Remarks by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan

Lisa Madigan served as Attorney General of the U.S. state of Illinois from 2003 to 2019, being the first woman to hold that position.

On May 19, 2017, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan offered the introductory keynote remarks at the Bringing Human Rights Home Lawyers’ Network Annual Human Rights in the U.S. Symposium, entitled Localizing Human Rights in the New Era: Strategies for State and Local Implementation of Human Rights in the United States. The following is adapted from her remarks.

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