This event, to be held on the day that the two school desegregation cases will be argued in the Supreme Court, will feature a panel of leading advocates and amici in the cases. The cases are Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 and Meredith v. Jefferson County Public Schools.
The panel will feature:

• John W. Borkowski, Partner, Hogan & Hartson LLP and Counsel to Seattle School District No. 1
• Jocelyn Frye, General Counsel, National Partnership for Women & Families
• Goodwin Liu, Assistant Professor of Law, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law - Boalt Hall
• Francis J. Mellen, Jr., Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP and Advocate before the Court for Jefferson County Public Schools
• Theodore M. Shaw, Director-Counsel and President, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
• Amy Stuart Wells, Professor of Sociology and Education, Columbia University Graduate School of Education
• Moderator, Thomas C. Goldstein, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

A reception will follow the event.

There is no charge for this event. Please RSVP to Events@ACSLaw.org by Friday, December 1 or call Justin at (202) 393-6181 for more information.