ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society

Stories:

• Geoffrey R. Stone, professor of law at the University of Chicago Law School, wrote the first article in a series on “Constitutional Vision."
• Camille Gear Rich, assistant professor of law at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law, examined the pandering provision of the PROTECT act in relation to U.S. v. Williams, asking: “If the pictures being “pandered” are lawful, can Congress criminalize speech drawing attention to the pictures’ sexual nature?”
• Paul Smith, a partner with Jenner & Block LLP, provided background on United States v. Williams in a video excerpt from the 2007-2008 Supreme Court Preview. A transcript of his remarks is also available.
  
• John Weaver, a student at Boston College Law School, discussed the implications of Robertson v. Princeton University for  donor control over large financial gifts to educational institutions.
• Judge John C. Coughenour expressed concern regarding Attorney General nominee Michael Mukasey's view of the judiciary’s role in prosecuting the war on terror, in a New York Times op-ed.
• Video of a recent conference hosted by ACS and the American University Washington College of Law, entitled, "The American Prosecutor: Power, Discretion and Accountability."

Resources:

• An ACS issue brief by William P. Kreml, distinguished professor emeritus at the University of South Carolina—Columbia, discussing our campaign finance system.
• Announcement of the ACS 2008 Richard D. Cudahy Writing Competition on Regulatory and Administrative Law.