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
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
ICYMI: “A More Perfect Union: The Future of Labor Law in a Post-COVID Economy” took place yesterday (1/7)
We need labor law reform. We need sector-wide solutions to address the multiple crises of the environment, the healthcare system, the economic crisis, said Nicole Berner of @SEIU (2/7)
Labor law has become an obstacle for workers to come together and countervail the power of corporations, said @sharblock (3/7)
In a new blog post on our expert forum, @MyConstitution’s David Gans explores California v. Texas, the latest attempt in the long-running effort by conservatives to strike down the entire Affordable Care Act bit.ly/3klf20x (1/5)
“Both Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh—who together with the Court’s three more liberal Justices could form a majority—repeatedly stated that it would be inappropriate to strike down the statute as a whole.” (2/5)
Gans argues that while the Roberts Court is deeply conservative, for now it seems unwilling to upend settled legal principles to strike down the ACA. (3/5)
From our first issue brief by Kristina Silja Bennard back in 2005 (!) on the confirmation hearings of #RBG and answering questions while maintaining judicial impartiality (1/21)
Bennard: The hearings for #RBG in 1993 provide a good example of how a nominee balances her obligation of impartiality with the need to shed light on her fundamental views (3/21)
.@espinsegall in the ACS Expert Forum Blog: Judge Amy Coney Barrett stated during her confirmation hearings that she's an originalist, which is meaningless as it relates to interpretation, but suggests that she'll consistently cast conservative votes acslaw.org/expertforum/ju… (1/9)
There are conservative, moderate and liberal judges, but there are no originalist judges, Professor Segall argues (2/9)
In the 1970s and 80s, originalists like Robert Bork were opposed to judges overturning state & federal law absent a clear inconsistency with constitutional text (3/9)
ACS President @russfeingold released this statement as the Senate begins hearings for #SCOTUS nominee Amy Coney Barrett (1/8):
The illegitimate plan to seat another extremely conservative #SCOTUS justice will allow the Right to achieve their ultimate goal: locking down a supermajority that could last for a generation (2/8)
By doing so, the Right will effectively steal the future of the younger generation – and generations to come. This generation will not be able to forge its own way or make manifest the promises in our Constitution (3/8)