Event Honored Brian Ellis, General Counsel of Danaher and featured Karl Racine, Attorney General of the District of Columbia. Washington, D.C., September 30th, 2019 – Over 400 leaders of the D.C. legal community gathered last Tuesday for Rising for Justice’s 2019 Celebration of … [Read more...] about Celebration of Service Marks 50 Years of Rising for Justice
Rising for Justice Names Grace M. Lopes as Executive Director
Washington DC, October 4, 2019 – The Board of Directors for Rising for Justice, formerly known as Law Students in Court, today announced it has named Grace M. Lopes as Executive Director. Lopes will succeed longtime Executive Director Moses Cook, who is relocating with his family abroad. … [Read more...] about Rising for Justice Names Grace M. Lopes as Executive Director
After Mississippi: Why Immigration Defense Programs Matter
Written by Zain Murdock In Morton, Mississippi, earlier this month, 680 undocumented immigrants were detained at their place of work. Children came home from school to empty houses. Some parents were immediately carted off to ICE detention. Others were released with ankle monitors, marking them as … [Read more...] about After Mississippi: Why Immigration Defense Programs Matter