Every autumn, just before the Supreme Court starts a new term, the ACLU invites the press corps to a briefing where our lawyers explain the relevance and impact of upcoming cases. Now you can be at the briefing, too. For the first time through online video, you can see what the reporters saw in Washington, D.C. We feel it is important that our members and the public get to learn firsthand what is at stake. We want you to know and understand what we’re working on, because we know defending the Constitution matters to everyone.
Steven R. Shapiro, the legal director of the ACLU, has moderated the Supreme Court briefing for 16 years, providing an annual overview of the current Supreme Court and comparing the current Court to its predecessors. This year, ACLU lawyers Laughlin McDonald, Jonathan Hafetz and Chris Hansen offer analysis of ACLU cases concerning voting rights, national security and the First Amendment, that are likely to be taken up by the Court. We hope you enjoy getting the “inside scoop” as much as we enjoyed providing it.
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ACLU’s New Leader A Dedicated Advocate for Civil Liberties, Franklin G. Crabtree A long-time member of the ACLU, Crabtree grew up in Monroe County and is a graduate of Marshall University and the West Virginia University College of Law. He joins the ACLU after a 30-year career with the West Virginia Public Service Commission where he served as director of both the Motor Carrier Division and the Transportation Division.
Justin Fletcher, Nitro High School, Nitro, WV is selected as a 2008 ACLU Youth Scholar Justin Fletcher took at stand for free speech in the small town of Nitro, WV. After his school board responded to the complaints of a few parents by removing two books from the school curriculum, Justin organized and led a student protest against censorship and co-founded the Student Coalition against Censorship with students at a neighboring high school. (3/14/2008)
Multimedia: ACLU Praises Government’s Reinstatement of Iranian Couple.
