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</style><p class="p1">Never-Regular But Ever-True…<o:p></o:p></p><p class="p1">News <span class="s1"><span style="font-size: 16.5pt;">from</span></span> Your Local <span class="s2"><span style="font-size: 21pt;">ACLU<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="p1"><span style="font-size: 21pt;"><img height="119" src="cid:EAD36B11-8D35-4D4D-BBB6-3E3F6B534F23" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_2" alt="cid:clip_image001.jpeg"></span><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: 21pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="p2">aclu-cu.org JULY 2025<o:p></o:p></p><p class="p2"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="p1">Dear ACLU Friends,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="p1"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="p1">UPCOMING EVENTS:<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Good Trouble Lives On – </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(68, 114, 196);">SHOW UP AND BRING FRIENDS!</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Thursday, July 17<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">6-8 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Inside Lincoln Square Mall in Urbana<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: medium;"><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Chalkboard; color: red;">“Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and help redeem the soul of America.” </span></i><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">John Lewis</span><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Chalkboard; color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.4px; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">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. <br><br>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15pt; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">ACLU will have a table. Be sure to come by. Want to help out? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15pt; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Email Jane McClintock at </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><a href="mailto:janemcclintock@gmail.com">janemcclintock@gmail.com</a>.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15pt; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(47, 84, 150);"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15pt; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(47, 84, 150);">SUPREME COURT REVIEW<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15pt; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Hear from experts about the recent Supreme Court term.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.4px; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.466665px; font-family: "Charter Roman", serif; color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">ACLU of Illinois is hosting an online panel July 31<sup>st</sup> from 12 – 1:30 CT. </span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.466665px; font-family: "Charter Roman", serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.4px; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Charter Roman", serif; color: rgb(66, 58, 56);">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.</span><span style="font-family: "Charter Roman", serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(66, 58, 56);">Featuring:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#414141;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Kevin Fee</span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">, Legal Director, ACLU of Illinois<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#414141;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Aziz Z. Huq</span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">, Frank and Bernice J. Greenberg Professor of Law, University of Chicago Law School<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#414141;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Steve Sanders</span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> (Moderator), Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Indiana University Maurer School of Law<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#414141;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Steven D. Schwinn</span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">, Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development, University of Illinois Chicago Law School<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#414141;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Michael A. Scodro</span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">, Partner, Mayer Brown<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#414141;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Carolyn Shapiro</span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">, Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Institute on the Supreme Court of the United States, Chicago-Kent College of Law<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.4px; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.466665px; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Sign up here: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.4px; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://action.aclu.org/event/2025-supreme-court-term-review">https://action.aclu.org/event/2025-supreme-court-term-review</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.4px; font-size: medium;"><span class="s4"> </span></p><p class="p4"><span class="s4"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">WE NEED TO KEEP SPEAKING OUT EVERYWHERE, EVERY DAY!<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="p4"><span class="s4"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></p><p class="p4"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">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</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">ff</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">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 </span><span class="s5"><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><a href="https://www.aclu-il.org/en/news/speaking-out-against-abuse-power">website</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> with talking points and resources about ABUSE OF POWER and what you can do. Please share it!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="p9" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="p7">Want to get more involved? Email <span class="s5">info@aclu-cu.org</span>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="p4"><span class="s5"> </span></p><p class="p4"><a href="https://www.aclu-il.org/en/donate-0">DONATE, JOIN, RENEW</a> TO SUPPORT ACLU of ILLINOIS AND OUR WORK.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="p4"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="p4">Thanks for supporting <span class="s7">ACLU of Champaign County</span>. To unsubscribe, email <span class="s5">info@aclu-cu.org</span>.<o:p></o:p></p></body></html>