Athens ACS

The Athens chapter of the American Constitution Society. Progressive lawyers working to defend the Constitution and build a more just community.

[Deborah Gonzalez @DG4DA]

Today is my 2nd big day this week. On Monday I cast an elector vote for @JoeBiden & @KamalaHarris, today I get sworn in as #athensga DA, 1st Latinx DA in GA. 2 pm courthouse steps or FB. It’s been a long road to get here & worth every step. #gapol

[UGA Law First Amendment Clinic @UGA1stAmClinic]

Judge Sands (M.D. Ga) granted our motion to permit 20 women detained at Irwin to file declarations using a pseudonym, as well as to file the declarations under seal. They detail horrific stories of abuse inside Irwin, and likely would not come to light without Judge Sands' order.

[Athens ACS @AthensACSLaw]

Congratulations to Athens’ — and @acslaw’s — own @DG4DA.

[American Constitution Society @acslaw]

Congratulations to @AthensACSLaw chapter member Deborah Gonzalez on her runoff election victory. She becomes the first reform DA in the history of Athens GA, the first Latina DA in GA and first Puerto Rican woman DA ever (per @Vegalteno).

https://t.co/Dncg8mu2pv

[American Constitution Society @acslaw]

U.S. Attorney General William Barr has scheduled the first federal execution since 2003 for Monday, July 13. Read ACS President @russfeingold's statement on this cruel, inhumane, and racist practice: https://t.co/bhncaWDopZ

[American Constitution Society @acslaw]

Friday at 1:30 pm ET: Join us, @nationalbar, and @SaltLawOrg for a discussion of the institutional and systemic racism in our criminal legal system that leads to disproportionate police violence against black and brown people and how we can address it. https://t.co/OGPHuDDoLG

[Athens ACS @AthensACSLaw]

Join us tonight at 6:00 pm. Get your Zoom link here: https://t.co/g1LZbhEUOB

[Athens ACS @AthensACSLaw]

Register here to receive a Zoom link: https://t.co/g1LZbhnjX3

[Athens ACS @AthensACSLaw]

A resolution on conditions at the Jail co-authored by Comissioners Denson and Parker: https://t.co/Jhqpi6EsXz

[Athens ACS @AthensACSLaw]

COVID-19 and the @accgov Jail. A discussion with @TimDenson4ATH; Judge Ryan Hope,ACC Municipal Court; and @twrobertslaw of @southerncenter for a discussion moderated by Deborah Gonzalez. Wed., 5/13, 6-7 pm. Get Zoom link: https://t.co/Jx05eVA4lB

[Southern Center for Human Rights @southerncenter]

Georgia has executed a person with intellectual disability, and it will do so again, so long as it employs its current unconstitutional standard. SCOTUS should grant cert in #Raulerson, argues @saratotonchi https://t.co/YVLgAXmzOT

[Athens ACS @AthensACSLaw]

Join @RaponTrial co-author @AndreaDennisEsq of @UGASchoolofLaw for a discussion of how prosecutors have used hip hop lyrics to criminalize black culture. Wednesday March 18. Upstairs at Starland Pizza, 145 E. Clayton. Social hour with cash bar 5:30; discussion at 6:30.

[Kevin Powell @poetkevinpowell]

Read RAP ON TRIAL, a groundbreaking exposé on use of rap lyrics to incarcerate young men of color by @ErikNielson @ProfALDennis w/ @KillerMike.

Michelle Alexander: “rousing call to action but also a compelling blueprint for necessary change."

BUY HERE: https://t.co/07AjzpvkOz

[American Constitution Society @acslaw]

We are extremely excited to announce that former U.S. Senator Russ Feingold (@russfeingold) will serve as ACS’s new president!
https://t.co/YzBQIzVxlc

[Brian Fallon @brianefallon]

This is big. Russ Feingold was a true progressive during his time in the Senate. His leadership at the American Constitution Society will provide a serious shot in the arm for the movement to take back our courts
https://t.co/CgZLatVnsf

[Andrea L. Dennis @AndreaDennisEsq]

If you need some more reading for Black History Month, crack out my blog post ..... Mass Surveillance and Black Legal History | ACS https://t.co/jxKop48Qqf

[Brave New Films @bravenewfilms]

Tomorrow @ 6PM-8:30PM EST at @AthensCine come & engage with people on the front lines of the #FightToVote. We will have @AthensACSLaw, @ACSatUGA, @IndivisibleTeam's District 10, @Athens4Everyone, @EconJusticeCoal, @FriendsOfCGG. RSVP & defend #democracy: https://t.co/bel4LzwLW6

[Athens ACS @AthensACSLaw]

This event is free and open to the public.

[Athens ACS @AthensACSLaw]

Please join @AthensACSLaw @Athens4Everyone @EconJusticeCoal @FriendsOfCGG and Indivisible District 10 for a screening of @bravenewfilms Suppressed: The Fight to Vote. Tuesday, January 28. Panel discussion to follow. 6:00-8:30 pm at @AthensCine.

[Athens ACS @AthensACSLaw]

Of course the Clinton impeachment took place in the wake of a sweeping grand jury investigation which produced voluminous sworn witness testimony

[Athens ACS @AthensACSLaw]

Tonight at @AthensClarkeLib @UGASchoolofLaw professor Christian Turner will lead a discussion on the impeachment of President Donald Trump. We’ll be live tweeting.

[Athens ACS @AthensACSLaw]

Professor Turner posits that Senator McConnell is counting on the motion to dismiss to succeed (unlike in the Clinton trial) which would cut off the calling of witnesses.