Bill Quigley Oral History
William Quigley, born in Chicago, Illinois, has devoted his career to public interest and human rights law since he gained his law degree from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law in 1977. He has worked on cases with organizations including LDF, the Advancement Project, School of the Americas Watch, and the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti, and he served as the General Counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana. Quigley collaborated with LDF lawyers on countless voting rights cases like Chisom v. Edwards, a class action suit defending Black voters that reached the U.S. Supreme Court. Outside of the courtroom, he served as the Director of the Law Clinic and the Gillis Long Poverty Law Center at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law for over 30 years. He continues to work in the public interest today, guiding the next generation of lawyers as an emeritus professor of law at his alma mater.
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Bill Quigley on why we must learn lessons from our losses
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William Quigley interview for the Legal Defense Fund Oral History Project. Interviewed by Alissa Rae Funderburk on February 8, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Conducted in collaboration with the Southern Oral History Program at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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