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Eckerd College NewsroomAlumna leads discussion on rebellion and growing comfortable with uncomfortable conversations“I try to live out love” is the motto of Eckerd College alumna LaRuby May ’97, J.D.Written and read by Madison DeVore '252025-04-1605 min
The Real News PodcastSurvivors of sexual assault in juvenile detention are speaking outThe prevalence of sexual violence in the US prison system is so widespread and accepted that it's often made the butt of jokes in popular culture. Yet the reality is that countless survivors of the prison system carry the scars and traumas of sexual abuse—and for many, the perpetrators of these crimes were the very prison staff charged with their protection. Juvenile victims of the prison system are no exception. In Maryland, several adult survivors of sexual abuse as juveniles in state custody have filed a class action lawsuit demanding justice. Lawyer and former DC Council Member LaRuby May jo...2024-03-2527 min
Rattling The BarsSurvivors of sexual assault in juvenile detention are speaking outThe prevalence of sexual violence in the US prison system is so widespread and accepted that it's often made the butt of jokes in popular culture. Yet the reality is that countless survivors of the prison system carry the scars and traumas of sexual abuse—and for many, the perpetrators of these crimes were the very prison staff charged with their protection. Juvenile victims of the prison system are no exception. In Maryland, several adult survivors of sexual abuse as juveniles in state custody have filed a class action lawsuit demanding justice. Lawyer and former DC Council Member LaRuby May jo...2024-03-2527 min
Mass Tort News LegalCastDiversity in Leadership and Hair Relaxer Litigation with Diandra "Fu" Debrosse Zimmermann & LaRuby May Hair relaxer docket leaders Diandra “Fu” Zimmermann and LaRuby May speak with Elisa D’Amico about their leadership roles in the litigation over cancer-causing hair relaxer products marketed to minority women and share some insights about diversity in leadership and in the law. Dicello Levitt Managing Partner Diandra “Fu” Debrosse Zimmermann serves as Co-Chair of the firm’s Mass Tort practice and regularly participates in the firm’s Public Client, Environmental, Personal Injury, Civil Rights, and Trial practice groups. Fu is an outstanding litigator who focuses on mass torts and class actions. She has won hundreds of mill...2023-03-1451 min
Eckerd College NewsroomEckerd College alumna and politician talks to students about transformationLawyer, activist, politician and Eckerd College alumna LaRuby May ’97, J.D., visited campus Feb. 9 to speak with Eckerd students about personal and political transformation.
Read and written by Grey Curcio '24. For the web version, and photos, visit https://www.eckerd.edu/news/blog/eckerd-college-alumna-transformation/2023-02-2003 min
Lawful GoodS1 E07 | LaRuby MayLaRuby May was raised in the Florida panhandle by parents who had personal experiences with the legacy of American slavery and racism. Their stories, along with her upbringing in nearly all-white academic settings, shaped her perspective on race and privilege.Above all else, LaRuby May's life has been one of service to the underserved. From her nonprofit work with at-risk teens and young adults, to becoming a council woman in Ward 8 of Washington, DC, LaRuby was representing her community before she ever represented a single client in the courtroom.LaRuby carries on the steadfast Christian f...2021-07-0755 min