American Constitution Society

Mission:

The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy is a national organization of law students, law professors, judges, practicing lawyers and other interested persons. We seek to revitalize and transform the legal debate, from law school classrooms, to federal courtrooms, to the congressional hearing rooms where judicial nominations are weighed. We want to counter the dominant vision of American law today, a narrow conservative vision that lacks appropriate regard for the ways in which the law affects people's lives. We seek to restore the fundamental principles of respect for human dignity, protection of individual rights and liberties, genuine equality, and access to justice to their rightful, and traditionally central, place in American law.

Meetings & Events:

Please join us for

Environmental Justice -- Alaska to the Anacostia

What is Environmental Justice?
Who is fighting for it?
Is there environmental racism in Washington, DC?
How can I be an environmental justice lawyer?

Wednesday, January 17, 2007
12:00-2:00 pm
Room 201
Lunch Provided!!

Featuring attorneys and organizers from:
• Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)
• Sierra Club

Sponsored by American Constitution Society, Environmental Law Society, and Latino/a Law Students Association.

Past events include:

Activist Jennifer Harbury, a lawyer and human rights activist whose three-year quest to find her Guatemalan husband, Efrain Bamaca Velasquez, revealed high-level involvement between the CIA and the Guatemalan military.
Gay Marriage Teach-In (co-sponsored by OUTLAW)
"Innocent: Inside Wrongful Conviction Cases," with award-winning prison historian, Professor Scott Christianson
What rights do Guantanamo Bay Prisoners have? with Professors James Gray and Will McLain, and Virginia attorney, professor, and political commentator Elaine Cassel

Leaders:

President: Alysia Robben
President Emerita: Debbie Anderson
Faculty Advisor: Prof. William McLain

Contact:

Alysia Robben: alysiarobben gmail.com

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