Course Details
Clinic: Movement Lawyering
In the Movement Lawyering Clinic students work within social and racial justice movements on cutting edge policy projects and litigation aimed at redressing over-policing and mass imprisonment. Students in the clinic work directly with collectives and community organizers who are committed to creating a more just Chicago. They also work on precedent setting, client driven litigation. Students will gain experience with client counseling, federal district court litigation, policy development and advocacy and the various strategies for social change. Representative matters include litigation expanding First Amendment protections to youth peacekeepers, civil rights litigation filed on behalf of protesters who experienced police brutality, enforcement of a federal court order aimed at transforming the Chicago Police Department, litigation filed on behalf of Black transgender woman challenging abusive prison conditions, policy projects aimed at developing community-led approaches to public safety and police accountability.
Catalog Number: LITARB 746
Additional Course Information:
Experiential Learning, Professional Writing
Course History
Spring 2025
Title: Clinic: Movement Lawyering
Faculty: Bedi, Sheila (courses | profile)
Section: 1
Credits: 4.0
Capacity: 12 Actual: 12
Fall 2024
Title: Clinic: Movement Lawyering
Faculty: Bedi, Sheila (courses | profile)
Section: 1
Credits: 4.0
Capacity: 12 Actual: 12
Spring 2024
Title: Clinic: Movement Lawyering
Faculty: Bedi, Sheila (courses | profile)
Section: 1
Credits: 4.0
Capacity: 10 Actual: 10
Fall 2023
Title: Clinic: Movement Lawyering
Faculty: Bedi, Sheila (courses | profile)
Section: 1
Credits: 4.0
Capacity: 10 Actual: 10
Spring 2023
Title: Clinic: Community Justice and Civil Rights Litigation
Faculty: Bedi, Sheila (courses | profile)
Section: 1
Credits: 4.0
Capacity: 10 Actual: 10
Fall 2022
Title: Clinic: Community Justice and Civil Rights Litigation
Faculty: Bedi, Sheila (courses | profile)
Section: 1
Credits: 4.0
Capacity: 8 Actual: 8