Category Archives: Civil Rights Law

Call for Papers: Theorizing and Building Cross-Sector Movements – Chicago, IL

The LatCrit 2013 Biennial Conference, held October 4-5, 2013, announces a call for papers on the conference theme Resistance Rising: Theorizing and Building Cross-Sector Movements. Deadline: June 1, 2013. Proposals…

Asian-American Studies—Afterlives of Empire—Seattle, WA

The Association for Asian-American Studies holds its annual conference April 17-20, 2013. The theme is The Afterlives of Empire. The draft schedule is here. mw

Remembering the Dream, Renewing the Dream – New York City, NY

New York Law School Law Review presents Remembering the Deam, Renewing the Dream, a symposium celebrating the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech…

The Second Amendment and Gun Control – Hartford, CT

The Connecticut Law Review announces its 2013 symposium topic, The Second Amendment and Gun Control. We will explore the history of the Second Amendment, current legal trends in the area of…

Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Courts – Washington DC

The National Consortium on Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Courts hosts its 25th Annual Conference March 20-23, 2013. This year’s conference will explore “the failure of the judicial system of…

Civil Rights in the American Story – Tuscaloosa, AL

University of Alabama School of Law will host Civil Rights in the American Story on March 8, 2013. [O]ver the last four decades, courts and judges have struggled to come to terms with…

Call for Papers: The Pursuit of Justice: Understanding Hatred, Confronting Intolerance, Eliminating Inequality – Spokane, WA

Gonzaga Law School, the Gonzaga Institute for Hate Studies, and the Washington Task Force on Race and the Criminal Justice System invite submissions for a conference titled, The Pursuit of…

Proclaiming Emancipation — Ann Arbor, MI

Michigan Law‘s Program in Race, Law & History and the William L. Clements Library, in cooperation with the University of Michigan Library, presented Proclaiming Emancipation Oct. 26, 2012. The list…

Call for Papers: Exploring Civil Society through the Writings of Dr. Seuss — New York

The New York Law School Law Review is pleased to announce a call for papers to be published in a unique forthcoming issue in connection with our upcoming March 1,…

Conference and Call for Papers: Changing Families, Challenging Laws – Iowa City, IA

The Journal of Gender, Race & Justice, produced by students at the University of Iowa College of Law, is holding a symposium March 7-8, 2013, titled “Modern Families: Changing Families,…