Whats the future . Or wtf. Im director of Strategic Engagement at the American Constitution Society and i have the privilege to work on the relevant and dynamic topic of judicial nominations and amply fieg the courts near and deer to all a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization, acs works for positive change by shaping debate on the important legal and constitutional issues and we have networks of lawyers, law students, judges and policymakers dedicated to those ideas. I encourage you to visit our website, acs law. Org. Attend ourevents and get involved in the local and chapters across the country. Those here in d. Krfrmt get in touch with our d. C. Lawyer chapters. We also ask those of you on social media to follow acs on twitter, please follow us at acs law and acsdc chapter. We engurj you to join the dc chapter in using the hashtag, wts and acstalks and you can see photos on instagram page. I want to take a moment to thank the dc lawyer chapter. Instead fast to the attention in the
Society hosted this 90minute event here in washington, d. C. Welcome, and thank you all for joining us this evening for the conversation, the judicial nominations process, whats the future, or wtf . Im lena zwarenstenyn. I have the distinct privilege of working on the very relevant and dynamic topic of judicial nominations and amplifying the importance of courts to the issues near and dear to all of us. Acs believes the law should be enforced to improve the lives of all people. A nonprofit and nonpartisan organization, acs works for positive change by shaping debate on the vitally important legal and constitutional issues and we have networks of lawyers, law students, judges and policymakers all across the country dedicated to those ideas. I encourage you to visit our website, acslaw. Org, attend our events, and get involved in our local and student lawyer chach s chapters all across the kun cou. For those in d. C. , get in touch with our d. C. Lawyer chapter. Many of those lawyers are
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