Lawyers Go To Bat-- For the Constitution
Lawyers have been forced to the front lines since September 11th--we are fighting the government on everything, from use of military tribunals to how we will treat detainees and non-citizens, to the serious threat new anti-terror legislation has posed to everyone's civil liberties.
Now, with the ABA footing the bill, we are going to fight harder. Beginning July 8 in major newspapers, the American Bar Association has commissioned its first paid advertising campaign to promote the Constitution itself.
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