Alliance for Justice’s Student Action Campaign (SAC) was initiated in 1994, as an annual event held in conjunction with the opening of a new U.S. Supreme Court term.  The Student Action Campaign features documentary films and programs to educate campus communities about important social justice issues and expose students to careers in public interest advocacy. 

Past programs have focused on issues such as the ongoing battle over President Bush’s judicial nominees, threats to civil liberties in post-September 11th America, inadequate housing and homelessness, how the criminal justice system has failed death-row prisoners, laws that apply a double standard of justice to immigrants, and the epidemic of gun violence.  The 2008 Student Action Campaign documentary Access Denied was seen by more than 30,000 people worldwide. 

ABOUT ACCESS DENIED:  Produced in conjunction with 12-time Emmy award-winning producers/directors Jon Alpert and Matt O’Neill, Alliance for Justice’s documentary Access Denied?: The Fight for Corporate Accountability tells Ms. Levine’s powerful story and exposes the slow but steady transformation of our federal courts into institutions that favor corporate interests over everyday Americans. Through an examination of Diana Levine’s case against Wyeth Pharmaceuticals - and the experiences of others like her - Access Denied? takes the legal issue of preemption out of the courtroom and into the real world, where millions of Americans find themselves unable to access the courts and hold corporations accountable for their misconduct.

Today, the Student Action Campaign is a rallying point for the entire public interest community and works to provides year-round opportunities for students to engage in advocacy to ensure a fair and independent judiciary.