Civil Rights and Social Justice

State constitutions: Fresh strategy emerges for reproductive-rights advocates

Featuring commentary from Amy Myrick, senior staff attorney at the Center for Reproductive Rights and CRSJ Liaison.

AMICUS BRIEF | U.S. Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, et al

The ABA brief in the case U.S. Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, et al is here. The law firm of Schnapper-Casteras PLLC prepared the brief pro bono for the ABA.

New comprehensive ABA report criticizes fines and fees system in Florida’s courts

Nearly four years after announcing a national initiative to tackle pretrial justice issues, the public defense group of the American Bar Association released a new report today critical of how Florida treats indigent defendants facing low-level charges.

Southwestern Journal of International Law - Responses to Against White Feminism

A publication of the Southwestern Journal of International Law symposium, a CRSJ co-sponsored event with Southwestern Law School and Latina/o Critical Legal Theory (LatCrit) on Responses to Against White Feminism.

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Kamala Harris is Black & Asian and Why Does Trump Care?

Featuring commentary from Walter H. White, Jr., a founding director of the ABA Center for Human Rights, member of the board of Lawyers Defending American Democracy, and former CRSJ Section Chair.

Alabama’s Defiance of the Supreme Court on Voting Rights Is a Threat to the Rule of Law

On June 8, 2023, in Allen v. Milligan, the U.S. Supreme Court unambiguously held that the State of Alabama was required, by section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, to use a congressional district map containing two of seven districts in which African-American voters had the ability to elect candidates of their choice.

ABA asks Supreme Court to reverse 5th Circuit’s second-guessing of the FDA

The American Bar Association submitted an amicus brief on February 2, 2024, with the U.S. Supreme Court, urging the justices to reject a decision by a federal court of appeals that substituted the judgment of the appeals court for that of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the drug mifepristone.

ABA announces collaboration with the Hip Hop Caucus

The American Bar Association announced plans to commemorate the 50th anniversary of hip hop and its intersection with social justice with a two-year collaboration with the Hip Hop Caucus, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization formed in 2004 to encourage young people to participate in the democratic process.