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    ABA study finds prevalent reports of discrimination faced by disabled, LGBTQ+ lawyers

    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

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    Emergency & Police Power Property Claims in Times of Crisis

    On the eve of the centennial of Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. Mahon (US 1922), this panel will revisit the question: How far can the police power be stretched to protect the public against dangers? What is the scope of state and local authority to respond to emergencies and the implications for private property rights? What rights do property owners/ landlords/ tenants have to privately respond in times of crisis?

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    Police Civil Rights Litigation: From Ferguson to Dallas — 2020 Vision Today

    Criticism of police activity, particularly concerning police operations and police interaction with suspects and citizens, is publicized regularly in the news and on social media. Attacks against police officers also receive much publicity. The result is a growing public awareness of police operations from both the officer's perspective as well as from the perspective of police suspects and persons of interest. In both instances, police/public interaction often results in a federal civil rights lawsuit.

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    Election Webinar Series

    PART 3: Vote by Mail: Early Voting and Digitized Election Administration

    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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    PART 2: Voter Suppression Tactics: Voter Fraud Claims, Voter ID Restrictions & Voter Purges to Post-Shelby County Electoral Barriers

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    PART 1: Voter Qualifications: Citizenship, Language Minority Voters and Strict Construction of Voter Registration Laws

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    2019 Spring Meeting Highlights

    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:

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    KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD)

    Our Continuing Struggle for Rights that Others Must Respect presented at the 2019 Spring Meeting at the Friday, April 12 luncheon.

    KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby

    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 .

    2019 Midyear Meeting Highlights

    State attorneys general challenges with the Trump administration attracted several participants. In case you missed it in Las Vegas - or even if you attended - highlights can be found below:

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    Ferguson's Fault Lines & Chicago

    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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