Here's a forward/update on the case from Asa Gordon...

"Et. All,

Reference the MAP web site
http://www.electors.us

It is Ordered on the Appellate Court's own motion in Gordon V. Biden that

Oral Argument is set for January 14th, 2010 at 9:30AM

United States Court of Appeals
District of Columbia Circuit
333 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001-2866
Phone: 202-216-7000

Metro: Red Line.
Stop: Judiciary Sq."

Forward from FLC Chair, Amanda Zubiate...

Dear ACLU Future Leaders Council Members:

Welcome Back to a NEW 2010!

First and foremost, I hope everyone has had a wonderful break, and feel
energized to start the year anew. FLC has amazing things planned for the year,
all of which will be discussed at the first meeting of the year:  This FRIDAY,
January 22, 2010, 6 – 8pm, ACLU-NCA offices, 1400 20th Street, NW, Suite 119. 
SW side of Dupont Circle, on 20th between P and New Hampshire in the Bristol
House.

Please RSVP your attendance, to azubiate@..., with a copy to
Beverly@..., as food will need to be accounted for. ..

The Agenda is as Follows:

please review the below agenda and Septembers previous minutes (attached).

Future Leadership Council

01-22-2010

AGENDA



    1. Call to Order
    2. Approval of Minutes- Nov. 6th, 2009 (attached)
    3. Introductions
    4. Social Networking Update
    5. FLC LEgistlative training Initiative:

     * On TAX Day: April 15th.  The FLC will initiate Congressional Visits in a
Ralley Style
     * The Location is to be Capital hill with a Back up plan (In the event of
Rain) for the event to be held at Union Station

       Two Weeks Prior: FLC will be training youth for Lobbying.  Primary
trainers will be Richard, Ian, Mike…but we need volunteers.
     *

       THIS MEANS: I am asking each Club to dedicate a ONE Day between March 29th
to April 9th, where your club will host and advertise on campus for this
"Satellite" training.
     *

        To "amp" this, Interns here are in the process of creating a Summer
Video, with Smaller Segment for posting on Face book and Twitter:



       FLC will cover the Expenses of Food. Pamphlets; however, all items must be
cleared through Beverly in advance of purchase.



       The April Tax date Lobbing will be held between 4-5 With the Rally ends at
7.

       We ask that you encourage your teams to set appointments in advance:



6. ACLU Club Development and Promotion

           o Action and involvement in ACLU activities passed by FLC?
           o High School Outreach Update?
     * Campus Updates
     * Unfinished Business
           o Dues - Paid to NCA. Only $5!
     * Adjournment


Best,

Amanda S. Zubiate
Chair, Future Leadership Council | ACLU of the Nation's Capital

Phone: (505) 363-0987| E-mail:
azubiate@...


--
Amanda S. Zubiate
Student Attorney | Civil Rights Clinic
Howard University School of Law | J.D. Candidate Class of 2010
Chair, Future Leadership Council | Nation's Capital-American Civil Liberties
Union

Hello Folks,

    Welcome back and I hope you all had an enjoyable break. This message is to
let you know that the first ACLU general body meeting of the semester will take
place on Friday, January 29th, in the Moot Court room. Hope you all can make it!


Aaron Weaver
Secretary
ACLU at DC's Public Law School

The first ACLU Club general body meeting of the semester will take
place on Friday, January 29th, in the Moot Court room.

The meeting will take place at 12:15pm and will be over by 1.

Reminder, tomorrow, first meeting of the semester on Friday, 12:15pm in the moot
court room.

From Beverly at the ACLU of the Nation's Capital...

Hi all -- due to issues arising out of the 2 blizzards we've just come through,
tonite's Future Leaders meeting has been postponed to next Friday, February
26th, from 6pm - 8pm.  Please let me know if you can attend that meeting.

Other news:

1.  Lobbying project has been suspended due to ACLU change in strategy: 
statehood is still on the burner but we will be taking a different approach.

2.  We need volunteers for our Bill of Rights Dinner on March 18th.  Please send
messages out to your friends on campus, particularly those at AU should be
interested as we are honoring Claudio Grossman, Dean of AU Law School and Chair
of the UN Committee on Torture.  Our special guest speaker is Greg Craig, who
recently served as White House Counsel in the Obama administration.  Other
honorees include the bookstore, Politics & Prose

Those who volunteer get to eat and participate in the program for free.  Please
spread the word.  I'll send out another volunteer message following this email.

thanks - beverly

ACLU Club members,
We will be holding a meeting next week to discuss the upcoming Civil Liberties
Week event we will be holding March 30-April 1. The meeting will either be
Wednesday or Thursday. Please email me your preference of Wed. or Thurs. ASAP,
thanks!
--Mike

Beverly from the ACLU-NCA is still seeking volunteers for their annual awards
dinner.  If you're a civil liberties nerd like myself, this is a great event to
work, and you're get a nice meal out of it.  Details below...

