Overview

• Biden accepted the National Bar Association’s highest honor after praising Black legal trailblazers like C. Frances Stratford
• He warned that the Trump administration is “dismantling the Constitution” and emphasized that judges, courts and the law matter
• The former president decried the forcible removal of immigrant families and criticized rollbacks of civil rights and voting access
• Despite revealing a Stage 4 prostate cancer diagnosis two months earlier, Biden maintained high energy and avoided discussing his health
• The centennial gala featured other prominent speakers, including Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul