Honorary Fellow Damon Hewitt in Conversation with Professor Lou Rulli
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Organization recounts mobilizing the private bar to deliver 1 million pro bono hours over a decade and to staff 45,000 attorney volunteer slots for election protection, argues the Supreme Court’s Shelby and Brnovich decisions open a Pandora’s box for voter suppression, defends targeted Black farmer debt relief against Stephen Miller-era lawsuits, wins a $500 million settlement in the Road Home Katrina housing case, and urges a bolder presidential use of the bully pulpit to save voting rights.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Introduction
- 3:33Honorary Fellow recognition
- 5:59Damon Hewitt’s journey
- 15:12Lawyers Committee mission
- 22:29Voting rights and Supreme Court
- 26:40Meeting President Biden
- 30:10Filibuster and Senator Manchin
- 36:06Economic justice cases
- 45:41Abortion rights case
- 49:52Lawyers in social justice
- 53:01Q&A
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