Join the Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Gov. Deval Patrick (D-Mass.), Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Richard Cordray, California Supreme Court Justice Goodwin Liu, and others in Washington, D.C., June 14-16, 2012. Visit the convention page for more information.
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Welcome to ACS
Over our 10 year history, ACS has become a "powerful institution that's helping to shape the law." Hear what Sen. Tom Daschle, Sen. Al Franken, White House Director of Domestic Policy Melody Barnes, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Gov. Deval Patrick and others have to say about where we have been, where we are and where we are going.
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ACS President Schools Bill O’Reilly on Health Care
ACS President Caroline Fredrickson taught Bill O’Reilly a thing or two about health care while defending the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act on Fox News’ “O’Reilly Factor” before the Supreme Court heard arguments on the law’s minimum coverage provision.
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Explaining Constitutional Interpretation
Keeping Faith with the Constitution, a common-sense approach to constitutional interpretation by Goodwin Liu, Pamela S. Karlan, and Christopher Schroeder originally published by ACS, recently was republished by Oxford University Press and continues to generate media coverage.
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Landmark Health Care Reform before the Supreme Court
As the U.S. Supreme Court's review of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act unfolds, ACS is providing coverage, commentary and analysis. Follow developments on ACS's Affordable Care Act Resource Page and ACSblog.
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Judicial Nominations in 2012
How will the election year affect the confirmation of judges to the federal bench where vacancies are already high? Stay up-to-date with statistics, analysis, and coverage of congressional action at JudicialNominations.org and ACSblog.
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Money and Politics
The U.S. Supreme Court’s opinion in Citizens United v. FEC overturned decades-old precedent for federal regulation of corporate campaign finance. Watch video of a panel discussion exploring how the decision may impact the upcoming election.
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Addressing the Indigent Defense Crisis
To address persistent failures to fulfill the promise of Gideon v. Wainwright (1963), ACS has launched an initiative to strengthen the federal role in improving the indigent defense system.
ACS publications and events provide a forum for many of the nation’s best legal minds to articulate a progressive vision of our Constitution and laws. For more on how ACS Shapes Debate, click here.








