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Civil Rights
The Civil Rights Section forges new areas of recovery for civil rights victims and works to prevent the stripping away of constitutional protections. The Section focuses on trial strategies and recent developments in constitutional challenges and Section 1983 claims.
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---Leonard E. Weinglass In Defense of Civil Liberties Award ---
The Leonard E. Weinglass In Defense of Civil Liberties Award is given to an individual—usually, but not necessarily, an attorney—who has made a notable contribution to the defense of civil liberties by bringing, trying, or resolving a suit, or by otherwise protecting or advancing civil liberties, in a way that has had a significant impact in the past year or over the course of his/her career....Learn more about the award
