| 词条 | American Constitution Society |
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|name = American Constitution Society for Law and Policy |image = AmericanConstitutionSocietylogo.jpg |image_border = |size = 150px |caption = American Constitution Society Logo |motto = |formation = 2001[1] |extinction = |type = Legal |status = |purpose = To promote individual rights and liberties, genuine equality, access to justice, democracy and the rule of law.[2] |headquarters = |location = 1333 H Street Washington, DC |coordinates = {{coord|38.900|-77.0310|display=inline,title}} |region_served = |membership = |language = |leader_title = President |leader_name = Caroline Fredrickson |main_organ = |parent_organization = |affiliations = |num_staff = |num_volunteers = |budget = |website = {{URL|acslaw.org|ACSLaw.org}} |remarks = }} The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (ACS) is a progressive legal organization. The group's stated mission is to "promote the vitality of the U.S. Constitution and the fundamental values it expresses: individual rights and liberties, genuine equality, access to justice, democracy and the rule of law."[2] ACS was created as a counterweight to, and is modeled after, the Federalist Society, and is often described as its progressive counterpart.[3][4][5][6][7] Founded in 2001, ACS is headquartered in Washington, D.C.[1] The organization promotes and facilitates discussion and debate of progressive public policy ideas and issues, providing forums for legal scholars, lawmakers, judges, lawyers, public policy advocates, law students, and members of the media. ACS reports that it has approximately 200 law school student chapters and 40 lawyer chapters around the country.[8] On November 14 The American Constitution Society released a letter signed by over 1,600 attorneys nationwide calling for lawmakers and Justice Department officials to protect the special counsel's Russia probe in light of Matthew Whitaker's appointment as acting attorney general.[9][10] The signatories call for Whitaker to recuse himself or "otherwise be removed from overseeing the Mueller investigation as a result of his profound ethical conflicts."[9] HistoryThe American Constitution Society was founded in 2001 by Peter Rubin, a Georgetown Law School professor who served as counsel to Al Gore in the legal battle over the 2000 election. The group was originally known as the Madison Society for Law and Policy. The organization was formed as a counterweight to the conservative Federalist Society. It was founded in order to build a network of progressive lawyers and foster new avenues of progressive legal thought.[1][11] ACS received its initial funding from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.[1][12] The Democracy Alliance lists ACS as a recommended funding recipient.[13][14] Board of directorsMembers of the organization's board of directors have included David Halperin, a speechwriter in the Bill Clinton administration who also served as the organization's founding executive director from 2001 to 2003; and Eric Holder, former Attorney General of the United States.[1][12] ActivitiesACS hosts press and Capitol Hill briefings and public policy debates as well as an annual convention where an array of legal and public policy issues are discussed and debated. The organization disseminates ACS Issue Briefs, the ACSBlog, a journal titled Harvard Law and Policy Review, and Advance: The Journal of the ACS Issue Groups. In 2008, ACS's executive director, Lisa Brown, went on leave to serve on the Barack Obama transition team. She headed the president-elect's agency review team and later served as the first White House Staff Secretary in the Obama White House.[15] In 2009, ACS published Keeping Faith with the Constitution by Pamela S. Karlan, Goodwin Liu, and Christopher H. Schroeder. It was re-issued by Oxford University Press in 2010. The book serves as a primer for progressives interested in promoting liberal constitutionalism.[16] Since 2009, ACS has given an annual award to a rising star in public interest law named in memory of David Carliner. The Carliner award comes with a $10,000 prize for the winner, plus money for the winner's organization and for a finalist.[17] See also
References1. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite news|last1=Savage|first1=Charlie|title=Liberal Legal Group Is Following New Administration's Path to Power|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/11/us/politics/11network.html?pagewanted=all|accessdate=January 29, 2015|publisher=New York Times|date=December 10, 2008}} 2. ^1 {{cite web|title=Mission|url=http://www.acslaw.org/about/mission|publisher=American Constitution Society|accessdate=January 29, 2015}} 3. ^Michael McGough, Supreme Court nomination battle spotlights legal societies and their divergent views: Newer American Constitution Society modeled on more conservative Federalist Society (August 14, 2005), Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 4. ^Jonathan H. Adler, FedSoc v. ACS (June 19, 2010). Volokh Conspiracy. 5. ^Leslie A. Gordon, Left Turn Permitted (May 1, 2011), ABA Journal. 6. ^Stephanie Mencimer, [https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2011/05/tea-party-constitution-week-skousen The Tea Party Wants to Teach Your Kids About the Constitution] (May 12, 2011). Mother Jones. 7. ^Douglas W. Kmiec, Let Dawn Do It (April 13, 2009). Legal Times. 8. ^{{cite web|title=Chapters|url=https://www.acslaw.org/chapters|publisher=American Constitution Society|accessdate=January 29, 2015}} 9. ^1 {{Cite news|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/416684-over-1600-lawyers-sign-letter-saying-mueller-probe-must-be-protected|title=Over 1,600 lawyers sign letter saying Mueller probe must be protected|last=Axelrod|first=Tal|date=2018-11-14|work=The Hill|access-date=2018-11-16|language=en}} 10. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.acslaw.org/mueller-investigation/protect-the-special-counsels-investigation/|title=Sign On to Protect the Special Counsel's Investigation {{!}} ACS|date=2018-11-09|work=American Constitution Society|access-date=2018-11-16|language=en-US}} 11. ^{{cite news|last1=Fletcher|first1=Michael|title=Legal Organization May Become Influential Beyond Its Dreams|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/06/AR2008120601808.html|accessdate=January 29, 2015|publisher=Washington Post|date=December 7, 2008}} 12. ^1 {{cite news|last1=Nix Hines|first1=Crystal|title=Young Liberal Law Group Is Expanding|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/01/us/young-liberal-law-group-is-expanding.html|accessdate=January 29, 2015|publisher=New York Times|date=June 1, 2001|ref=nyt2}} 13. ^{{cite news|last1=Prokop|first1=Andrew|title=The Democracy Alliance: How a secretive group of donors helps set the progressive agenda|url=https://www.vox.com/2014/11/24/7274819/democracy-alliance|accessdate=January 29, 2015|publisher=Vox|date=November 24, 2014}} 14. ^{{cite news|last1=Gold|first1=Matea|title=New Koch offensive puts spotlight on Democracy Alliance|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/09/08/new-koch-offensive-puts-spotlight-on-democracy-alliance/|accessdate=January 29, 2015|publisher=Washington Post|date=September 8, 2014}} 15. ^{{cite news|last1=Jeffrey|first1=Jeff|title=Critical moment for liberal law group|url=http://www.acslaw.org/pdf/Legal%20Times%20Lisa%20Brown.pdf|publisher=Legal Times|date=November 17, 2008}} 16. ^{{cite web|title=Keeping Faith with the Constitution|url=https://global.oup.com/academic/product/keeping-faith-with-the-constitution-9780199738779?cc=us&lang=en&|publisher=Oxford University Press|accessdate=January 29, 2015}} 17. ^{{cite web|title=The American Constitution Society's David Carliner Public Interest Award|url=https://www.acslaw.org/special-projects/the-david-carliner-public-interest-award}} External links
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