hosts Virtual Con Law Scholars Forum

Con Law Scholars Forum
The Future of Reproductive Rights
THE CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
Friday, Oct. 28, 2022 (9-4pm EST) (virtual)

Virtual Con Law Scholars Forum
Click here to join the meeting

This symposium explores questions that cut to the heart of constitutional law doctrine and women’s rights, as well as the legitimacy of the U.S. Supreme Court.  It provides an opportunity for legal scholars to address some of the many issues raised by the Court’s recent decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturning the fifty-year federal right to abortion.

The Forum is sponsored by The Center for Constitutional Law at Akron, one of four national centers established by Congress on the bicentennial of the Constitution for the purpose of promoting scholarship and education on matters of constitutional law.  The Center includes a director, five affiliated faculty, student fellows, an online journal, ConLawNOW, and J.D. certificate and masters’ programs. Follow the Center on Twitter @ConLawCenter and LinkedIn.

SCHEDULE

9am     Welcome and Introduction, Tracy Thomas (Director, Center for Constitutional Law at Akron)

9:15am  Legal Misogyny
            Moderator: Tracy Thomas (Akron)
Paula Monopoli (Maryland), Situating Dobbs
Jill Hasday (Minnesota), We the Men: How Forgetting Women’s Struggles for Equality Perpetuates Inequality
            Jessie Hill (Case), Big, Bad Roe
Jennifer Hendricks (Denver), A Rational Basis: Men’s Feelings > Women’s Rights

10:30am  A Whole New World
            Moderator: Bernadette Genetin (Akron)
Jamie Abrams (American), How Masculinities, Geography, and Religiosity Shape the Post-Dobbs Legal Landscape
            Jennifer Brobst (Memphis), Short-Sighted Private Enforcement Strategies in the Reproductive Rights Realm
            Michael Gentithes (Akron), How Dobbs Effects Stare Decisis
David Cohen (Drexel), New Threats to Abortion Provision: Writ of Erasure Fallacy & Comstock

LUNCH

12:30pm   Constitutional Aftershocks
            Moderator: C.J. Peters (Akron)
Cynthia Soohoo (CUNY), After Dobbs, Rights for Zygotes, Embryos and Fetuses?
                  Elizabeth Kukura (Drexel), The Constitutional Implications of Reproductive Uncertainty After Dobbs
Jeff Parness (N. Illinois), Childcare Parentage After Dobbs

1:30pm Global Perspectives
            Moderator: Vera Korzun (Akron)
Sital Kalantry (Seattle), Dobbs from a Comparative Law Perspective
            Sharon Basson (Drexel), The Art of Balancing: The Role Narrative Played in Recent Legal Rulings About Access to Reproductive Practices in Israel
            Phil Lord (Lakehead, CN), Drawing on Canadian Constitutional Law to Analyze Dobbs

2:30pm Health Care Considerations
            Moderator: Michael Gentithes (Akron)
Rachel Rebouché (Temple), Telehealth for Abortion
            Tracy Thomas (Akron), Protecting Abortion with State Health Care Freedom of Choice
            Yvette Lindgren (UMKC), The Privatized Abortion Right and Self-Help Constitutionalism

Many of the papers will be published in a forthcoming symposium edition of the Center for Constitutional Law’s journal, ConLawNOW.

Vasquez Law Firm DACA Dreamer Scholarship

Award opportunity offered through our legal practice, the Vasquez Law Firm. This opportunity is offered twice a year, each semester awarding 2 students with a scholarship of $1000 in value.

We established this program with the intention of providing financial assistance to DACA students who have aspirations of the American Dream. The deadline to apply for our award is December 20, 2022 and we hope to select our winner by mid-to-late January.

Your students can view our program, here: https://www.vasquezlawnc.com/scholarship.

Volunteer opportunities with Summit Metro Parks!

MULCH SPREADING

Thursday, October 13, 3 – 5 pm @ Silver Creek Metro Park

Looking for some exercise and fresh air before the temps drop again? Come join a small group to mulch the playground in preparation for Truck-or-Treat. Yup, you read correct – we are gathering for mulch fun on Oct 13.

 

 

TRUCK -or- TREAT

Saturday, October 29, 4:30 – 7:30 PM @ Goodyear Heights Metro Park

Support Truck-or-Treat with your festive energy as visitor, of all ages, explore the trucks and vehicles of SMP while collecting treats. Costumes are encouraged for all ages. Volunteer assistance needed with pumpkin bowling and refreshments at Goodyear Heights Metro Park.

 

 

FALL TRASH CLEANUP

Saturday, October 22, 9 – 11 AM @ Freedom Trail, Akron

Thursday, October 27, 9 – 11 AM @ Freedom Trail, Akron

Wednesday, November 16, 1 – 3 PM @ Towpath Trail, Barberton

Saturday, November 19, 1 – 3 PM @ Towpath Trail, Akron

Support our mission to keep the parks safe and clean. Volunteer for a SMP service event in observation of Make a Difference Day (Oct 22) and/or Family Volunteer Day (Nov 19). We will be focusing on enhancing our parks with trash cleanups.

Open to youth with parent/guardian participation. Register at least 24 hours in advance.

 

 

HABITAT ENHANCEMENT

Wednesday, November 2, 10 AM – noon @ Liberty Park

Wednesday, November 2, 1 – 3 PM @ Liberty Park

Wednesday, November 9, 2 – 4 PM @ Liberty Park

Help remove invasive glossy buckthorn from around Tinkers Creek Pond to allow native species to reestablish. Grab loppers and work gloves to assist in the removal process. Select the date and time that works best for you to contribute to this project.

Open to those 18 or older. Training and supervision will be provided on-site. Register at least 24 hours in advance.