Proving Racial Discrimination: The Ferguson DOJ Report

St. Louis Lawyers Chapter

Speakers:

• Peter Kirsanow, Commissioner, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
• Brendan Roediger, Associate Professor, St. Louis University School of Law
   

Speakers:

• Peter Kirsanow, Commissioner, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
• Brendan Roediger, Associate Professor, St. Louis University School of Law

Commissioner Peter Kirsanow and Professor Brendan Roediger will debate the ways in which lawyers use statistical and other evidence as proof of systemic racial discrimination and the merits of these uses. The debate will focus on the recent Department of Justice report that examined the City of Ferguson and the Ferguson Police Department.  The Honorable Stephen N. Limbaugh, Sr., retired U.S. District Court Judge, will moderate the debate.

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