We're honored to receive two SOC awards at the #ABAAnnualMeeting! 🏆 ABA CRSJ earned the Meritorious Service Award for Civil Rights Boot Camp 2.0 and the Outstanding Collaboration Award. Thank you to our partners for making this possible! #CRSJ #CivilRights

A night to remember!✨ Last Saturday, ABA CRSJ proudly honored ACLU Exec. Director Anthony Romero with the 2026 Thurgood Marshall Award in Chicago. Thank you to everyone who joined to celebrate his extraordinary leadership & lifelong commitment to advancing civil rights & justice

Today kicks off the ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago! 🎉 Leaders enjoyed a five-course Greek dinner and inspiring welcomes, including from Mario Sullivan and Maya D. Wiley.

Thank you to our 2026 Thurgood Marshall Award Supporter sponsor, Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois. Your support allows our section to keep our programming free for our nationwide community of advocates, with free resources, rapid response programs, policy development, and more!

📅 Save the Date! The 2026 Thurgood Marshall Award Dinner will be held in Chicago on August 1, 2026. Join the celebration! 🎟️ Register now: www.ambar.org/donatetma

Thank you to our 2026 Thurgood Marshall Award Supporter sponsors: ⭐ Marilyn Harbur ⭐ Francine Lipman ⭐ Victor Marquez ⭐ Tim Eaton, Taft Law Chicago Your support allows our section to keep our programming free for our nationwide community of advocates!

Thank you to our 2026 Thurgood Marshall Award Supporter sponsors: ⭐ John McDonnell and Beth Whittenbury ⭐ Pauline Weaver and Mario Sullivan Your support allows our section to keep our programming free for our nationwide community of advocates!

📓 Read "The Return of the Spoils System: A Threat to Workers' Rights and Public Services" by Rob Shriver and Elena Goldstein featured in Human Rights Magazine | Volume 51, Issue 4: Fragility of Rights 📖 Read the full article ➡️ https://ow.ly/Jt4650Zs3PZ

Join the ABA Center for Pro Bono's 10-year ABA Free Legal Answers celebration on a Chicago River cruise! You can also support law students by sponsoring a ticket! 📅 Aug 2, 1:30–3 p.m CT 🎟️ Get tickets: https://ow.ly/Sbq550ZrtnE

July 21 is a day for action. Black women earn only 65 cents for every dollar paid to non-Hispanic white men. Join the movement to raise awareness at the link below. Together, we can demand equity. ✊🏾 #BlackWomensEqualPayDay https://www.equalpay2day.org/equal-pay-days/black-womens-equal-pay-day/

Thank you to our 2026 Thurgood Marshall Award Patron sponsors: ⭐ The Ramey Stender Family ⭐ Chris Nolan & Trisha Rich Charitable Fund ⭐ Jones Day Your support allows our section to keep our programming free for our nationwide community of advocates!

Thank you to our 2026 Thurgood Marshall Award Patron sponsor, Bush Seyferth PLLC. Your support allows our section to keep our programming free for our nationwide community of advocates, with free resources, rapid response programs, policy development, and more!

📅 Save the Date! The 2026 Thurgood Marshall Award Dinner will be held in Chicago on August 1, 2026. Join us as we honor Anthony D. Romero, ACLU Executive Director! ✨ Register for tickets now: www.ambar.org/donatetma 📺 Watch our announcement video HERE: https://ow.ly/gYpy50XWOgT

Thank you to our 2026 Thurgood Marshall Award Patron sponsor, Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila, LLP. Your support allows our section to keep our programming free for our nationwide community of advocates, with free resources, rapid response programs, policy development, and more!

📓 Read "Villainizing the Federal Workforce: The Assault on Civil Servants and the Americans They Serve" by Suzanne E. Summerlin, featured in Human Rights Magazine Vol. 51, No. 4: Fragility of Rights 📖 Read the full article ➡️ https://ow.ly/W8fV50Zp6AB

Thank you to our 2026 Thurgood Marshall Award Patron sponsor, Northern Trust. Your support allows our section to keep our programming free for our nationwide community of advocates, with free resources, rapid response programs, policy development, and more!

