From announce at aclu-cu.org Fri Jul 11 07:42:28 2025 From: announce at aclu-cu.org (Champaign County ACLU Announcements) Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2025 06:42:28 -0500 Subject: [ACLU-CU ALERT] ACLU of Champaign County JULY NEWS Message-ID: Never-Regular But Ever-True? News from Your Local ACLU ? aclu-cu.org JULY 2025 Dear ACLU Friends, UPCOMING EVENTS: Good Trouble Lives On ? SHOW UP AND BRING FRIENDS! Thursday, July 17 6-8 pm Inside Lincoln Square Mall in Urbana ?Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and help redeem the soul of America.? John Lewis Coined by civil rights leader Congressman John Lewis, "Good Trouble" is the action of coming together to take peaceful, non-violent action to challenge injustice and create meaningful change. The civil rights leaders of the past have shown us the power of collective action. That?s why on July 17, five years since the passing of Congressman John Lewis, communities across the country will take to the streets, courthouses, and community spaces to carry forward his fight for justice, voting rights, and dignity for all. ACLU will have a table. Be sure to come by. Want to help out? Email Jane McClintock at janemcclintock at gmail.com . SUPREME COURT REVIEW Hear from experts about the recent Supreme Court term. ACLU of Illinois is hosting an online panel July 31st from 12 ? 1:30 CT. We will review the U.S. Supreme Court Term and several cases, including on gender affirming care, free speech and religious liberty, immigrants? rights, disability rights, and more. The program will also include a discussion of trends in the Supreme Court and panelists will answer audience questions. Featuring: Kevin Fee, Legal Director, ACLU of Illinois Aziz Z. Huq, Frank and Bernice J. Greenberg Professor of Law, University of Chicago Law School Steve Sanders (Moderator), Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Indiana University Maurer School of Law Steven D. Schwinn, Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development, University of Illinois Chicago Law School Michael A. Scodro, Partner, Mayer Brown Carolyn Shapiro, Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Institute on the Supreme Court of the United States, Chicago-Kent College of Law Sign up here: https://action.aclu.org/event/2025-supreme-court-term-review WE NEED TO KEEP SPEAKING OUT EVERYWHERE, EVERY DAY! Our government is doing so many things all at once that skirt the rule of law, that ignore checks and balances, and that overreach the authority of the executive branch. We are seeing e?orts nationwide to silence dissent, punish political opponents, undermine the role of the courts, target immigrants and communities of color, and much more. We have to speak up and speak out! And keep speaking out! To help, the ACLU of Illinois has created a website with talking points and resources about ABUSE OF POWER and what you can do. Please share it! Want to get more involved? Email info at aclu-cu.org. DONATE, JOIN, RENEW TO SUPPORT ACLU of ILLINOIS AND OUR WORK. Thanks for supporting ACLU of Champaign County. To unsubscribe, email info at aclu-cu.org. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: cid:clip_image001.jpeg Type: image/jpeg Size: 27640 bytes Desc: not available URL: