Last updated on:
8/6/2013 |
Author: ProCon.org
Jason Gratl, JD Biography
- Title:
- Adjunct Professor at the University of British Columbia School of Law
- Position:
- Pro to the question "Is the ACLU Good for America?"
- Reasoning:
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“The ACLU exerts a gravitational force that pulls America towards its ideals. It provides a living embodiment of America’s constitutional values. It prods the conscience, tugs on the heartstrings, spurs the democratic ambitions and goads the collective memory of the mass of right-thinking American people. It even gives its detractors something principled and meaningful to complain about. How could anyone fail to love the ACLU?”
Email to ProCon.org, Aug. 26, 2009
- Theoretical Expertise Ranking:
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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:
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- Member, Pivot Legal Society Board of Directors, 2007-present
- Adjunct Professor, University of British Columbia School of Law, 2005-present
- Criminal and Civil Litigation Defense Attorney, Gratl & Company, 2001-present
- President, British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA), 2005-2008
- Contributor, Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia
- Education:
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- JD, University of Toronto School of Law, 2000
- MA, Philosophy, University of Waterloo
- Other:
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- Recipient, Canadian Association of Journalists President’s Award, 2009
- Recipient, Torys Prize in Private International Law
- Recipient, Egner Prize in Labour Law
- Recipient, Ting Sum Tang Prize in International Law and Finance
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