Virtual Program

1.00 hour Illinois CLE Credit Hour pending approval

Thursday, March 18, 2021
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM

Nearly a century after it was first proposed by Alice Paul, and four decades after it was reintroduced to Congress, the Equal Rights Amendment has now met all of the requirements for an amendment in Article V of the Constitution. Yet it still is not recognized as the law in the United States.

In this CLE you will hear from on-the-ground activists and legal scholars about the efforts to ratify the ERA in Illinois and other states, litigation concerning ratification, and the future of this important Amendment.

Speakers

Linda T. Coberly
Chicago Managing Partner and Chair- ERA Coalition Legal Task Force
Winston & Strawn LLP

Kate Kelly
Human Rights Attorney, Author, Counsel

Kathy Hunt Muse
Deputy Chief, Public Interest Division
Illinois Attorney General’s Office

Hon. Kim Soo Nagle
Administrative Law Judge
Social Security Administration
Moderator

Kathryn Smith Matkov Awards

During this program, the Federal Bar Association will also present the prestigious Kathryn Smith Matkov Awards to two extraordinary women who will be honored for their lifetime commitment to excellence and accuracy in defining, illuminating and informing the public on issues critical to American society, particularly relating to under-represented individuals.

Sara Gilloon 
Co-Director of Extended Services
Ascent Justice

Mary Meg McCarthy
Executive Director
Heartland Alliance’s National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC)