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Gothmog

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51. Here is an e-mail that I just received from the President of the Texas state bar association
Thu Jun 28, 2018, 06:05 PM
Jun 2018

I am proud of my profession

Dear Member,
This week I traveled to the border to learn how we can promote access to justice and the rule of law related to the separation of immigrant families. I met with a number of dedicated attorneys and organizations that are working long hours and pouring all of their energies into ensuring that children and parents are reunited and that legal rights are protected through due process of law.

I’m saddened to report that many children are still separated from their parents. Attorneys who visited an adult detention facility recounted women sobbing immediately upon being asked whether their children had been taken away. Others described struggling to explain legal rights to detained children whose sole desire was to be back with their parents. These accounts are from pro bono and legal aid attorneys who are accustomed to working with clients in difficult situations; they said the sorrow they witnessed at these facilities was on a wholly different level.

Your State Bar of Texas exists, in part, to aid the courts in carrying on and improving the administration of justice and to advance the quality of legal services to the public. In that spirit, the State Bar is compiling a list of volunteer trainings and opportunities at texasbar.com/volunteer for those who would like to get involved in reuniting children with their parents.

By far, the greatest need is for Spanish-speaking immigration attorneys to volunteer their time at the border. Many organizations are also seeking monetary donations. The State Bar will continually update the volunteer webpage as resources and information develop.

In my presidential inaugural address last Friday in Houston, I said we are uniquely equipped to address the problems vexing our nation—including the current family separation crisis. This is not about politics. It’s about access to justice. The people involved in this crisis may not be citizens, but they are still entitled to due process in a land that values the rule of law.

Sincerely,
Joe K. Longley
President, State Bar of Texas
AMEN!! uponit7771 Jun 2018 #1
pro bono? Baitball Blogger Jun 2018 #2
Yes Gothmog Jun 2018 #4
. Baitball Blogger Jun 2018 #8
Is there any way citizens can help? TryLogic Jun 2018 #16
you can get an "immigrants are us" or "we are all immigrants" shirt and wear it EndGOPPropaganda Jun 2018 #17
I think you meant to ask the question from the other poster. Baitball Blogger Jun 2018 #18
There was a post yesterday about donating to a collection of groups via ActBlue: NBachers Jun 2018 #28
I also donated to Act Blue for the groups to support keeping refugee families together. iluvtennis Jun 2018 #35
I LOVE YOU AND YOUR SON, GOTHMOG Leghorn21 Jun 2018 #3
My son is not going on this round Gothmog Jun 2018 #34
I don't care, I still LOVE YOU BOTH!!! Leghorn21 Jun 2018 #36
I will be headed to the Texas Democratic Convention this weekend Gothmog Jun 2018 #37
Great for your son and his firm. drray23 Jun 2018 #5
Here you go: spooky3 Jun 2018 #26
That is wonderful. bdamomma Jun 2018 #6
Be very proud of your son..... chillfactor Jun 2018 #7
You must be proud of him sheshe2 Jun 2018 #9
Thank you ! C_U_L8R Jun 2018 #10
Times like these make me wish I had ended up going to law school. OliverQ Jun 2018 #11
It probably isn't too late. Sophia4 Jun 2018 #23
I graduated with a classmate who was 70 Gothmog Jun 2018 #41
Why not if you can pay the tuition? Sophia4 Jun 2018 #42
Good kid! mcar Jun 2018 #12
Fabulous. I hope you'll keep us updated. RandomAccess Jun 2018 #13
That is wonderful...I heard on MSNBC that repulsive GOP judges who must be impeached when we Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #14
Is there any way citizens can help? TryLogic Jun 2018 #15
I'm proud of them too, Goth! Love Good Lawyers and Cha Jun 2018 #19
Thank them for us, from the bottom of our breaking hearts. SunSeeker Jun 2018 #20
Let me know if anyone in DC is going and needs a lift... JoeOtterbein Jun 2018 #21
This is impressive! A very proud moment, indeed. R B Garr Jun 2018 #22
You should be! I've been extra proud of lawyers ever since they turned up pnwmom Jun 2018 #24
K&R ismnotwasm Jun 2018 #25
There has to be an individual working inside of NoMoreRepugs Jun 2018 #27
It could be like the Abu Ghraib photos - a game changer AdamGG Jun 2018 #29
Rachel showed some video last night Gothmog Jun 2018 #50
K&R murielm99 Jun 2018 #30
To the good fight! K&R denbot Jun 2018 #31
You raised a great kid. raven mad Jun 2018 #32
The firm is sending attorneys who bilingual Gothmog Jun 2018 #33
Awesome! cpamomfromtexas Jun 2018 #38
Good on all of them! BobTheSubgenius Jun 2018 #39
Here's a list of organizations that are mobilizing to help immigrant children separated from their f Gothmog Jun 2018 #40
This makes me smile Gothmog Jun 2018 #43
Hi Gothmog syringis Jun 2018 #44
My son is not bilingual and so did not go on this round Gothmog Jun 2018 #45
This is from an editor of the Houston Chronicle who is a high school classmate of my son Gothmog Jun 2018 #49
Biglaw is sending attorneys to help Gothmog Jun 2018 #46
Here is a list of the major lawfirms who have agreed to send attorneys Gothmog Jun 2018 #47
A great example of civil society mobilizing to put a check on Trump's latest abuses Gothmog Jun 2018 #48
Here is an e-mail that I just received from the President of the Texas state bar association Gothmog Jun 2018 #51
'Mami, Por qu dejas que me lastimen?' - Corp. Lawyers Help Anguished Parents & Children at the Bord Gothmog Jul 2018 #52
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