Pursuing Justice: Fighting Hate with the Law

The Hon. Michael Signer is a public scholar, executive, and practicing attorney. Author of three books, most recently Cry Havoc: Charlottesville and American Democracy Under Siege (March 2020), Signer holds a PhD in political science from the University of California, Berkeley, a JD from the University of Virginia School of Law, and a BA in politics from Princeton University.

Amy Spitalnick is the Executive Director of Integrity First for America, a nonpartisan nonprofit organization dedicated to holding those accountable who threaten longstanding principles of our democracy, including our country’s commitment to civil rights and equal justice. IFA is the organization supporting Sines v. Kessler, the lawsuit filed by a coalition of Charlottesville community members against the neo-Nazis and white supremacists responsible for the violence.

Sponsored by the Pearlstine/Lipov Center for Southern Jewish Culture