Hi all -- we are still seeking volunteers (about 8, first come first served) to
assist at our Bill of Rights Awards event -- which will take place on Thursday,
March 18th, from 6p - 10p at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street, NW,  
(up Ct. Ave., Woodley Park/Zoo exit on Red line).  We will need volunteer
coverage between 3pm and 10pm on the day of the event.  We will also have 2
alternate orientation dates as in previous years at our offices, 1400 20th
Street, NW, Suite 119.  ALL volunteers must attend one or the other:

Friday, March 5th from 6pm - 7:30pm (refreshments provided)
Saturday, March 13th from 10:30 - 12:00noon (refreshments provided)

As always, you will be able to enjoy the dinner and program, and, for free! 
This year we honor Dean Claudio Grossman of American Unversity's Washington
College of Law and Politics & Prose bookstore.  Special guest speaker, Greg
Craig, former White House Counsel under Barak Obama.

  If you are interested, please let me know the following:

1)how long you are available on the day of the dinner
2) which orientation you plan to attend, and
3) current contact info, including phone and home address

Hope you can join us for this exciting evening -thanks, beverly


beverly miller
ACLU-Nation's Capital
1400 20th Street, NW
Washington, DC  20036
202-457-0800

(final message from me today, I promise)

February's FLC meeting was pushed back a week due to the snow and will be held
this Friday at the ACLU-NCA office, 1600 20th ST NW, Suite 119, Washington DC,
20036 (Dupont metro), from 6pm to 8pm. RSVP to Beverly Miller,
beverly@..., ASAP, please and thank you.

The ACLU Club meeting will be next Wednesday, March 3rd at 12:30pm, room TBA.

The Future Leaders meeting for Friday has again been postponed until March 12.

Due to a number of circumstances, we are canceling today's scheduled ACLU Club
meeting. Instead, we will meet the week we return from spring break.

Also, an email update will be sent by the end of the week.
--Mike

THIS WEEK!!!

Monday: 12:15PM
Tortured Law (10 minutes, 2009)
This documentary by Alliance for Justice examines the role lawyers played in
authorizing torture, and calls upon Attorney General Holder to conduct a full
investigation of those who ordered, designed, and justified torture. Discussion
and Q&A to follow, featuring UDC Law Professor John Brittain and Lisa A. Hayes
from AFJ. Presented by NLG, ACS, and ACLU clubs of UDC Law, and the Alliance For
Justice.

Tuesday: 12:15PM
Citizens United v. F.E.C.-Differing views from within the ACLU
The recent Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United will have major implications
on future elections, but by setting its precedent, did the court uphold or slash
civil liberties? Debate features UDC Law Professor John Brittain, former member
of the Executive Committee of the National Board of the ACLU; and an attorney
from the ACLU of the Nationʼs Capital. Presented by the ACLU, ACS and NLG
clubs of UDC Law.

Wednesday: 7:00PM (NOTE - EVENING EVENT!)
10 Rules for Dealing with the Police (40 minutes, 2010)
Learn how to assert your rights when confronted by the police. Produced by Flex
Your Rights, the makers of the acclaimed Busted. Narrated by legendary trial
lawyer William "Billy" Murphy, Jr. (from HBOʼs The Wire). Q&A following the
movie with the film makers and an attorney from the ACLU of the Nationʼs
Capital. Presented by ACLU Club, the Drug Policy Reform Group (SSDP) and.Flex
Your Rights.
****Please note that Thursday's movie is scheduled for 7pm.****

Thursday: 12:15PM
De Facto Racism in Cocaine Sentencing
For 25 years, the disparity in crack/powder cocaine sentencing has been facially
neutral, but have had the effect of sentencing blacks and Hispanics at an
overwhelming rate. As Congress debates closing this gap, learn how this law came
to be, why early challenges failed, and what is being done now address the de
facto racism of the current law. Featuring Eric Sterling, President of the
Criminal Justice Policy Foundation who worked on the House committee responsible
for the law, and Jasmine Tyler, Deputy Director of National Affairs for the Drug
Policy Alliance and a leading lobbyist working to reform the law. Presented by
the ACLU Club, BLSA and LLSA of UDC Law.

Quick update on Civil Liberties week at UDC Law.

* First, thanks to everyone who has come out so far, the first two events we're
huge successes.

* Tonight, Wed. March 31, at 7pm we are hosting a free screening of Flex Your
Rights new release "10 Rules for Dealing with Police" narratated by legal legend
Billy Murphy (of HBO's The Wire). After the movie, filmmakers Steve Silverman
and Scott Morgan, along with ACLU attorney Carl Takie, will be on hand to answer
your questions. Free pizza, too! 7pm in Room 201, Building 39, 4200 Connecticut
Ave NW.

