Member News: Week of March 18, 2019

ACS President Caroline Fredrickson is quoted in The Hill regarding proposals to pack the courts. She is also quoted in Refinery 29 explaining the significance of the Equal Rights Amendment.

ACS Board member Elise Boddie testified on segregation in New Jersey schools.

ACS Board of Advisors member Nancy Gertner co-wrote a piece for The Washington Post explaining why one rationale for not releasing the Mueller report won’t fly.

ACS Board of Academic Advisors member Steve Vladeck co-wrote a piece for The New York Times about second-class justice in the military.

ACS Faculty Advisor at University of Miami School of Law Caroline Mala Corbin is quoted in Bloomberg Law addressing the Supreme Court’s upcoming cases involving LGBT rights.

ACS DC Lawyer Chapter leader Jimmy Bierman was appointed to the Fairfax County Police Civilian Review Panel.

ACS Milwaukee Lawyer Chapter Chair Craig Mastantuono spoke on WUWM 89.7 about “no-knock” search warrants.

ACS Bay Area Lawyer Chapter Board of Advisors member Jessica Jackson will receive the 2019 Katharine & George Alexander Law Prize.

ACS Next Generation Leader Taru Taylor wrote a piece for Truthout on why we need a new declaration of rights for Black Americans.

ACS Distinguished Fellow for Consumer Protection Marietta Robinson wrote an op-ed for the Boston Globe arguing that we shouldn’t depend on Boeing to tell us whether Boeing planes are safe to fly.

ACS member Steve Sanders is quoted in the Indianapolis Business Journal regarding the increasing number of businesses taking positions on social issues.