A Discussion with Jeff D. Clements, author of "Corporations ARE NOT People"
Conversation with Jeff Clements, author of "Corporations ARE NOT People" and discussion for "Call to Action" in Washington State.
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March 05, 2012 from 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm |
| Where | Seattle University's Pigott Auditorium, 901 12th Avenue, Seattle, WA |
| Contact Name | Pamela Eakes |
| Contact Phone | 206-852-4332 |
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Jeff Clements, an attorney and author, is the co-founder and general counsel for Free Speech for People, a national, non-partisan campaign to challenge the creation of Constitutional rights for corporations. Mr. Clements served as Assistant Attorney General and Chief of the Public Protection & Advocacy Bureau in the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office from early 2007 to 2009. He is the author of the Corporations Are Not People (Berrett-Koehler, 2012). Mr. Clements also is the founder of Clements Law Office, LLC, and has represented and advocated for people, businesses and the public interest since 1988. He also has practiced in Maine, where he has represented clients in a variety of appeals and litigation, and in investigations and prosecutions by the U.S. Attorney’s Office and Maine Attorney General’s Office. Mr. Clements graduated with distinction in History and Government from Colby College in 1984, and magna cum laude with a concentration in Public Law from the Cornell Law School in 1988.
This event is free and open to the public.
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not be perfect, but if we're going to make real change, we're going to have to
work with it. Our politicians need to know that our earth is non-negotiable and
we need strong action now." -JP Kemmick, Pierce Conservation Voters