#ReadAllAboutIt | John Echohawk, Pawnee Nation member, Native American attorney, NARF founder, 2023 ABA CRSJ Thurgood Marshall Awardee, and NRDC board member, leads decades of advancing tribal sovereignty and justice. 📰 Full article HERE ➡️ https://ow.ly/JmJb50Zp6gj

⚖️ Today, on the Day of International Criminal Justice, we recognize the importance of holding perpetrators of the world's most serious crimes accountable and upholding the rule of law. Justice knows no borders. Together, we can advance human rights, accountability, and a more just world.

In case you missed it, our latest Chair Chat has been released! Watch it now on CRSJ’s Youtube: youtu.be/6mqANW1r7VM?...

Confronting Islamophobia in the Legal Profession: Insights from Speak Your Truth | Chair Chat

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Confronting Islamophobia in the Legal Profession: Insights from Speak Your Truth 📅 Premiere: Thursday, July 16, 2026 🕰️ Time: 2:00 p.m. ET 📺 WATCH HERE➡️ https://ow.ly/ePOo50ZmzcR

📅 Save the Date! The 2026 Thurgood Marshall Award Dinner will be held in Chicago on August 1, 2026. Join the celebration! 🎟️ Register now: www.ambar.org/donatetma

Thank you to our 2026 Thurgood Marshall Award Patron sponsor, Jenner & Block. Your support allows our section to keep our programming free for our nationwide community of advocates, with free resources, rapid response programs, policy development, and more!

Thank you to our 2026 Thurgood Marshall Award Patron sponsor, Stanford Law School. Your support allows our section to keep our programming free for our nationwide community of advocates, with free resources, rapid response programs, policy development, and more!

#ReadAllAboutIt | CRSJ Education Committee Co-Chair Jay Blitzman urges collective action to turn outrage into accountability and protect the rule of law. 📰 Read the full article HERE ➡️ https://ow.ly/P0An50ZnXZ4

📓 Read "Ensuring Optimal Health for All: An Imperative for a Healthy Democracy," featured in Human Rights Magazine, Volume 51, Issue 4: Fragility of Rights by Georges Benjamin 📰 Full article HERE ➡️ https://ow.ly/Unq050ZnvIZ

Thank you to our 2026 Thurgood Marshall Award Patron sponsor, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP. Your continued support allows our section to keep our programming free for our nationwide community of advocates, with free resources, rapid response programs, policy development, and more!

🎬 Congrats to the winners of the 60th Anniversary ABA High School Civil Rights Film Competition - 🥇 Toftaa Fedhaa, 🥈 Nicolas Vielma, & 🥉 Joaquin Weaver! 🏆 Watch their inspiring films on justice here ➡️ https://ow.ly/16U250Znvfy 🎉

#ReadAllAboutIt For 60 years, ABA Civil Rights Section has led the fight for justice and equality. 📖 Read more: https://ow.ly/IbTR50Zn7CW #ABAJournal

The Rights Fight: ABA members reflect on 60 years of protecting civil rights

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🏛️ How Things Work: The Legal Edition | Who's Protected? The Future of Religious Freedom After Landor Explore religious freedom after Landor SCOTUS decision with Elizabeth Reiner Platt & ABA CRSJ's Rahmah Abdulaleem 📺 Watch here ➡️ https://ow.ly/n8Sy50Zmztn

📓Read "An Illusion of Choice: Rights Without Resources Are Not Freedom or Justice" by Darrick Hamilton, featured in Human Rights Magazine, Volume 51, Issue 4: Fragility of Rights 📖 Full article HERE ➡️ https://ow.ly/XvW750Zmz5G

Thank you to our 2026 Thurgood Marshall Award Benefactor sponsors, Paul Smith and Jack Londen. Your continued support allows our section to keep our programming free for our nationwide community of advocates, with free resources, rapid response programs, policy development, and more!