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Sheila Bedi is a Clinical Professor of Law at Northwestern University's Pritzker School of Law and Director of the Community Justice and Civil Rights Clinic. Her work focuses on social-justice movements, civil-rights litigation, and policy strategies addressing over-policing and mass imprisonment.
- BA, Michigan State University
- JD, American University
- LLM, Georgetown University
Bedi litigates civil-rights claims involving police violence and prison conditions, while also teaching legal reasoning and writing. Her research emphasizes racial justice, state violence, and carceral system reform, with partnerships aimed at closing prisons, enhancing community oversight of policing, and improving access to education and mental health services.
- NAACP’s Vernon Dahmer and Fannie Lou Hamer Award
- Federal District Court Excellence in Public Interest Award (N.D. IL)
Bedi previously served as Deputy Legal Director at the Southern Poverty Law Center and held leadership roles at the Justice Policy Institute and Georgetown University Law Center. Her commentary on race, gender, and the justice system has been featured in U.S. News and World Reports, Huffington Post, and USA Today.
