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ACLU Picks Brooklyn Law Professor as President

by Associated Press , October 20, 2008

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The group describes Herman as a Supreme Court expert with a focus on criminal procedure. She has written two books on civil liberties and appeared as a commentator on cable and network news shows.

Herman worked as an ACLU intern while still in law school and has since served on its board of directors, written Supreme Court briefs for the organization and lobbied Congress on the group's behalf.

Saturday's vote before the board followed Strossen's resignation, announced in May. Herman beat out Robert Remar, a business litigation lawyer based in Atlanta who has served as the ACLU's vice president since 2005.

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