Auburn grad, Rockford native Keenan Saulter fighting for civil rights
ROCKFORD — Keenan Saulter’s journey to the glare of news conferences covered by CNN, MSNBC and FOX News started with what he thought was the lowest moment of his professional career. The Great Recession, which devastated the housing, real estate, auto and banking industries, also hit the legal community hard. Saulter was laid off from Chicago's biggest law firm, but that led him to starting his own practice. Now, the Rockford native has built a reputation for taking on controversial civil rights cases that challenge police in their interactions with Black people. The 1993 Auburn gradua...
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