American Constitution Society at NYU Law

American Constitution Society at NYU Law The NYU Law chapter of the American Constitution Society. The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (ACS) promotes the vitality of the U.S.

A diverse nationwide network of progressive lawyers, law students, judges, and scholars working to uphold the Constitution by ensuring that law is a force for protecting our democracy. Constitution and the fundamental values it expresses: individual rights and liberties, genuine equality, access to justice, democracy and the rule of law. These abiding principles are reflected in the vision of the

Constitution’s framers and the wisdom of forward-looking leaders who have shaped our law throughout American history. As a result of their efforts, the Constitution has retained its authority and relevance for each new generation. In recent years, an activist conservative legal movement has gained influence – eroding these enduring values and presenting the law as a series of sterile abstractions. This new orthodoxy, which threatens to dominate our courts and our laws, does a grave injustice to the American vision. The American Constitution Society embraces the progress our nation has made toward full embodiment of the Constitution’s core values. ACS believes that law can and should be a force for improving the lives of all people. We are revitalizing and transforming legal and policy debates in classrooms, courtrooms, legislatures and the media, and we are building a diverse and dynamic network of progressives committed to justice. Through these efforts, ACS will ensure that the institutions of American law reflect the highest values of our nation and serve the needs of its people.

Join us Thursday, April 14 at 6:30 pm for a Q&A with the hosts of - scan to RSVPs
04/10/2022

Join us Thursday, April 14 at 6:30 pm for a Q&A with the hosts of - scan to RSVPs

Join us for tonight’s Accuracy & Justice Workshop from 5-7 pm. RSVP link in bio.
03/08/2022

Join us for tonight’s Accuracy & Justice Workshop from 5-7 pm. RSVP link in bio.

We are excited to host a live taping of our favorite podcast about the Supreme Court and the legal culture that surround...
01/21/2022

We are excited to host a live taping of our favorite podcast about the Supreme Court and the legal culture that surrounds it, !

As always, the podcasts will feature hosts Leah Litman, Kate Shaw, and Melissa Murray discussing how the Supreme Court is rapidly reshaping American society and government. They will also take questions directly from students.

Please join us TOMORROW, Friday, January 21st from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Please RSVP link in bio.

*Image description: The top of the poster says "ACS Presents Strict Scrutiny Live!" in red text against a white background. The poster then says "featuring Melissa Murray, Kate Shaw, Leah Litman” in black text in their own separate text bubbles. Next to each woman’s name is their photo. Melissa Murray’s image is on the left side of the poster. Below her image is a picture of Leah Litman with her dog. On the right side of the poster is an image of Kate Shaw. In the background of the poster is a black-and-white image of the Supreme Court of the United States.

As our national organisation works to reach the goal of raising $20,000 by midnight on December 31st to support work for...
12/29/2020

As our national organisation works to reach the goal of raising $20,000 by midnight on December 31st to support work for the upcoming year, our chapter—along with the support of fellow Student Chapters—is mobilising to ensure that such work may be done unhindered by conflicting interests and influence, as well as done genuinely, with our national leadership a reflection of the progressive values that bring law students and attorneys to ACS. Sign the letter from the Student Chapters today: tinyurl.com/ACStopDeVore.

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As of December 16, 2020, the renewal of Mr. Andrew DeVore's position on the national board has been confirmed. This lett...
12/21/2020

As of December 16, 2020, the renewal of Mr. Andrew DeVore's position on the national board has been confirmed. This letter, while taken from the previous correspondence to President Russ Feingold and the Board of Directors, requesting for Mr. DeVore's position not to be renewed, is requesting Mr. DeVore's removal from the board of directors of the American Constitution Society. All are welcome to sign in solidarity. tinyurl.com/ACStopDeVore

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Members, Student Chapters, and Lawyers’ Chapters of American Constitution Society: Please join us in urging the national...
12/21/2020

Members, Student Chapters, and Lawyers’ Chapters of American Constitution Society: Please join us in urging the national organisation to not renew Mr. Andrew DeVore’s position.

Mr. DeVore has held a senior legal position at Amazon for over a decade. In that time, he has helped Amazon unscrupulously abuse its market position to undermine competition, dodge taxes, contract with the Trump administration’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)and Palantir in support of crackdowns on undocumented immigrants, lobby against privacy regulations, and attempt to extract financial concessions from city governments for its second headquarters. But we are particularly offended by how Amazon’s legal department has recently abetted the company’s mistreatment of workers. In our April letter, we highlighted its callous COVID-19 leave policy and explicit retaliation (led by General Counsel David Zapolsky) against a Long Island warehouse worker attempting to organize a protest against unsafe work conditions. This was simply an additional example of abuse following years of reports of worker exploitation at Amazon fulfillment centers.

ACS recognizes the centrality of workers’ rights to a progressive agenda. We appreciate its advocacy for collective bargaining rights, workplace safety, and fair pay, and we thanked President Feingold for his April 10 statement calling upon local, state, and federal governments to ensure basic worker protections in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. But if ACS wants its commitment to the working class to have credibility—in the eyes of its membership, the legal community, and the American public—the composition of its leadership team must reflect that position.

With all due respect for Mr. DeVore and his personal dedication to ACS, we believe that for the good of our community, he should neither seek nor be granted another term on the board.

Please find the link in our bio (http://www.tinyurl.com/ACStopDeVore) to sign on to the letter from our chapter to President Feingold and the Board of Directors, either in an individual or organisational capacity.

Thank you.

