Susan K. Goering (born 1952) is an American civil rights lawyer, known for her litigation against segregation and other forms of institutional racism, in particular during her time at the ACLU of Maryland.
[1][2][3] Her family's pacifist beliefs would influence her life trajectory, and she was also inspired by watching a broadcast of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speech during the March on Washington.
[1][2][8] From early in her career, Goering focused on civil rights law, working in particular to fight discrimination against African Americans.
[1][2][10][11] The Baltimore Sun described her tenure there as defined by her "aggressive leadership," under which the organization "gained a reputation for defeating racism in some of its most subtle forms.
"[5] Goering's legal work in Maryland included successfully fighting for the closure of outdated jails with poor conditions in the state's Eastern Shore; spearheading Bradford v. Board of Education, a case that drove the state to readjust how it funded schools; and winning the landmark segregated housing lawsuit Thompson v.