The Civil Rights Act at 50: Michigan Law conference explores where we've come and where we're going

Oct. 15, 2013 — ADC was pleased to provide leadership support for “The Civil Rights Act at 50,” a conference on the past and future role of Title VII held on October 11th at the University of Michigan Law School.

The conference, organized by Professors Sam Bagenstos and Ellen D. Katz, examined a range of civil rights questions from doctrinal, jurisprudential, historical, sociological, policy-analytic, and othe perspectives.

Abstracts of the papers presented at the full-day conference are available here. Video of the opening remarks from Ellen D. Katz, Daniel Crane, and Craig Gurian is below. (Additional conference video is available here.)

ADC’s Gurian made a presentation on “Taking Seriously Title VII’s ‘Floor, Not a Ceiling’ Invitation.” Audio of those remarks is below. The paper is available here.