FBA Civil Rights

We are the Civil Rights Law section of the Federal Bar Association. We seek to promote the development of sound laws and policies in the civil rights field.

[FBA Civil Rights @FBACivilRights]

Join us on Jan 28 & 29, 2021 for the 3rd Civil Rights Etouffee CLE with two days of virtual panels on timely topics such as AI, LGBTQ Rights, Title IX, Environmental Justice and more. For more info and to register: https://t.co/FZ8UBbOc1d

[Wylie Stecklow PLLC @wylielawfirm]

Amazing Panel and incredible panelist. Thank You. @FBACivilRights #etouffeelaw

[FBA Civil Rights @FBACivilRights]

LAST CHANCE! Registration Closes at 12 Noon ET TODAY. Join 500+ attorneys this Thurs & Fri for Civil Rights Étouffée CLE - two days of virtual panels on timely topics such as AI, LGBTQ Rights, Title IX, Environmental Justice and more. Register by Noon ET: https://t.co/1XRvPNz4Lg

[FBA Civil Rights @FBACivilRights]

LAST WEEK TO REGISTER!
Join us Jan 28 & 29 for the 3rd Civil Rights Étouffée CLE with two days of virtual panels on timely topics such as AI, LGBTQ Rights, Title IX, Environmental Justice and more. Register by this Fri Jan 22: https://t.co/1XRvPNz4Lg

[FBA Civil Rights @FBACivilRights]

Join @rbratspies of @CUER_nyc, Emily Posner & Marianne Cufone of @LoynoLaw for a timely talk on how climate crises worsen inequity & how civil rights attys r stepping up to fight for #EnvironmentalJustice #FoodSecurity & #CleanWater. Register https://t.co/1XRvPNz4Lg #EtouffeeLaw

[FBA Civil Rights @FBACivilRights]

As civil rights attorneys, we strongly support this statement.

[Federal Bar Association @federalbar]

Statement from the FBA President, W. West Allen, on the recent events on Capitol Hill.

[FBA Civil Rights @FBACivilRights]

@FedBarChicago @IA_FBA @fbanola @fedbarokc @DaytonFBA @fedbarCACD @MemphisLawFBA @fba_of @NDOhioFBA @FBAEDMich @FBACincyNKY @FBAMass @TampaBayFBA and others— 29 cosponsors!

[FBA Civil Rights @FBACivilRights]

#COVID shutdowns hit vulnerable students especially hard. Join us to learn what can be done to make it right. #special education #homeless kids #English language learners. Register now at https://t.co/1XRvPNz4Lg #EtouffeeLaw

[Tye Winters, DO @tmswDO]

We're not asking for you to shoot them like you shoot us.
We're asking you to NOT shoot us like you don't shoot them.

[FBA Civil Rights @FBACivilRights]

@DaytonFBA @MemphisLawFBA @IA_FBA @fbanola @FedBarChicago @FedBarSoFla @FedBarMS @fedbarCACD @FBAEDMich @SDNY_FBA @TampaBayFBA @FBA_Orlando @LGBT_law

[FBA Civil Rights @FBACivilRights]

Is there a 1st Amendment right to deny #LGBTQ rights? @LambdaLegal Dir. of Constitutional Litigation @CamillabTaylor & Wayne State Law Prof Chris Lund will discuss the future of 1st A exemptions to LGBTQ employment rights & more. Register at https://t.co/1XRvPNz4Lg #EtouffeeLaw

[FBA Civil Rights @FBACivilRights]

@fbanola @fbanola @MemphisLawFBA @federalbar @FBAEDMich @FBAMass @FedBarSoFla @IA_FBA @fedbarCACD @FbaSdny @NDOhioFBA @j_remy_green @DaytonFBA @camillabtaylor

[FBA Civil Rights @FBACivilRights]

How are algorithms interfering with your rights? Learn from @vmsoutherland of @racenyu, Phil Mayor of @ACLUofMichigan, and @JlynnLord of @PittMcGehee on #ArtificialIntelligence and #CivilRights legal strategies and key topics. #EtouffeeLaw
Register now: https://t.co/FZ8UBbOc1d

[FBA Civil Rights @FBACivilRights]

@federalbar @FBAEDMich @MemphisLawFBA @fbanola @NDOhioFBA @FbaSdny @IA_FBA @FBAMass @FedBarSoFla @fedbarCACD @fbaedny and more are cosponsors! Special registration for @NPAP_NLG members.

[FBA Civil Rights @FBACivilRights]

Arrested on a flawed facial recognition algorithm. CLE panel: The Impact of #AI on #CivilRights from @vmsoutherland @racenyu, Phil Mayor @ACLUofMichigan (dealt w similar case in Detroit), @jlynnlord @pittmcgehee. https://t.co/1XRvPNz4Lg #EtouffeeLaw
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[American Bar Association @ABAesq]

Jasmine Grant, the recipient of the ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship, tells her story of finishing law school as a single mother of three: https://t.co/QGEWJO7Txi

[FBA Civil Rights @FBACivilRights]

Join 6th Cir Justice Bernice Donald, Head AZ State Police Col Heston Silbert, Mdrtr Wylie Stecklow: How #ImplicitBias impacts policing, training & advocacy #EtouffeeLaw #FBACivilRights #CivilRightsCLE @Arizona_DPS @FBAEDMich @DaytonFBA @FBASDNY @FBANOLA @FederalBar @FedBarChicago

[FBA Civil Rights @FBACivilRights]

Learn how the #Metoo movement against sexual violence affects #TitleIX harassment claims in schools from advocate @AnnOlivarius, @USUAggies GC Mica McKinney & Utah AAG Kyle Kaiser, 1/29/2021 at the 2021 #Etouffeelaw #CivilRightsCLE #FBACivilRights. Reg: https://t.co/mS2nItmiH6

[FBA Civil Rights @FBACivilRights]

In 2019 we hosted an @EFF panelist at the #EtouffeeLaw #CivilRightsCLE #FBACivilRights

[EFF @EFF]

The raid on Florida COVID whistleblower Rebekah Jones was made possible by overbroad computer crime laws https://t.co/P8TiutzRr3

[FBA Civil Rights @FBACivilRights]

We were proud to work with @verainstitute at the 2019 etouffee #CivilRightsCLE #Etouffeelaw #FBACivilRights

[Vera Institute of Justice @verainstitute]

“Immunizing incarcerated people is not only a moral imperative; it’s a practical necessity to stop...#COVID19.” -@NickTurner718

Jails & prisons are among the largest outbreak clusters. Incarcerated people must be a priority when a vaccine is available. https://t.co/WhskopetfT