The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (ACS) is one of the nation's leading progressive legal organizations.
Founded in 2001, ACS is a rapidly growing network of lawyers, law students, scholars, judges, policymakers and other concerned individuals. Our mission is to promote the vitality of the U.S. Constitution and the fundamental values it expresses: individual rights and liberties, genuine equality, access to justice, democracy and the rule of law.
04/15/2013
http://www.scotusblog.com/2013/04/court-avoids-gun-rights-dispute/
Court avoids gun rights dispute : SCOTUSblog At 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday we expect opinions in argued cases. We will begin live blogging shortly before 10. The Court has not yet announced whether it expects to issue opinions on Wednesday; if more information becomes available, we will update the blog as soon as possible.
03/31/2013
Legal News had a nice write up about our event last month - check it out: http://www.legalnews.com/oakland/1373299/
03/25/2013
Congratulations to Prof. Ellen D. Katz, faculty advisor to the American Constitution Society: Michigan Law Chapter, who was just named Ralph W. Aigler Professor of Law.
http://www.law.umich.edu/newsandinfo/features/Pages/namedprofessorships032113.aspx
Five MLaw Professors Appointed to Named Professorships Five Michigan Law professors with expertise in antitrust, election law, corporate and securities law, administrative law, and legal history have been appointed to named professorships following approval by the University of Michigan Board of Regents on March 21.
02/28/2013
One of the crowning achievements of the Civil Rights Movement is in jeopardy.
http://www.acslaw.org/acsblog/high-court%E2%80%99s-conservative-justices-lead-attack-on-voting-rights-act%E2%80%99s-sec-5
High Court’s Conservative Justices Lead Attack on Voting Rights Act’s Sec. 5 | ACS by Jeremy Leaming The U.S. Supreme Court’s right-wing bloc appears ready to seriously weaken the integral enforcement provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. During oral argument in Shelby County v. Holder, all of the court’s conservative justices as SCOTUSblog publisher Tom Goldstei...
The American Constitution Society, Wayne Law Chapter is no longer dormant. Over the coming weeks and months we aim to get organized and develop a strategy to become one of the most active chapters nationwide. For the time being, please like the page, stay connected, and as things fall in to place, we will start having meetings and events. If you are interested in a leadership role, please message this page. Thanks!