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The Color of Law: The Role of U.S. Law and Policy in Racial Segregation in Housing

Friday March 23
2018

  • By: New York City Bar Association
  • Time: 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
  • CLE Credit
  • Location:
    New York City Bar Association
    42 West 44th Street
    New York, NY
  • Contact:
    New York City Bar Association
  • Source: New York > Foreclosure

This program puts Richard Rothstein, author of "The Color of Law" and Fellow, Thurgood Marshall Institute, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, in conversation with Coty Montag, Deputy Director of Litigation for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. The discussion will explore the principal themes animating "The Color of Law," addressing specific ways in which law and policy at all levels of government enabled and perpetuated racial discrimination in housing. Topics will include: The federal government's role in segregating public housing; racial zoning; redlining and denial of home loans to African Americans; and, the Fair Housing Act and other possible remedies.

Speakers:

Richard Rothstein, author of "The Color of Law" and Fellow, Thurgood Marshall Institute, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund

Coty Montag, Deputy Director of Litigation, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund

Program Co-Chairs:

Andrea McArdle, Professor of Law, CUNY School of Law

 Karol S. Robinson, Anderson Kill

Sponsoring Association Committee:

Housing & Urban Development Committee, William H. Vidal and Daniel Weisz, Co-Chairs

Program Fee: Free for Members & All Public Interest Attorneys | $50 Non-Members

  • CLE Credit Comments: NY CLE Credit: 1.5 Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias
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