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The 2023 ACS National Convention was a success! View photos and videos from the event.

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ACS Book Club

The ACS Book Club Reading List is here

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ACS Reacts to Yet More Evidence of Justice Thomas’ Indifference to Ethics

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Equal Rights Amendment

U.S. Senate votes in favor of recognizing the ERA as the 28th Amendment to the Constitution

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Announcing ACS's 2023 Next Generation Leaders

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Welcome to ACS, the leading progressive legal organization with more than 250 student and lawyer chapters across the nation.

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    Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation

    A national commission, with the requisite independence and resources, is needed to develop a full and accurate historical record of the laws and legal systems that must be dismantled, rewritten, and reimagined to achieve racial equity and prosperity in this country.

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    Run. Vote. Work.

    Run.Vote.Work. focuses on advocating for voting rights and non-partisan redistricting; mobilizing and educating voters about their rights; raising awareness and increasing engagement on down ballot races, and connecting our members with opportunities to support voting rights and election integrity.

    Run. Vote. Work.
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    Broken Law Podcast

    Ever feel like the law is stacked against you? It probably is. Broken Law speaks truth to power in discussing how our laws and legal system serve the few at the expense of the many. This is where law meets real life.

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    Track Judicial Nominations

    Every day, federal courts decide cases critical to our rights — from the environment to voting to immigration. Those who are appointed to serve on the bench must be qualified, fair, and impartial.

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    ACS Book Club

    The ACS Book Club seeks to spotlight the impressive breadth of knowledge and experience in our network with a particular focus on lifting up voices and perspectives that have traditionally or historically been marginalized in legal and policy discussions.

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    ACS Chapters

    The engine that drives ACS’s work is its rapidly growing nationwide network of more than 250 student and lawyer chapters in 48 states and almost every law school. ACS chapters offer platforms for discussion, opportunities for networking and mentoring, and organizing around matters of both local and national significance.

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What's New

 

ExpertForum Blog

Labor Renewal In the Absence of Labor Law Reform

Matt Ginsburg May 30, 2023

 

ExpertForum Blog

Portrait of a Queen: Hawaiian History and the Law

Troy J.H. Andrade, J.D., Ph.D. May 30, 2023

 

Podcast

Episode 105: TN Rep. Pearson and Our 2023 Mid-Year Review

May 30, 2023

 

Podcast

Episode 104: BONUS EPISODE - Debt Crisis

May 27, 2023

InBrief Blog

What a Convention!

Russ Feingold May 26, 2023

 

ExpertForum Blog

The Korematsu Legacy

Leigh-Ann Miyasato May 25, 2023

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