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1990 National Student Symposium

The Future of Civil Rights Law

March 16 — 17, 1990

Civil rights is perhaps the most controversial issue today in American law. How to protect civil rights—and indeed even how to define civil rights—are central questions for today's legal scholars, lawyers, judges, and policymakers. This year's National Symposium will address the topic of civil rights law with a focus on the future by considering what current trends can be identified and what changes can be expected in the next decade.

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6:30 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.
Panel I: What Are Civil Rights and to Whom Do They Belong?

1990 National Student Symposium

Topics: Civil Rights • Constitution • Founding Era & History • Fourteenth Amendment • Philosophy
Stanford Law School
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA 94305

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6:30 p.m.
Panel I: What Are Civil Rights and to Whom Do They Belong?

  • Prof. William B. Allen, Harvey Mudd College & U.S. Civil Rights Commission
  • Charles Shanor, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
  • Prof. Deborah Rhode, Stanford Law School
  • Evan Wolfson, Lamda Legal Defense & Education Fund
  • Moderator: Prof. Daniel Rodriguez, Boalt Hall School of Law

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8:30 p.m. - 10:15 p.m.
Panel II: The Role of Government in Closing the Socio-Economic Gap for Minorities

1990 National Student Symposium

Topics: Civil Rights • Law & Economics
Stanford Law School
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA 94305

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8:30 p.m.
Panel II: The Role of Government in Closing the Socio-Economic Gap for Minorities

  • Prof. John Donohue, University of Virginia Law School
  • Charles Murray, Author, Losing Ground
  • Prof. Jennifer Roback, George Mason University
  • Jeffrey Robinson, Nussbaum & Wald
  • Moderator: Prof. John Hart Ely, Stanford Law School

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10:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Panel III: The Effects Test—Quotas or Elimination of Racism?

1990 National Student Symposium

Topics: Affirmative Action • Civil Rights • Constitution • Fourteenth Amendment
Stanford Law School
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA 94305

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10:00 a.m.
Panel III: The Effects Test—Quotas or Elimination of Racism?

  • Prof. William Cohen, Stanford Law School
  • Hon. Charles Cooper, Former Assistant Attorney General
  • Prof. Lino Graglia, University of Texas Law School
  • Prof. Randall Kennedy, Harvard Law School
  • Moderator: Lawrence Siskind, Cooper, White & Cooper

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1:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Panel IV: The Limits on Judicial Power in Ordering Remedies

1990 National Student Symposium

Topics: Affirmative Action • Civil Rights • Due Process • Federal Courts • Fourteenth Amendment • State Courts
Stanford Law School
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA 94305

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1:00 p.m.
Panel IV: The Limits on Judicial Power in Ordering Remedies

  • Hon. Frank Easterbrook, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
  • Prof. Jeremy Rabkin, Cornell University
  • Hon. Wm. Bradford Reynolds, Former Assistant Attorney General
  • Michael Sussman, Attorney for NAACP in Yonkers litigation
  • Moderator: Dean Paul Brest, Stanford Law School

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3:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Panel V: New Frontiers in Civil Rights

1990 National Student Symposium

Topics: Civil Rights • Constitution • Fourteenth Amendment
Stanford Law School
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA 94305

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3:00 p.m.
Panel V: New Frontiers in Civil Rights

  • Prof. Hadley Arkes, Amherst College
  • Clint Bolick, Landmark Legal Foundation
  • Hon. Edwin Meese III, Former Attorney General
  • Hon. Stephen Reinhardt, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • Moderator: Hon. R. Gaull Silberman, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Panel VI: Civil Rights, Civility, and Free Speech—What Takes Precedence?

1990 National Student Symposium

Topics: Civil Rights • Constitution • Culture • First Amendment • Free Speech & Election Law
Stanford Law School
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA 94305

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5:00 p.m.
Panel VI: Civil Rights, Civility, and Free Speech—What Takes Precedence?

  • Prof. Thomas Grey, Stanford Law School
  • Hon. Alan Keyes, Former Assistant Secretary of State
  • Moderator: Hon. Lois Haight Herrington, Former Assistant Attorney General

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7:15 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
1990 National Student Symposium Banquet

1990 National Student Symposium

Stanford Law School
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA 94305

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7:15 p.m.
Banquet

  • Hon. Alex Kozinski, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

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