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ABA Presidents' Statement of Commitment to Public Education

Introduction by ABA President Reginald Turner, Immediate Past President Patricia Lee Refo, President-elect Deborah Enix-Ross, and Past President Judy Perry Martinez. In the words of the United States Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education, “In these days, it is doubtful that any child may reasonably be expected to succeed in life if he is denied the opportunity of an education.”

Civil Rights Civic Institute Subjects

These are the subjects of the student questions for which we currently have written responses. Please check back regularly as we continue to add answers in these and additional subject areas. The views expressed in the following answers have not been approved by the House of Delegates or the Board of Governors of the ABA and, accordingly, should not be construed as representing ABA policy or legal advice.