ACS Blog
This decidedly left-leaning blog from the American Constitution Society covers court cases and proposed legislation that threatens individual rights. Editorials coming from the likes of the ACLU, the First Amendment Center and gay-rights groups appear regularly.
Author: Blog editor Jeremy Leaming is the associate director for communications at the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy. "ACS is committed to fostering a progressive vision of the law on issues such as access to the courts; anti-discrimination and affirmative action; civil liberties; consumer rights; criminal justice; disability rights; freedom of speech; gay rights; international human rights; immigration; labor law; open government; privacy; protection of health, safety and the environment; and women's rights and reproductive choice."
Blawg Related Categories: Civil Rights • Constitutional Law • Legal Theory • U.S. Supreme Court • Legal Information
Recent Posts from ACS Blog
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Prof. Stone Provides Four Questions and Answers about EFCA
By Katherine V. Stone, Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law. Stone teaches labor and employment law. The following piece will appear in a forthcoming report entitled “Academics on Employee Free Choice: Multi-Disciplinary Approaches to…
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Coming Soon: Keeping Faith with the Constitution
This Friday, ACS will release two books on the Constitution and constitutional interpretation. Keeping Faith with the Constitution, a book that provides a compelling and common-sense approach to constitutional interpretation, will offer a counter to…
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High Court Set To Consider Case Challenging Voting Rights Act
By Mark A. Posner, Senior Fellow, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law; Former Special Sec. 5 Counsel, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice On April 29, 2009, the Supreme Court will hear oral…
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Lithwick, Maddow Discuss Johnsen's Nomination to OLC
Recently on the Rachel Maddow show, Slate's Dahlia Lithwick weighed in on the issues being raised by those obstructing Dawn Johnsen's nomination to lead the DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel. Visit msnbc.com for Breaking…
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Wiretapping Excesses: A Tale Foretold
By Larry Schwartztol, a staff attorney in the American Civil Liberties Union’s National Security Project. Schwartztol is one of the lawyers litigating a challenge to the FISA Amendments Act. Last week the New York Times…
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The Lighter Side of Torture?
Jon Stewart assessed the Bush Justice Department's torture memos recently released by the Obama administration. Stewart's wry look at the extremely controversial interrogation tactics may be worth a view. The Daily Show With Jon StewartM…
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Bill Calls For Easing Barriers to College for Undocumented Students
U.S. Sens. Bob Menedez and Richard Durbin are promoting legislation that would allow states to ease barriers to college for thousands of undocumented students. U.S. News & World Report says: The Dream Act would allow…
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Three Takes on OLC Torture Memos
By Peter M. Shane, currently Jacob E. Davis and Jacob E. Davis II Chair in Law, Ohio State University. Professor Shane served as Attorney-Adviser in the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel from 1978…
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Guardian Columnist Says Judge Hamilton Unfairly Maligned
The Guardian’s Michael Tomasky, in an April 21 column, takes to task critics of President Obama’s federal appeals court nominee Judge David F. Hamilton. Specifically Tomasky looks into how opponents of the nomination, such as…
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Judge Posner Discusses Changing Thoughts On Free-Market
In an interview with The Huffington Post, federal appeals court judge Richard A. Posner ponders his longstanding support of free-market capitalism. As noted in the interview, Posner’s changing thoughts on capitalism are expounded upon in…