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.
