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Nov 9

Regardless of how U.S. Senate races ultimately shake out, one thing is for certain: the Senate must prioritize the courts during the lame duck and that means confirming 30 judicial nominees before the end of the year. #courtsmatter #Confirm30 #democracy

Dec 15

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Join the American Constitution Society for a conversation with @maryrziegler, Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law at UC Davis School of Law and author of "Dollars for Life: The Anti-Abortion Movement and the Fall of the Republican Establishment."

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In the latest #ExpertForum,

@joeldodge07

explains how Article III of the Defense Production Act can be a powerful tool to help Presidential administrations fight #climatechange. Read More:

The Defense Production Act’s Secret Weapon to Fight Climate Change | ACS

Russ Feingold

@russfeingold

It's increasingly likely that the Senate will be in session next week. Meaning MORE time to confirm judges. The Senate needs to prioritize confirmations during this lame duck to avoid a massive backlog next year. #Confirm30 because #courtsmatter

And to be clear, commuting death sentences to LWOP cannot be the end goal. LWOP itself is inhumane and unjust. To reckon with the legacy of the death penalty, we must transform our criminal legal system and do away with both capital punishment and LWOP. #AbolishTheDeathPenalty

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Good news out of Oregon and further momentum towards death penalty abolition in the US. POTUS can and should follow suit by commuting federal death row. The death penalty is a tool of authoritarianism and is undeniably racist in the United States. #AbolishTheDeathPenalty twitter.com/jessicaschulb/…

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NEWS: Oregon Gov. Kate Brown is commuting the sentences everyone on the state's death row to life imprisonment without parole This is the latest move in her years-long embrace of clemency as a way to correct extreme sentences and provide 2nd chances huffpost.com/entry/oregon-g

Dec 13

The #SCOTUS case Moore v. Harper is about a radical legal fiction that could upend constitutional law as we know it.

@LindsayLangholz

speaks w/

@AllisonJRiggs

on this wk's #BrokenLawPodcast about the case and its ramifications.

@scsj

Take a listen: acslaw.org/podcast/episod

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ACS Chapters

@ACSstudents

Dec 13

Panelists will include: Jamie Long, Representative, Minnesota House of Representatives Erin Maye Quade, Incoming Senator, Minnesota State Senate; Former Representative, Minnesota House of Representatives Interested in attending? getinvolved.acslaw.org/component/even

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Chapter TODAY for a post-election debrief at 12 p.m. CT. Register here: getinvolved.acslaw.org/component/even Panelists will reflect on the election and give us a preview of priorities for the upcoming legislative session!

Jeanne Hruska

@jeanne_hruska

Dec 13

With SBF in custody, I have to tip my hat to

@Aarondklein

who just a week ago talked about the need for prosecutions in the wake of the #FTX collapse. If you missed my conversation with Aaron on #BrokenLawPodcast, take a listen wherever u get your podcasts.

#SBF #crypto

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Dec 12

Interested in joining us? ⬇️ Please register here: getinvolved.acslaw.org/component/even

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The author will be in conversation with

@LindsayLangholz

, ACS Senior Director of Policy and Program. Interested in joining us? ⬇️ Please register here: getinvolved.acslaw.org/component/even

Legal historian Mary Ziegler traces how the anti-abortion movement helped to forge and later upend the alliance between conservative Christianity and big business—two things so closely identified with the contemporary GOP that we hardly notice the strangeness of the pairing.

Join the American Constitution Society for a conversation with

@maryrziegler

, Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law at UC Davis School of Law and author of "Dollars for Life: The Anti-Abortion Movement and the Fall of the Republican Establishment."

The Leadership Conference

@civilrightsorg

Great news. Justice Tamika Montgomery-Reeves would be just the second woman of color to serve on the 3rd Circuit following Arianna Freeman’s confirmation to the court this year. Cindy Chung, who’d be the first Asian American to serve on the 3rd Circuit, is awaiting confirmation.

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Senate Periodicals

@SenatePPG

By a vote of 57-39, the Senate invoked cloture on Executive Calendar #1183 Tamika R. Montgomery-Reeves to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit.

Enjoyed being on

podcast hosted by

and honored to join fellow guest

@vanderbiltlaw

Prof. Yesha Yadav talking about crypto and FTX fall out. Check it out:

Episode 79: What the Crypto? | ACS

Dec 7

Good to see the Senate picking up the pace on judges this week. That said, we need to see this pace sustained. There is still time to #Confirm30 before the end of the year and save the Senate from starting 2023 w/a massive backlog of nominations. 📣 #courtsmatter

Dec 6

FTX’s downfall has been called crypto's “Lehman moment." This wk on #BrokenLawPodcast,

@jeanne_hruska

speaks w/Professor Yesha Yadav +

@Aarondklein

about the resulting consequences for #FTX + for #crypto. Will we see new regs? Prosecutions? Take a listen: acslaw.org/podcast/episod

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Russ Feingold

@russfeingold

Dec 5

Another week, another opportunity for the Senate to prioritize courts and work to #Confirm30 judicial nominees by the end of the year. #courtsmatter

Dec 5

"Our Constitution is the bedrock of our democracy. To call for its termination, as Donald Trump did, is to blatantly call for the overthrow of our democracy and the installation of authoritarianism"

@russfeingold

president of ACS Read our full statement

ACS Condemns Donald Trump’s Calling for the “Termination” of the Constitution | ACS

Zinelle October

@OctoberZinelle

Dec 2

There is still time for the Senate to #Confirm30 judicial nominees during the lame duck and prevent 2023 from starting off with a massive backlog of nominations. The Senate needs to pick up the pace of confirmations because #courtsmatter.

