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 law students, lawyers, scholars, judges, policymakers, activists and other concerned individuals who are working to ensure 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 University of Washington Chapter (ACS-UW), founded in 2003, is committed to promoting a dynamic exchange of ideas on campus and in the greater community. In 2004-2005, ACS-UW shared with Yale University’s Chapter the award for Chapter of the Year, chosen from 135 student chapters nationwide.
As ACS grows on a national level, and as the exciting ACS community in the Puget Sound region – including the Puget Sound Lawyers’ Chapter and the Seattle University Chapter – expands and becomes increasingly integrated, ACS-UW is offering more opportunities for involvement on the part of its membership.
Join us and become a part of what former Congressman, D.C. Circuit Chief Judge and White House Counsel, Abner J. Mikva, called “the most exciting development on the legal scene in my lifetime.”