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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.

What impact might a more conservative or more progressive Supreme Court have on major issues such as congressional authority to solve national economic problems, judicial integrity, criminal justice, voting rights, church-state separation, reproductive rights and more? Check out the ACS paper "Courts Matter: Justice on the Line" for an analysis.

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.

ACS needs your support to continue shaping the debate, building networks and making a difference. Now more than ever, we need you standing with us. Please give to ACS today to help us carry on our vital work promoting our progressive agenda.

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 upcoming elections. 

Keeping Faith with the Constitution is a common-sense approach to constitutional interpretation written by Goodwin Liu, Pamela S. Karlan, and Christopher Schroeder. ACS originally published the book in 2009. Oxford University Press released an updated version as part of its acclaimed Inalienable Rights series in 2010.

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.

We would like to say thank you to the ACS supporters who have demonstrated their commitment to protecting our constitutional values with a gift of $1,000 or more over the past year. Your support enables us to produce the programming, publications and activities that help us make a difference on so many important issues.

ACS has created a web page featuring the latest news, legal filings, videos, and other resources relating to the Affordable Care Act and state efforts to challenge it. Among those resources are two Issue Briefs (here and here) published by ACS, which are still cited frequently in the media and policy debates.

In an effort to illuminate the federal judicial selection process, ACS has partnered with the HNBA, Justice at Stake, NAPABA, NAWJ, NBA, NCAI, and the National LGBT Bar to produce and promote The Path To The Federal Bench.

Many key figures in the Obama administration have engaged with the ACS network, either having been ACS leaders and members, worked with ACS chapters, or spoken at ACS events.

The Akron Beacon Journal editorial board draws from an ACS Issue Brief by Lisa Heinzerling, a Georgetown Law professor and former senior Environmental Protection Agency official, to combat claims that government regulation inhibits economic growth.