Our focus is the substantive law concerning human diversity. Including racial, ethnic, religious, sexual orientation, gender and gender identity, and ability / disability, in local government operations, programs, and services. We consider issues related to civil rights, inclusivity, community outreach, immigration, and affirmative action, among others.
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America Votes! Challenges to Modern Election Law and Voting Rights, Fourth Edition
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Ferguson's Fault Lines
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Vacant and Problem Properties: A Guide to Legal Strategies and Remedies
Lawyers who either identify as having disabilities or who identify as LGBTQ+ report experiencing both subtle and overt forms of discrimination at their workplaces, with common reports of subtle but unintentional biases. The findings come from a new national study released today by the American Bar Association, in collaboration with the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University
Among the casualties of the COVID-19 pandemic are presidential primary elections, with renewed debate over whether Vote-by-Mail should be an available option in every state before the 2020 presidential election in order to help protect the health and well-being of voters and election workers.
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Challenges of structural racism in our society, defending civil liberties and human rights were topics tackled by our keynote speakers. Highlights from our Baltimore meeting can be found below:
Our Continuing Struggle for Rights that Others Must Respect presented at the 2019 Spring Meeting at the Friday, April 12 luncheon.
Defending civil liberties and human rights across the United States are challenges facing today's lawyers presented at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture dinner on Friday, April 12 .
Socioeconomic bias and state attorneys general challenges with the Trump administration attracted several participants. In case you missed them in Las Vegas - or even if you attended - highlights can be found below:
Professor Kimberly Norwood, author of Ferguson’s Fault Lines: the Race Quake that Rocked a Nation published by the ABA in 2016, was the keynote speaker at the Chicago Bar Association. Press play in the picture on the left and watch the video presentation.
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