Last updated on:
6/12/2008 |
Author: ProCon.org
Nadine Strossen, JD Biography
- Title:
- National President of the ACLU
- Position:
- Pro to the question "Is the ACLU Good for America?"
- Reasoning:
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“…[W]e [the ACLU] speak in measured, informed and nonpartisan ways – criticizing specific aspects of government actions that violate neutral civil liberties principles. People understand that what drives us is justice, not ideology.”
ACLU Annual Report, 2004
- 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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- National President, ACLU, 1991-Present
- “America’s 100 Most Important Women,” Ladies Home Journal, 1999
- “America’s 200 Most Influential Women,” Vanity Fair, 1998
- “Elite 100: 100 Executives Leading the Digital Revolution,” Upside Magazine, 1997
- “350 Women Who Changed the World 1976-1996,” Working Woman Magazine, 1996
- National Executive Committee, ACLU, 1985-Present
- National Board of Directors, ACLU, 1983-Present
- Professor of Law, New York Law School, 1988-Present
- Adjunct Professor, Columbia University Graduate School of Business, 1990
- National General Counsel, ACLU, 1986-1991
- Associate Professor of Clinical Law, New York University School of Law, 1984-1988
- Attorney in private practice, New York City, 1978-1984
- Attorney in private practice, Minneapolis, 1976-1978
- Judicial Clerk, Minnesota Supreme Court, 1975-1976
- Named twice “The 100 Most Influential Lawyers in America,” The National Law Journal
- Education:
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- JD, Harvard Law School, 1975
- AB, Harvard College, 1972
- Other:
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- None found
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