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Civil Rights in the United States

Sponsored by the Cato Institute, the Federalist Society’s Civil Rights Practice Group, and the Heritage Foundation.

Tuesday, September 9, 2014
9:00 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.

The Mayflower Hotel
1127 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C.

Registration and complete details: http://​www​.fed​-soc​.org/​e​v​e​n​t​s​/​d​e​t​a​i​l​/​c​i​v​i​l​-​r​i​g​h​t​s​-​i​n​-​t​h​e​-​u​n​i​t​e​d​-​s​tates

Please join by the Cato Institute, the Federalist Society’s Civil Rights Practice Group, and the Heritage Foundation on Tuesday, September 9, 2014 for a free one day conference discussing recent developments in civil rights law. Panels of national experts will discuss:

  • Disparate Impact and the Rule of Law: Does Disparate Impact Liability Make Everything Illegal?
  • Racial Preferences and Promoting Diversity: Are These Policies Taking Us in the Right Direction?
  • The Future of Voting Rights
  • Passion and Prudence in the Political Process: The Debate Over Federal Civil Rights Policy