The lives they lived and the court they shaped: Remembering those we lost in 2022
SCOTUSBlog
DECEMBER 31, 2022
From legendary lawyers to lesser-known activists, journalists, and plaintiffs, the following individuals who died in 2022 all shaped the court and the law in their own ways. In 1995, when Curtis was 27, lawyers sued the state on her behalf, demanding that she be transferred to a group home or other setting where she could receive better care.
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