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Bryan Stevenson

American lawyer, social reformer and academic · United States · On the map · Academics · Born 1959 · age 66

Bryan Allen Stevenson is an American lawyer, social justice activist, and law professor at New York University School of Law. He is also the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative.

Bryan Stevenson is read about 386 times a day, in 21 languages.

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2021National Humanities MedalAward2020Right Livelihood AwardAward2019Honorary Doctor of the University of MiamiAward2018Honorary Degree from Spelman CollegeAward2015Honorary Doctor of Harvard UniversityAward2014Lannan Cultural Freedom PrizeAward2009Gruber Prize for JusticeAward2000Olof Palme PrizeAward1995MacArthur Fellows ProgramAward1989Reebok Human Rights AwardAward1959Born14 November 1959

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National Humanities Medal2021
Right Livelihood Award2020
Honorary Doctor of the University of Miami2019
Honorary Degree from Spelman College2018
Honorary Doctor of Harvard University2015
Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize2014
Gruber Prize for Justice2009
Olof Palme Prize2000
MacArthur Fellows Program1995
Reebok Human Rights Award1989
Four Freedoms Award - Freedom from Fear
Honorary Doctorate from Princeton University

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Based in Montgomery, Alabama, he has challenged bias against the poor and minorities in the criminal justice system, especially children. He has helped achieve United States Supreme Court decisions that prohibit sentencing juvenile offenders to death or to mandatory life terms without parole.

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Academics
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Born 1959 · age 66

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