BWLC Symposium: Reconstructing the Reconstruction Amendments

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The Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Center’s annual symposium is a celebration of the scholarship of Peggy Cooper Davis, NYU Law’s John S. R. Shad Professor of Lawyering and Ethics, and her path breaking work on Neglected Stories: The Constitution and Family Values. Leading scholars and advocates will discuss the myriad ways the Roberts Court is decimating the Reconstruction Amendments, in large part by ignoring the history that led to their formation – and, importantly, explore what work is needed to counter the Court’s dangerous decisions.

Confirmed panelists and speakers to date include NYU Law Frederick I. and Grace Stokes Professor of Law and BWLC Faculty Director Melissa Murray; BWLC Visiting Fellow and Professor of Law and former co-Dean at Rutgers Law School in Camden, Kimberly Mutcherson; Associate Dean for Experiential Education and Clinical Programs, Margaret B. Hoppin Professor of Clinical Law, and Faculty Director, Community Equity Lab, Deborah Archer; Columbia University’s DeWitt Clinton Professor Emeritus of History, Eric Foner; Director of Georgetown Law’s Institute for Public Representation Civil Rights Law Clinic, Aderson Francois '91; Penn Carey Law’s Arlin M. Adams Professor of Constitutional Law, Serena Mayeri; UNC School of Law's Professor of Law, Wade Edwards Distinguished Scholar, and Director of the Critical Race Lawyering Civil Rights Clinic, Erika Wilson; Penn Carey Law's George A. Weiss University Professor of Law and Sociology and the Raymond Pace and Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Professor of Civil Rights, Dorothy Roberts; and President and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, Maya Wiley.

The BWLC gratefully acknowledges Dechert LLP for its generous sponsorship of our annual symposium. This event is co-hosted by NYU Law’s Center on Race, Inequality and the Law, and the Meltzer Center for Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging.

This event has been approved for 2.5 New York State CLE credits in the category of Areas of Professional Practice. The credit is both transitional and non-transitional; it is appropriate for both experienced and newly admitted attorneys.

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