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Dec. 24, 2019

One lawyer’s quest to teach America’s high schoolers about the democratic process

When Laura W. Brill started The Civics Center, a nonprofit that works with schools to preregister 16- and 17-year-olds to vote when they turn 18, she had a feeling the idea would be well received.

One lawyer’s quest to teach America’s high schoolers about the democratic process

When Laura W. Brill started The Civics Center, a nonprofit that works with schools to preregister 16- and 17-year-olds to vote when they turn 18, she had a feeling the idea would be well received.

"There's such an incredible vacuum around high schools and involvement in voting, and there's a huge opportunity for students to register to vote before they graduate," said Brill, a founding partner of Kendall Brill & Kelly LLP in Ce...

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