Member News: Week of February 4, 2019


ACS Board member Erwin Chemerinsky is quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle examining Justice Kennedy’s reputation as a defender of free expression.

ACS Board member Melissa Murray is quoted in The Atlantic addressing recent policy fights over late-term abortion.

ACS Board member Franita Tolson is quoted in the Daily Bruin regarding the rarity of voter fraud.

ACS Board of Advisors member Geoffrey Stone spoke on The Brian Lehrer Show about American courts and the history of free speech.

ACS Georgia Lawyer Chapter Board of Advisors member Stacey Abrams delivered the Democratic response to the State of the Union address. On Wednesday, Abrams was honored as an ACS Legal Legend.

ACS Bay Area Lawyer Chapter Board of Advisors member Jessica Jackson wrote an op-ed for The Hill on why Democrats should “loudly applaud” criminal justice reform.

ACS Columbus Lawyer Chapter Board of Advisors member Anthony Sharett is quoted in Columbus Business First regarding his new role as president and "Chief Pet Insurance Officer" for Nationwide.

ACS Harvard Law Student Chapter President Hannah Klain, Vice President Radhe Patel, and Activism Chair A. Vail Kohnert-Yount wrote a piece for The Harvard Crimson arguing for a new clerkship hiring pilot that aims to increase the diversity of judicial clerks.

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