American Constitution Society

Join us at the ACS National Convention for our closing plenary titled Staying in the Fight!
 
ACS President Phil Brest, Taylor Brown of the NYC Mayor’s Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs, Kalpana Kotagal of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and Alice O’Brien of the National Education Association will lead a conversation moderated by publisher and author Chris Geidner on defending the rule of law. They will discuss progressive victories across the country and the roles that lawyers and law students can play in combatting authoritarian pressure.

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Courts matter.

In a new piece, ACS President Phil Brest reflects on two devastating rulings: the US Supreme Court gutting the Voting Rights Act in LA v. Callais and the VA Supreme Court wiping away voter intent in Scott v. McDougle.

The right spent 50 years executing a disciplined plan to reshape the judiciary. To fight back, Phil Brest outlines ACS’s roadmap: prioritizing day-one federal judicial nominations, putting forward pro-democracy candidates for every state court seat, and hosting vital discussions around SCOTUS reform.

"The conservative legal movement invested time and resources into its judicial transformation project... It is past time for us to do the same." — Phil Brest.

Courts Matter: What We Can Learn from Callais and the Virginia Redistricting Case | ACS Over the last few weeks, I’ve found myself returning to a pair of judicial decisions, decided just ten days apart­—the United States Supreme Court’s cataclysmic ruling in Louisiana v. Callais and the Virginia Supreme Court’s deeply troubling opinion in Scott v. McDougle.

Join us at the ACS National Convention for a panel led by state supreme court justices titled State Courts as Champions of Rights!

Hon. Susan Crawford (Wisconsin Supreme Court), Hon. Anita Earls (North Carolina Supreme Court), and Hon. Karl Procaccini (Minnesota Supreme Court) will lead a conversation moderated by California Solicitor General Samuel Harbourt on the importance of state courts. They will discuss the role of state courts in protecting individual rights in a time of rapidly expanding federal overreach and the work that must be done to strengthen these critical institutions.

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This potential deal reeks of corruption and threatens the independence of the justice system.

Trump’s deal to drop suit against IRS creates $1.8B ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ The deal, laid out in a document signed by acting attorney general Todd Blanche, grants a commission broad authority to distribute the money, drawn from taxpayer dollars.

Joining us for the 2026 ACS National Convention? Don’t forget to book your hotel room! Attendees have until May 27 to confirm a room in the ACS Hotel Block at the reduced rate of $169 a night. Secure your spot today!

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One month left to register for the 2026 ACS National Convention! Register by June 11 to join us for the premier progressive legal gathering of the year.

Several states now have approved CLE, check the website to see if your state has been added!

The 2026 ACS National Convention will bring together lawyers, law students, judges, scholars, activists, and policymakers to address some of the most urgent and challenging issues confronting our nation. Get your tickets now!

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