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March 25, 2013
Standing, Scrutiny, and the Path to Marriage Equality
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two of the most highly anticipated cases of this term, United States v. Windsor and Hollingsworth v. Perry. Many believe these cases could result in the end of both California’s Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act, and perhaps, sweeping national marriage rights for same-sex couples. Embedded in these cases,...
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March 21, 2013
A Conversation with Gideon Supreme Court Clerks, Litigators, and Scholars
On Thursday, March 21, 2013, at 10:00 a.m., the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy hosted “Considering Gideon at 50: The History and Future of Indigent Defense.” In the 1963 Gideon v. Wainwright decision, the U.S. Supreme Court held that “any person haled into court, who is too poor to hire a lawyer, cannot be assured a fair trial unless counsel is...

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May 21, 2013
Freedom of the Press and Criminal Solicitation
University of Chicago ACS Faculty Advisor and Professor Geoffrey R. Stone writes in the Huffington Post on the legal controversy surrounding Fox News reporter James Rosen and the First Amendment rights of the press.

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May 22, 2013
Sen. McConnell Defends Status Quo of Obstructionism
by Jeremy Leaming Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-K.Y.), the chamber’s ringleader of obstruction of Obama nominations, particularly judicial ones, is whining about the possibility of Senate action that...

ACS NY Chapter Event on Comprehensive Immigration Reform