Upcoming Events

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION FORUM TORTURE AND THE WAR ON TERROR: WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW AND WHAT YOU CAN DO

When: Tuesday, March 21, 2006, 7-9:30 p.m.
Where: Room 329 of the law school

Speakers include: Congressman Jim Moran; Barbara Olshansky, Deputy Legal Director of the Center for Constitutional Rights; and Major Tom Fleener, attorney for Ali Hamza Al Bahlul, a detainee at Guantanamo Bay. Co-sponsored by Amnesty International Community Group 159; Amnesty International’s student group at George Mason University, Fairfax Campus; and the ACLU and American Constitution Society student organizations at George Mason University Law School. Refreshments will be served. For additional information, contact Fran Bromberg (franbromberg@cox.net, 202-302-1903) or Eric Sears (esears@aiusa.org, 202-544-0200).

ACS to Host Senator Charles Robb

When: Tuesday, March 22, 2006, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Where: Room 221 of the law school

Government agencies are rapidly changing their policies in response to the evolving nature of the threats posed by international actors such as rogue states and terrorist organizations. Senator Robb will discuss legal issues related to the needs and demands of the national security and intelligence communities as they adjust to these new circumstances. Senator Robb currently serves on the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board and is a Distinguished Professor of Law & Public Policy at George Mason. This is an "off the record” event and there will be no press coverage.

Welcome to the GMU Chapter of the American Constitution Society

Welcome to the homepage of the George Mason School of Law chapter of the American Constitution Society (ACS). Formed in Spring 2001, The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy is a national organization of law students, law professors, practicing lawyers and others. The ACS was founded with the aim to help revitalize and transform the legal debate, from law school classrooms to federal courtrooms.

The George Mason University School of Law Chapter of The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy is a progressive student organization chartered in accordance with the regulations of the George Mason University School of Law (GMUSL). The Chapter promotes, honors, respects, and supports the Constitution of the United States of America.

Find out more about the George Mason chapter of ACS by reading our local chapter constitution.

 

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