On November 6, 2026, Executive Director Vanita Gupta accepted the Spirit of Justice Award from GLAD Law, one of the nation’s leading LGBTQ+ legal advocacy organizations. In announcing the award, GLAD Law called Gupta “a lawyer, leader, and tireless champion for justice whose career has been defined by a singular conviction: that civil rights struggles are inseparable, and that the communities most targeted by injustice are also the most powerful force for defending democracy and the rule of law.”
Watch Vanita Gupta’s acceptance remarks below.