About to kick off our annual convention! Follow #ACS2020 as we and others live-tweet and watch here: acslaw.org/2020-acs-natio…
We are beginning tonight's program with 8 minutes and 46 seconds of silence to honor the life of #GeorgeFloyd and other Black individuals killed by police since our last convention in 2019. #BlackLivesMatter
The minutes of silence conclude #ACS2020 #BlackLivesMatter
The unrest we are seeing in our streets have been a long time coming. We can't move on, says ACS President @russfeingold #ACS2020
We at ACS insist that law be an instrument to transform what is ailing our legal system, our democracy, and our culture, says @russfeingold. #ACS2020
Congratulations to @A_S_Alexander of @justcitydetroit & @AllisonJRiggs of @scsj for winning the 2020 David Carliner Public Interest Award! #ACS2020 bit.ly/2Ycuzqt
We hold our clients 'freedom dreams' as sacred at @justcitydetroit, says self-described movement lawyer @A_S_Alexander, winner of the ACS Carliner Public Interest Award #ACS2020
All the change we've seen in our nation's history has been lit by young voices, says @AllisonJRiggs of @scsj, winner of the ACS Carliner Public Interest Award, talking about dismantling systems of oppression #ACS2020
We're excited to give the ACS Progressive Champion Award to @TinaTchen CEO of @TIMESUPNOW! We need lawyers who are committed to defending our progressive and inclusive values, says Tchen. #ASCO20
It's so important to give each other grace and love and support during this time -- @TinaTchen, ACS's Progressive Champion of 2020 #ACS2020
In introducing @walterdellinger, the recipient of ACS's Lifetime Achievement Award, Dawn Johnsen calls Dellinger one of the country's "leading advocates" for reproductive rights. #ACS2020
It is our great pleasure to give the ACS Lifetime Achievement Award to @walterdellinger, former U.S. Solicitor General, Assistant Attorney General and head of the Office of Legal Counsel. Here describing how during his life he awakened to America's racism and oppression. #ACS2020
Today we see signs of deepening inequality and a depleted public sector. And we need to ask: Does any child born at the bottom of the economy today have as gainful an opportunity as I had, to wind up at an event like this?, asks @walterdellinger, #ACS2020
The Chair of the ACS Board of Directors Peter Karanjia shares that he joined the board because he was concerned about the rule of law. #ACS2020
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