Students in the American Constitution Society have serious discussions over lunch.

For its Rights Work Lunch Series, the group invites local attorneys to take part in lunchtime discussions, which provide a venue for law students to network with local attorneys whose work aims to advance human and civil rights.

Speakers address how their world views and values have inspired a commitment to public interest and influenced the direction of their careers. The lunch series is co-sponsored by the International Human Rights Law Society.

Speakers for Spring 2008 include:

• Sheila Hayre, an attorney with the New Haven Legal Assistance Association
• James Silk, executive director of the Schell Center for International Human Rights and director of the Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic at the Yale Law School
• Shelley Geballe, president and cofounder of Connecticut Voices for Children
• Nettie Parker, an attorney with the International Institute of Connecticut

The group also hosted a panel discussion on reproductive rights this spring, along with the Women's Law Society and the Federalist Society. Panelists addressed the current legal status of reproductive rights, including how laws resulting from the Roe v. Wade decision have changed.

The group was recently chosen as the ACS Student Chapter of the Week. The national organization cited the Quinnipiac group's excellent programming as the reason for its selection.

Read more about the American Constitution Society and other student organizations.