Join us for Qualified Immunity: Past, Present, and Future—happening this afternoon, from 4-5 p.m.! ID: On a dark blue ba...
10/26/2020

Join us for Qualified Immunity: Past, Present, and Future—happening this afternoon, from 4-5 p.m.!

ID: On a dark blue background with red and white detailing, white text says: "American Constitution Society at NYU School of Law." Below, in larger font, text says: "Qualified Immunity: Past, Present, and Future." Below, in smaller font, text says: "Join ACS at NYU Law for a panel discussion on qualified immunity: the doctrine's history, its consequences for plaintiffs and attorneys, and what a post-qualified immunity future might look like. October 26, 4 to 5 PM (Eastern), RSVP at https://tinyurl.com/ACSNYUQI." A white line appears below, with three pictures underneath lined up vertically of the three panelists: Fred Smith Jr., Associate Professor at Emory University School of Law, Baher Azmy, Adjunct Professor at NYU School of Law, Legal Director, Center for Constitutional Rights, Bret Grote, Professor of Practice at University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Legal Director, Abolitionist Law Center."

TODAY! Our nation is facing an election in the midst of a global pandemic. While Americans are voting by mail more than ...
10/15/2020

TODAY! Our nation is facing an election in the midst of a global pandemic. While Americans are voting by mail more than ever before, Americans with disabilities face the anti-democratic choices of giving up their right to an independent and private vote by requesting assistance in filling out their ballot, risking exposure to COVID-19 by voting in person, or refraining from voting entirely. Further, the Affordable Care Act faces a constitutional challenge, California v. Texas, pending in the Supreme Court. Join the Disability Allied Law Students Association and the American Constitution Society on Thursday, October 15th, from 1:45-2:45 p.m. for a virtual panel on the implications of this election for the disability community and the ways in which we can come together to care for one another, regardless of the election results.

[ID: Red white and blue bunting lines the top, above the tex “The American Constitution Society and Disability Allied Law Students Association present The future of Community Care: Life after Nov. 3rd.” On a red rectangle, white text says, “What are the potential ramifications of the upcoming election on people with disabilities?” Below, red text on a white rectangle reads, “How can we come together as a community to soften these blows?” At the bottom, white text says, “October 15th. 1:45 PM EST. Live-Captioned.” It then has the RSVP and accommodations link.]

The last wishes of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: “My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new preside...
09/26/2020

The last wishes of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: “My most fervent wish
is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed.”

Read about Amy Coney Barrett, the nominee to replace the vacancy that the loss of Justice Ginsburg left in our Supreme Court.

A recap of last night’s Undermining Our Own Democracy: The Exclusivity of the Vote, featuring incredible insights from ...
09/25/2020

A recap of last night’s Undermining Our Own Democracy: The Exclusivity of the Vote, featuring incredible insights from co-president Lucy Trieshmann and PAVA Director at , Christina Asbee.

ID1: A four-panel square. The top left square is navy, with white text reading: “Are there protections or mandates for easy read or plain language in the ADA? Lucy Trieshmann, Co-Chair, NYU Law DALSA.” The top right square is a black and white photo of a polling location, zoomed in on booths that display the American flag and the word “VOTE.” The bottom left square is a black and white photo of a sticker roll displaying “I VOTED” stickers. The bottom left is a dark red square, with white text reading: “ our case, our accessible absentee ballot, is pursuant to an effective communication standard because it's about reading and accessing the ballot. So that's an interesting point you just made. Christina Asbee, Director, PAVA at Disability Rights NY.”

In our nation, the ability to vote is proclaimed as a right, hailed as a fundamental principle of American democracy. Ho...
09/24/2020

In our nation, the ability to vote is proclaimed as a right, hailed as a fundamental principle of American democracy. However, despite the numerous battles for suffrage throughout our history that resulted in constitutional amendments and the Voting Rights Act—gutted by Shelby County v. Holder (2013)—the "right" to vote very much remains an exclusive privilege. As we approach November, we are seeing rampant methods of voter suppression: stringent voter identification requirements, purges of voter rolls, elimination of early voting, inaccessibility to the polls, the persistence of felony disenfranchisement—all of which have disproportionate impacts on Black communities, individuals with disabilities, students, and the elderly. We are thrilled to partner with our brilliant friends at TODAY, September 24, from 5:30-6:30PM, for a discussion regarding the protection of our democracy when it is our own country, government, and systems that are working to subvert it.

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Reflections on the legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Thank you. ID1: No combination of words could ever convey the ...
09/19/2020

Reflections on the legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Thank you.

ID1: No combination of words could ever convey the loss of the titan who was Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

One of nine women in her class at Harvard Law School. Tied for first in her graduating class at Columbia Law School. The first female tenured professor at Columbia Law School. The second female Justice—and the first female Jewish Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. However, Justice Ginsburg’s legacy went beyond her accolades and the bounds of the legal profession, with mainstream media and pop culture rightly recognizing how the Justice’s progressive lawyering contributed immeasurably to life as we know it, today.

Just as important are the intimate qualities that made her unique. Justice Ginsburg dearly loved the opera. Known for her prolonged silences—the sound of her brilliant mind at work—she once chased the love of her life, Marty, around her chambers with a pair of scissors, laughing all the while. She was known to call the children of her clerks, “grandclerks,” and to gleefully gift t-shirts and mugs that displayed her likeness on them. She slipped handwritten notes to Justices Kagan and Sotomayor for their first opinions on the Court, remembering how a similar gesture from Justice O’Connor had made her feel.

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