ACS & ITS MEMBERS IN THE NEWS

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March 18, 2013
ACS Board Member and San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera discusses why he challenged his state's ban on same-sex marriage
ACS Board Member and San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera, his legal team and their work fighting Proposition 8 were the subject of an article in The New York Times. Recently the ACS Bay Area Lawyer Chapter, at its annual gala celebrating advancements of LGBT rights and equality, honored the work of Herrera’s office.
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March 16, 2013
Frank Housh featured in Valley News Online on legislative reapportionment
Frank Housh, Chair of ACS’s Western NY Lawyer Chapter, was quoted in the Valley News Online about a redistricting case he is planning to file.
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March 15, 2013
Erica Hashimoto: "If a criminal defendant does not have a lawyer, every single other right guaranteed by the Constitution is at risk of being violated"
University of Georgia Law School Faculty Advisor Erica Hashimoto was featured in an NPR story on the 50th anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright.
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March 14, 2013
Melissa Rogers to lead White House Faith-based office
Melissa Rogers, a former adviser to the ACS First Amendment Issue Group and Wake Forest University professor, has been tapped by President Obama to lead the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships.
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February 27, 2013
Supreme Court Weighs Future Of Voting Rights Act
ACS Board member Pamela Karlan defended Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act in an NPR story.

ACS Board Member and San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera discusses why he challenged his state's ban on same-sex marriage