John Armor (1943-2010) was the ACRU’s Senior Legal Counsel, a constitutional lawyer and scholar who argued before the Supreme Court for 33 years, authored eight books, and developed a following as an impersonator of Benjamin Franklin. Armor held a BA from Yale University and a JD from the University of Maryland. His final book, These are the Times That Try Men’s Souls: America Then and Now in the Words of Tom Paine, was published by the ACRU shortly before Armor’s death in 2010.
Each year, the ACRU will select one law student as its John Armor Fellow. The Armor Fellowship will be an 8-week summer experience for a rising constitutional lawyer who is an Eagle Scout.
The Armor Fellow will work with ACRU legal experts, senior fellows, and staff to conduct legal research, write opinion editorials, and write a major paper on some aspect of the constitution, to be published by the ACRU. The Armor Fellow will receive $4,000 for the eight week fellowship.
Applicants will submit a resume, current transcript, three letters of recommendation and a 750-1,000 word essay on why the constitution is worth defending in the twenty-first century. All materials should be emailed (recommenders should send letters directly) to info@theacru.org.