ACS Welcomes New President Phil Brest

Former White House Senior Counsel who led Biden’s judicial confirmations will serve as ACS’s next president.

Learn more.

Defending Immigrant Speech

Join ACS for a Nov. 19 discussion on how the immigration system has been weaponized to suppress dissent.

The Ins and Outs of Impact Litigation: How to Launch a Career Making Positive Change

November 20 panel will explore many forms that impact litigation can take, and how to break into impact litigation as a career.

Rights Under Attack: DHS Violence Against Journalists, Observers, and Protestors

ACS, the Center for Media and Democracy, and Common Cause hosted an Oct. 22 briefing about the threat federal law enforcement violence poses to First Amendment rights.

Watch the Recording.

U.S. Supreme Court 2025-26 Term

What can we expect from the court this term?

Watch the SCOTUS Preview.

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

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.
READ MORE
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.
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.
Track
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.
Tune In
State Attorneys General Project

The State Attorneys General Project develops and disseminates legal resources and hosts programming and events examining the actions of state attorneys general and the emerging legal and policy issues they face.
LEARN MORE
ACS Chapters

The engine that drives ACS’s work is its rapidly growing nationwide network of more than 200 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.
FIND YOUR CHAPTER