ACS Madison: The Role of Economic Justice in the Progressive Legal Movement

On Wednesday, March 13 at 4 PM, join ACS at UW Law for a conversation about the Role of Economic Justice in the Progressive Legal Movement with Professor Caroline Fredrickson and Dean Daniel Tokaji. The conversation will be held in Lubar Commons (Room 7200). Light appetizers will be provided for all attendees.

Caroline Fredrickson is a Distinguished Visiting Professor from Practice at Georgetown Law and a Senior Fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice. She served as the President of the American Constitution Society from 2009-2019. In 2021, she was appointed a member of the President’s Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States. Fredrickson is also the leader of the Progressive Team for the National Constitution Center’s Constitution Drafting Project and a Senior Congressional Fellow at the Stennis Center. Before joining ACS, Fredrickson served as the Director of the ACLU’s Washington Legislative Office and as General Counsel and Legal Director of NARAL Pro-Choice America. In addition, she served as the Chief of Staff to Senator Maria Cantwell, of Washington, and Deputy Chief of Staff to then-Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle, of South Dakota. During the Clinton Administration, she served as Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs. Fredrickson is currently an elected member of the American Law Institute. She clerked for the Hon. James L. Oakes of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.