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Civil Rights, Right Now: Lawyers in a Backsliding Democracy

What role should lawyers play in movements for justice? How can we address attacks on the rule of law? What are the most impactful ways for concerned attorneys to confront this moment?

Join Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for a timely discussion with Scott Cummings on social justice movements, legal ethics, knowledge-sharing, organizing, and the role of lawyers in a backsliding democracy building from Lawyers in Backsliding Democracy. Cummings is the Robert Henigson Professor of Legal Ethics at the UCLA School of Law, where he teaches and writes about the legal profession, legal ethics, access to justice, and local government law. 

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