Bill and Genie Durland have been peace activists for 35 years. An attorney and professor, Bill brought four cases on war tax resistance to the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1980's. He has also served as an expert witness on constitutional and international law in a number of civil disobedience trials of peace activists. Together the Durlands founded and operated the National Center on Law and Pacifism from 1977 until 1989. During that time they developed and published several manuals and a bi-monthly journal on war tax resistance and civil disobedience.