* Thursday's event on Crack/Powder cocaine sentencing disparity has been
POSTPONESD, likely til next semester. We're going to make it an even better than
previously planned, stay tuned!

Thanks!
Mike Liszewski

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Hey Everybody,

     I hope you all have had a wonderful and relaxing summer! This email is to
let you know that we will be holding our first general body meeting of ACLU at
DC's Public Law School on Monday, August 30th at 1pm in room 204. Please see the
agenda in the group file folder for further details.  Also, feel free to inform
any 1Ls or other classmates who may be interested.

Thank you much, and I look forward to seeing you all on Monday!

Aaron Weaver
Secretary
ACLU at DC's Public Law School
ajweaver83@...
703-217-7666

Hello,

This email message is a notification to let you know that
a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the aclu_dcsl
group.

   File        : /Meeting Agendas/30.doc
   Uploaded by : ajweaver83 <ajweaver83@...>
   Description : Meeting Agenda for General Body Meeting 8/30/10

You can access this file at the URL:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aclu_dcsl/files/Meeting%20Agendas/30.doc

To learn more about file sharing for your group, please visit:
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/groups/original/members/forms/general.htmlfiles

Regards,

ajweaver83 <ajweaver83@...>

Hi!

The ACLU Club is making some new UDC Law/ACLU shirts. The front looks like the
DC flag and says "UDC Law" and the back says "ACLU, we've got your back."
They're going to be printed with white ink on red American Apparel tee shirts
(both men's and women's sizes). There's a flyer in the files sections if you to
get a better idea of what they'll look like.

We're holding a pre-order sale now through Friday September 3rd. During the
pre-sale, shirts will be $15, after Sept. 3rd they're going to go up to $20. 
Another advantage to ordering during the pre-sale is you'll get your guaranteed
size.

To order, hand deliver a check to Sarah Bardos (sebardos@...) by 3:30 pm
Friday Sept. 3rd. MAKE CHECK PAYABLE to Michael Liszewski. On the memo line of
the check, be sure to include which men's or women's size you want.

Shirts should be ready by mid-late September. If you miss the pre-sale, we'll be
ordering extras, but will cost you $20 at that point, and you're limited to
whatever sizes we have.

Questions?
mikeliszewski@...

Thanks!
--Mike Liszewski

Please see message below from Sarah.

- Aaron



"The first meeting of the year of the Future Leadership Council of the ACLU of
the Nation's Capital is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 17th, 6:00-8:00, at the
ACLU-NCA headquarters located at 1400 20th Street, NW, Suite 119.  Everyone is
welcome, but, since the ACLU-NCA provides pizza and drinks, Beverly Miller
requests that you RSVP by sending her an email to beverly@...."

--
Sarah E. Bardos
J.D. Candidate - May 2012
University of the District of Columbia
David A. Clarke School of Law

We will be holding the elections for the this year's officers at the meeting, so
please fill this out so we can get the largest turnout of interested parties.
Please fill out all times listed in the Doodle link below that you are available

Thanks!!!

http://doodle.com/g45qdi5737p9rz2p

We'll be announcing the meeting/election date later today, so if you're planning
on running for an officer position, you might want to take 30 seconds to fill
this scheduling Doodle.

http://doodle.com/g45qdi5737p9rz2p

Thanks!
--Mike

The next ACLU Club meeting will be Monday Sept. 20 at 1pm, room TBA shortly.
We'll be having elections at this meeting for the 2010-2011 officers. The
positions are:

*President
*Vice President
*Secretary
*Treasurer
*Historian

Descriptions of each office will be included in the agenda, which will be
circulated later this week.

--Mike

TODAY!  NATIONAL CALL-IN DAY
TO SUPPORT SENATE PASSAGE of S. 714,
THE NATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMISSION ACT!

Today is the day! Over the next 24 hours, thousands of people across the country
will pick up the phone and ask Congress to pass S. 714, the National Criminal
Justice Commission Act. We hope you will join us!

Call your federal senators TODAY and tell them that it's time to make our
criminal justice system fairer and more effective by supporting the National
Criminal Justice Commission Act. FAMM needs YOUR help to ensure S. 714 passes
the entire Senate and goes to the President for his signature. Your calls will
make an important difference.

Click here (http://bit.ly/9SfNrC) to get talking points and contact information
for your federal senators.

Thank you --

Jennifer

Jennifer Seltzer Stitt
Federal Legislative Affairs Director

ACLU Club elections are Monday Sept. 20 in Room 204 at 1PM. Nominations will
take place at the meeting. Spread the word!

ELECTIONS POSTPONED! New date Mon. Sept 27!

I received a few emails from people who apparently didn't get email I sent out
earlier in the week, we're going to postpone the election of club officers for 1
week to Monday Sept 27th at 1pm in Room 204.

Reminder: ACLU club elections monday, 1pm. Room 204