Your Rights, Your Legal Resource. The law is complicated and messy—often unnecessarily so. And yet, laws impact our everyday lives in profound ways. The word “person” in our Constitution does not and historically has not included every human being in our country and, yet, it is a central underpinning of our society. Similarly, a variety of other laws affecting our rights have not been designed to protect everyone equally. In fact, our systems—shaped by white supremacy, patriarchy, and other structural forms of oppression—have often worked against the welfare and safety of the people in our communities. As a diverse group of attorneys practicing personal injury and civil rights law, we created this podcast as a resource to help us all better understand the law and how to use it to protect our rights. We hope to share our insights from a place of compassion, understanding, and a little humor.
Host
Shannon Kilpatrick
I believe lawyers have a responsibility to improve our legal system so “justice for all” is more than just an aspirational goal. Marginalized communities face real barriers in our current system of justice, and those barriers need to be torn down. A complex problem like institutional discrimination doesn’t have an easy solution. But education and increased community awareness are key, and that’s where we come in.
