This is an oral history interview with civil rights lawyer Elizabeth Alexander, conducted virtually by Michigan Law 2L Liz Lewis on March 9, 2023. In this interview, attorney Elizabeth Alexander discusses her early life and activism, law school education, and path to a career as a prisoners' rights lawyer. She also reflects on her prisoners' rights litigation work with the ACLU National Prison Project, including arguing the monumental
Farmer v. Brennan case at the U.S. Supreme Court.