ACS at UMN Law

The Official Twitter Account of the Student Chapter of the American Constitution Society at the University of Minnesota Law School.

[ACS at UMN Law @ACSatUMNLAW]

Read the history of the world, the first thing authoritarians do is declare the media the enemy of the state

-Khizr Khan
#ACS2019

[ACS at William & Mary @ACSLawWM]

What are your thoughts on judicial independence?

“Article III muscle.”—Carlton Reeves, United States District Court Judge for the Southern District of Mississppi

[American Constitution Society @acslaw]

You have to stand up for what you believe in as a judge, even when people disagree with you, says Hon. Pamela Harris #ACS2019

[American Constitution Society @acslaw]

Diversity on the bench must be all kinds of diversity. Not just in race or gender, but also in practicing different types of law. When there's too much of an insider circle, there are not enough perspectives to fully function as a judiciary, says Hon. @Anita_Earls #ACS2019

[ACS at UMN Law @ACSatUMNLAW]

I learned that judges are heros, because growing up I learned that, but for federal judges we would not have the rights in Mississippi we do today.

-Judge Carlton Reeves
#ACS2019

[ACS at UMN Law @ACSatUMNLAW]

Advice from a panel on working for state Attorneys General: "Treat every job like an audition for what it is you really want to do."

Your first job out of school might not excite you, but it *will* be an opportunity to build the skills your dream job needs you to have. #acs2019

[ACS at UMN Law @ACSatUMNLAW]

And there's the University of Minnesota chapter's outgoing secretary @DanteDFL fueling up for said Day 2! We've had a simply amazing time in Charlottesville. #ACS2019

[ACS at UVA @ACSatUVA]

Back at it for Day 2! #ACS2019 @ACSstudents @acslaw

[ACS at UMN Law @ACSatUMNLAW]

How could we forget to share this pic from Day 1 of the #ACS2019 student convention?! @ACSLaw President @crfredrickson + comparative politics expert Vincent Michelot found a way to present their enlightening convo about American vs. French right wing mvmnts as a "fireside chat"👌

[ACS at UMN Law @ACSatUMNLAW]

A judge who strikes down a poorly thought out law, an unconstitutional law, is not a part of the resistance, they are just a judge. - Dahlia Lithwick #ACS2019

[ACS at UMN Law @ACSatUMNLAW]

“The Trump adiministation has about a 5% win rate in our courts, compared to a 69% for other administrations”
-Dahlia Lithwick

[Bess Boever @BessBoever]

Excited to arrive at @UVA for the annual @ACSlaw Student Convention!

Also thrilled to see that students in Charlottesville, VA made sure to gather up and greet us with all the snow they could find--visiting from the snowiest MN February on record, @UMNACS feels right at home. 💜

[ACS at UMN Law @ACSatUMNLAW]

Seriously? Does anyone actually believe "hear no evil, see no evil" has ever been a sound strategy?

For the sake of our democracy, we must call out and reject corruption. We must find some way for government to earn back people's trust...and this ain't it, chief.

[CNN @CNN]

Rep. Joe Kennedy hopes Mueller report turns up nothing for "sake of our democracy" https://t.co/zRdkZLdEfK

[ACS at UVA @ACSatUVA]

Rise and shine y'all!! @ACSatUVA, @ACSstudents, and @ACSlaw are excited to greet all of our friends from across the country for Student Convention at @UVALaw today! #ACS2019

[ACS at UMN Law @ACSatUMNLAW]

@ACSatUVA @ACSstudents @acslaw @UVALaw ❤️💙

[ACS UIC John Marshall @ACS_JMLS]

Have you voted for @acslaw yet? @CREDOMobile is deciding how to divide its monthly funding between three progressive nonprofits. Vote here: https://t.co/ZpLCslpYyg

[American Constitution Society @acslaw]

.@BrianFrosh on separating immigrant children from their parents: It is so unfair and so un-American to treat them like this. #ACS2018

[ACS at UMN Law @ACSatUMNLAW]

If you have ICE agents showing up at state court houses, you can’t enforce the law- Pamela Karlan

[ACS at UMN Law @ACSatUMNLAW]

“Walter Mondale spearheaded, as AG of Minnesota, the effort to make sure Gideon was decided correctly” Pamela Karlan (on past examples of States advocating for the limitation of their own power)

[American Constitution Society @acslaw]

Part of implicit bias training #ACS2018 https://t.co/c3DR6Zw6kn