Gail Ehrlich Co Chair Committee On Law Youth

Gail Ehrlich Co Chair Committee On Law Youth

January 11, 2024 | New York Law Journal

The Importance of Civics Education in the Legal Field

Gail Ehrlich, co-chair of the Committee on Law, Youth and Citizenship, writes: Recognizing that civics education is crucial to the rule of law and the preservation of our democracy—that a lack of a civically educated and involved citizenry is a threat to judicial independence, separation of powers and constitutional principles—we felt obliged, as the largest voluntary state association of lawyers in the nation, to face the crisis head on.

By Gail Ehrlich, Co-Chair, Committee on Law, Youth and Citizenship

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