Bill Quigley

Bill Quigley is Associate Director of the Center for Constitutional Rights and a law professor at Loyola University New Orleans. He is a Katrina survivor and has been active in human rights in Haiti for years. He volunteers with the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti (IJDH) and the Bureau de Avocats Internationaux (BAI) in Port au Prince.

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Articles by this author

Peoples Coalition Helped Elect New Orleans' First Progressive District Attorney

Members knocked on doors, made thousands of calls and texted to get the word out about the importance of the election and the important issues in the DA race.

Bill Quigley · Mar 30, 2021

Past Time to Remember Thousands Displaced and Left Behind by Hurricanes Laura and Delta

As 2020 ended some people were still living in tents.

Bill Quigley · Jan 11, 2021

19 Tragic Facts About Covid-19

At least 106,000 nursing home residents and staff died from COVID as of early December, around 39% of the overall deaths reported.

Bill Quigley · Dec 9, 2020

7 Very Disturbing Facts About COVID-19 in Louisiana

One of the nation's hotspots is suffering severely from the outbreak.

Bill Quigley · Apr 8, 2020

Six Quick—But Very Important—Points About Coronavirus and Poverty in the US

The most vulnerable among us simply do not have the same options as the most privileged.

Bill Quigley · Mar 10, 2020

Memorial Day – 7 Facts Documenting Our Neglect of Millions of Veterans

Politicians who preach patriotism would do well to address these issues

Bill Quigley · May 28, 2018

The Blueprint for the Most Radical City on the Planet

“If we do not save the environment, then whatever we do in civil rights, or in a war against poverty, then whatever we do will be of no meaning because then we will have the equality of extinction.”

Bill Quigley · Oct 19, 2017