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Debra Cassens Weiss, JD Biography

Title:
Senior Writer for the ABA Journal
Position:
None Found to the question "Is the ACLU Good for America?"
Reasoning:

No position found as of July 13, 2011

Theoretical Expertise Ranking:
    Experts
Individuals with PhDs and JDs or equivalent advanced degrees in fields relevant to the ACLU. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to the ACLU.
Involvement and Affiliations:
  • Senior Writer (current) and former Acting Editor, Managing Editor, Assistant Managing Editor, News Editor, Copy Editor, Reporter, ABA Journal, July 1986-present
  • Consumer News Researcher, WMAQ-TV (Chicago, IL), May 1985-July 1986
  • Weekend Desk Editor, Radio Broadcast Editor, Rewrite Person, and Reporter, City News Bureau of Chicago, Feb. 1984-May 1985
  • News Editor, WMRO and WAUR radio (Aurora, IL), Aug. 1979-Aug. 1881
Education:
  • JD, DePaul University College of Law, 1983
  • BA, English, University of Illinois, 1978
Other:
  • Maiden name is Debra Cassens; former married name is Debra Cassens Moss