Word: strossen
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Today, she is still a volunteer for the group. The national presidency, a post she has held since 1991, is only her hobby, in a sense. Strossen also holds a tenured law professorship at New York Law School, where she teaches courses on constitutional law and international human rights...
Since her years in college, Strossen says, the ACLU has made significant progress on several major civil-liberties issues, including the right to abortion--established in Roe v. Wade in 1973--and recognition of gender discrimination...
...strides that have been made on equality under the law since I was a student have been tremendous," Strossen says. "Not that we should rest on our laurels, however. I'm working around the clock sometimes to make sure we don't backslide...
...Strossen says she has never lost the faith in the power of law, which first drove her to become an attorney...
...addition to frequent media appearances and speeches, Strossen also visits ACLU campus chapters. In addition, she visits other civil-liberties groups on college campuses, including the autonomous Civil Liberties Union of Harvard, which she lauds as a particularly active group...