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The Amicus Club is a group of like-minded lawyers, here in New Jersey, who have come together in support of our mission and our programs. We meet periodically to discuss and learn about critical civil liberties issues.
The ACLU is "Liberty's Law Firm." With your support we can bring truth and accountability back to government, from local municipalities throughout New Jersey to Washington D.C., and restore our reputation as a beacon of freedom and justice.
Your financial contributions make it possible for us to take cases that both help individuals and have broader significance for the people of New Jersey and the nation.
Please join us for the inauguration of our Amicus Club through two important programs this fall.
Fall 2007 Events
October 4
Torture, Rendition and the Rule of Law
6 - 8 p.m. Location: Lowenstein Sandler (65 Livingston Avenue, Roseland, New Jersey)
Cost: Free (food and drink provided)  | | Jameel Jaffer |
Jameel Jaffer, Director of ACLU's National Security Project, will provide an update and take questions on the ACLU's work seeking truth and accountability from our federal government. Jaffer was one of the architects of ACLU v. Department of Defense, litigation that has resulted in the release of more than 100,000 pages of government documents about the abuse and torture of prisoners in U.S. custody. Jaffer's book about the documents, co-written with ACLU staff attorney Amrit Singh, will be published by Columbia University Press this fall.
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November 7
U.S. Supreme Court Briefing and presentation of Roger Baldwin Award to NJ Chief Justice Deborah T. Poritz 6 - 9 p.m. Location: New Jersey Law Center (One Constitution Square, New Brunswick, New Jersey)
Cost: $150/person (includes reception)  | | Steven Shapiro |
Steven Shapiro, ACLU Legal Director, will offer his analysis of the recent U.S. Supreme Court session. How far will the Roberts Court go in overturning precedents like Brown v. Board of Education and Roe v. Wade? The ACLU appears before the U.S. Supreme Court more than any other organization outside of the federal government. A cocktail reception and the presentation of the Roger Baldwin Award will precede the briefing. |
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