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Courts saw an increased workload in 2020, partly the result of the coronavirus pandemic, with civil matter hearings at a seven-year high, and cases resolved across all categories rising 7 percent on year.
Courts saw an increased workload in 2020, partly the result of the coronavirus pandemic, with civil matter hearings at a seven-year high, and cases resolved across all categories rising 7 percent on year.
ABA names recipients of 2021 Stonewall Award honoring LGBT advancements in legal profession Share:
CHICAGO, Feb. 4, 2021 â Three longstanding LGBT legal activists will be honored by the American Bar Association Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity with its ninth annual Stonewall Award during a virtual ceremony on Feb. 20 at 5:30 p.m. CST at the ABA Midyear Meeting.
Named after the New York City Stonewall Inn police raid and riot of June 28, 1969, which was a turning point in the gay rights movement, the award recognizes lawyers who have considerably advanced lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals in the legal profession and successfully championed LGBT legal causes.