Last updated on: 8/6/2008 | Author: ProCon.org

Charles Morgan, Jr., LLB Biography

Title:
Former National Legislative Director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
Position:
Pro to the question "Is the ACLU Good for America?"
Reasoning:

National Legislative Director of the ACLU from 1972-1976

May 2006
Involvement and Affiliations:
  • Retired from law practice as counsel for Johnston Barton Proctor & Powell LLP
  • Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law, Constitutional Law and Civil Rights, New York Law School, 1976-1977
  • National Legislative Director, ACLU, 1972-1976
  • Director and Founder, American Civil Liberties Union Southern Regional Office, Atlanta, 1964-1972
  • Recipient, First Annual Distinguished Public Service Award of the Young Lawyers Section, American Bar Association
Education:
  • LLB, University of Alabama, 1955
  • BS, Commerce and Business Administration, University of Alabama, 1953
Other:
  • Principal attorney in Reynold v. Sims, which established the “one-man, one-vote” principle
Quoted in:
  1. Is the ACLU Justified in Claiming That Limits on Political Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Compromise Free Speech?