February 28: Meredith Trail Reenactment & Panel

In 1961, James Meredith applied for admission to the University of Mississippi. Despite his high qualifications, he was rejected. Meredith was black, and the University had never admitted a black student.
Represented by Constance Baker Motley and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Meredith sued in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, alleging that the University denied him admission because of his race.
The litigation was difficult and hard-fought. Although seven years had passed since the Supreme Court's landmark ruling in Brown v. Board of Education, many in the South continued to resist the notion that segregation in public education was unconstitutional. Meredith would later describe the case as "the last battle of the Civil War."
On Tuesday, February 28th, Fordham Law will honor the contributions of Constance Baker Motley and James Meredith by telling the story of their battle with Ole Miss and its impact on the Civil Rights Movement. Please join us for the Trial Reenactment of the Meredith case, featuring Dean Matthew Diller, FLS faculty, students, and alumni. Following the reenactment, there will be a panel discussion with Professor Aysha Ames, Professor Thomas Lee, and moderated by Professor Bennett Capers.
Title:
Meredith Trail Reenactment & Panel

Date/Time:
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM (ET) Eastern Time
By Zoom or In Person at Room 1-01 (Gorman Moot Courtroom) New York City
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Reenactment Narrators:

• Judge Denny Chin, Co-Director, Center on Asian Americans and the Law; Senior Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit; Lawrence W. Pierce Distinguished Jurist in Residence
• Kathy Hirata Chin, Chair of Board of Advisors, Center on Asian Americans and the Law; Partner, Crowell & Moring LLP

Panelists:

• Professor Aysha Ames, Director of Legal Writing, Fordham Law School
• Professor Thomas Lee, Co-Director, Center on Asian Americans and the Law; Leitner Family Professor of International Law, Fordham Law School
• Professor Bennett Capers, John D. Feerick Research Professor of Law; Director, Center on Race, Law, and Justice

By:
Fordham Law School
Credit:
The announcement says CLE credit for this program is available, but not how much or in what state. In many jurisdictions, you may be able to self-apply for credit.

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