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The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (ACS) is one of the nation's leading progressive legal organizations. Founded in 2001, ACS is comprised of moderate, liberal, and progressive law students, lawyers, scholars, judges, policymakers, activists and other concerned individuals who are working to ensure that the fundamental principles of human dignity, individual rights and liberties, genuine equality, and access to justice are in their rightful, central place in American law.

The ACS shares the values and principles of the Democratic Party, and its role is roughly comparable to its rival, the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies, which is aligned with the Republican Party. Like the Federalist Society, the American Constitution Society organizes local chapters at law schools in addition to regional lawyers chapters.

The American Constitution Society observes the intent of the framers by reading the Constitution to liberally promote freedom and individual rights to the nation's citizens. The Federalist Society typically practices "strict constructionism," which limits individual freedom and restricts citizens' rights to only those explicitly mentioned in the Constitution.

The American Constitution Society (ACS) is a non-partisan, non-profit educational organization. It does not, as an organization, lobby, litigate or take positions on specific issues, cases, legislation or nominations. The ACS does encourage its members to express their views and make their voices heard.

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-The '''American Constitution Society for Law and Policy''' is an organization to promote a [[Progressivism|progressive]] understanding of the [[United States Constitution]].
+The '''American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (ACS)''' is one of the nation's leading [[Progressivism|progressive]] legal organizations. Founded in 2001, ACS is comprised of moderate, liberal, and progressive law students, lawyers, scholars, judges, policymakers, activists and other concerned individuals who are working to ensure that the fundamental principles of human dignity, individual rights and liberties, genuine equality, and access to justice are in their rightful, central place in American law.
-The group is closely related to the Democratic Party and its role is roughly comparable to its rival, the [[Federalist Society|Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies]]. Like the Federalist Society, it organizes local chapters at law schools in addition to state-wide lawyers chapters.
+The ACS shares the values and principles of the Democratic Party, and its role is roughly comparable to its rival, the [[Federalist Society|Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies]], which is aligned with the Republican Party. Like the Federalist Society, the American Constitution Society organizes local chapters at law schools in addition to regional lawyers chapters.
-The American Constitution Society (ACS) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization.  It is a national organization of members who are law students, lawyers, scholars, judges, policymakers, activists and other concerned individuals working to ensure that the fundamental principles of human dignity, individual rights and liberties, genuine equality and access to justice are accorded their rightful, central place in American law.
+The American Constitution Society observes the intent of the framers by reading the Constitution to liberally promote freedom and individual rights to the nation's citizens. The Federalist Society typically practices "strict constructionism," which limits individual freedom and restricts citizens' rights to only those explicitly mentioned in the Constitution.
+The American Constitution Society (ACS) is a non-partisan, non-profit educational organization.  It does not, as an organization, lobby, litigate or take positions on specific issues, cases, legislation or nominations. The ACS does encourage its members to express their views and make their voices heard.
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 == Speakers ==
-* [[Stephen Breyer]]
+* [[U.S. Senator Joseph Biden]]
+* [[U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer]]
-* [[Al Gore]]
-* [[Hillary Rodham Clinton|Hillary Clinton]]
+* [[Hillary Rodham Clinton|U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton]]
+* [[Former U.S. Senator John Edwards]]
-* [[Janet Reno]]
+* [[U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg]]
-* [[Laurence Tribe]]
+* [[Former Vice President Al Gore]]
+* [[Kate Michelman]]
 * [[Ralph Neas]]
+* [[Former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno]]
 * [[Cass Sunstein]]
+* [[Harvard Law Professor Laurence Tribe]]
-* [[Kate Michelman]]
 ==External links==