SCOTUSblog on camera: Steven R. Shapiro (Part One)

Law school, clerking for Judge J. Edward Lumbardof the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and how not getting an ACLU fellowship was a good way to start a career.

In this six-part interview, Steven R. Shapiro,legaldirector of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) since 1993, discusses hisbackground; the ACLUs history and mission; what civil liberties and Supreme Court advocacy look like now; and what civil liberties challenges we face next.