Thanks to everyone who stepped up in support of ACS on #GivingTuesday! ACS supporters ensure we can continue to offer programming, networking & mentoring opportunities for the progressive legal community. You can still make a donation here: donorbox.org/giving-tuesday

And that with, President Biden has had more judges confirmed in his first two years than the prior president. Let's keep the confirmations going! The Senate must maximize the lame duck to confirm at least 30 judicial nominees. #Confirm30 because #courtsmatter

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Senate Cloakroom

@SenateCloakroom

Confirmed, 55-42: Confirmation of Executive Calendar #1133 Camille L. Velez-Rive to be United States District Judge for the District of Puerto Rico.

Democrats: Fill All Judicial Vacancies Now!

"There are only 18 days left in the lame duck session. It's critical to use this time to confirm as many judicial nominees as possible." Read more from former U.S. District Court Judge and ACS Board of Directors member Shira A. Scheindlin in

@Newsweek

newsweek.com

The confirmation of judges should not wait another day. Voters told the Democrats that judicial decisions are a high priority.

#GivingTuesday is our opportunity to show ACS’s strength in numbers – and that we have a coalition of folks ready to fight to diversify the judiciary and safeguard our democracy. Support ACS today! bit.ly/3Vm7G0c

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Legal Defense Fund

@NAACP_LDF

Senate passes bill to protect same-sex and interracial marriage in landmark vote | CNN Politics

#BREAKING: The Senate has passed legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriage, called the Respect for Marriage Act, in a landmark bipartisan vote. The House will now need to approve the legislation before sending it to the President.

cnn.com

The Senate on Tuesday passed legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriage, called the Respect for Marriage Act, in a landmark bipartisan vote.

The Leadership Conference

@civilrightsorg

BREAKING: The Senate just passed the Respect for Marriage Act to protect marriage equality nationwide.

An image of the Senate floor showing the vote tally, which was 61-36.

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We continue our election debrief this week on #BrokenLawPodcast with discussions about the impressive impact of ballot measures and how election protection efforts faired in the midterms. Listen to Broken Law wherever you get your #podcasts or here: acslaw.org/podcast/episod

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Our latest #ExpertForum blog features

@GWLaw

professor &

@JointCenter

president

@spenceroverton

's review of Steve Phillips’ “How We Win the Civil War: Securing a Multiracial Democracy and Ending White Supremacy for Good”

Book Review: Winning the War to Secure Multiracial Democracy

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Nov 28

One Day until Giving Tuesday! 🚨 Help ACS in our efforts to continue building the next generation of progressive legal leaders while fighting the good fight to ensure the law is a force to improve the lives of all people. Support ACS this #GivingTuesday on November 29.

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Nov 22

With #ElectionDay behind us, we are undertaking a 2-part debrief of the midterms on #BrokenLawPodcast. This week on Part I,

@LindsayLangholz

speaks with

@JessicaHuseman

about how #democracy and our election infrastructure came through the midterms. acslaw.org/podcast/episod

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The Supreme Court has no binding code of ethics. Hard to believe, right? Lower courts have a binding code of ethics. Our highest court? Nope. And lo and behold, there are consequences to this. In case it wasn't clear before, we must reform #SCOTUS .

Such violence and oppression must be addressed as the national threats to democracy and equity that they are. We stand in solidarity with the community of Club Q and the broader LGBTQ+ community. 🧵 Read ACS's full statement here:

ACS Statement on the Deadly Mass Shooting at Club Q | ACS

This violence is driven by racism +bigotry and made increasingly possible by the loosening of gun restrictions +the avail of assault weapons +high-capacity magazines. It's encouraged by the validation of violence that we increasingly see from emboldened extremist factions. 🧵

This shooting directly targeted the LGBTQ+ community and reflects the documented rise in hate crimes in recent yrs. Such targeted violence is an intentional tool of hate and oppression, meant not only to kill but also to spread fear across communities. 🧵

We at ACS are devastated by the deadly mass shooting at Club Q, which was both a hate crime +part of the broader campaign of terror enabled by the almost unfettered availability +overwhelming abundance of assault weapons in the US.🧵 Read full stmt here:

ACS Statement on the Deadly Mass Shooting at Club Q | ACS

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@ACSstudents

Nov 16

Interested in joining us, but unable to attend this event in person? Don't forget to log on to our livestream and join us virtually: youtube.com/watch?v=ZQA746

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