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Steven R. Shapiro

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Steven R. Shapiro (born July 24, 1951) is the former National Legal Director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) from 1993–2016.[1] Shapiro served as counsel or co-counsel on more than 200 briefs submitted to the United States Supreme Court on behalf of the ACLU.[2] When he announced his retirement from the ACLU, Kathleen Sullivan said: “Civil Liberties without Steve Shapiro is like the Rolling Stones without Jagger.”[3]

Education

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Career

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Shapiro was a staff lawyer at the New York Civil Liberties Union from 1976–1987, and the ACLU’s Associate Legal Director from 1987–1993. He began his legal career following graduation from Harvard Law School in 1975 as a law clerk to Judge J. Edward Lumbard of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.[citation needed]

After retiring from the ACLU, Shapiro taught at Columbia Law School,[4] Stanford Law School,[5] and the NYU School of Law.[6]

Personal life

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Shapiro, who was born and educated in New York City, has been married since 1980 to Nancy Larson Shapiro, the former Executive Director of Teachers & Writers Collaborative.[7] They have one son.[8]

Professional associations

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Selected publications

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References

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  1. ^ "ACLU News & Commentary".
  2. ^ "ACLU News & Commentary".
  3. ^ FAN 110 (First Amendment News), “Steve Shapiro to Step Down as ACLU’s Legal Director,” https://concurringopinions.com/archives/2016/05/fan-110-first-amendment-news-steve-shapiro-to-step-down-as-aclus-legal-director.html
  4. ^ "Steven Shapiro".
  5. ^ "Current Issues in Civil Liberties and Civil Rights".
  6. ^ "Steve Shapiro - Overview | NYU School of Law".
  7. ^ "Board of Directors | TWC". www.twc.org. Archived from the original on 2012-01-30.
  8. ^ "Our People".
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