Indiana Law Review Symposium
April 3-4, 2008

The Fair Housing Act After 40 Years:
Continuing the Mission to Eliminate Housing Discrimination and Segregation

Keynote speaker:

Theodore M. Shaw, Esq., Director-Counsel and President of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.

Dates of Event:

» Thursday, April 3, 2008 - Keynote Address, 8:00 p.m. (1 hr, CLE)
» Friday, April 4, 2008 - Registration 8:00 a.m., Symposium - all day (5.8 hrs, CLE)

Location:

Wynne Courtroom, Inlow Hall, 530 W. New York Street, Indianapolis, IN

Contact:

For additional information regarding this event please contact Elizabeth Ellis, Symposium Editor, ilrevent@iupui.edu

Speaker Bios | Symposium Agenda | Online Registration

Symposium Overview

The Indiana Law Review is pleased to announce its plans to host a Symposium in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the passage of the federal Fair Housing Act. The Symposium will be held at the Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis in the Wynne Courtroom. The Symposium is being developed with the counsel of Florence Wagman Roisman, William F. Harvey Professor of Law, and the faculty advisor to the Indiana Law Review, R. George Wright, Lawrence A. Jegen III Professor of Law.

The event will commence with a keynote address on the evening of April 3, 2008, by Theodore M. Shaw, Esq., Director-Counsel and President of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. The keynote address topic is “The Place of Race in Post-Affirmative Action America.” A reception will follow the keynote address.

The Symposium will be held on April 4, 2008, which marks the passage of four decades since the tragic assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  Dr. King’s inspiring message of equal opportunity for every person and his commitment to changing views and attitudes are embodied in the Fair Housing Act.  The Symposium will pay a special tribute to Dr. King and will honor his legacy through collaborative efforts to continue the eradication of housing discrimination and segregation.  The tribute will be offered by Professor Monroe H. Little, Jr., Director of the African American & African Diaspora Studies Program and Associate Professor of History at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.

The Symposium tentatively will include the following presenters:

• Michael Allen, Esq., Relman & Dane PLLC
• Professor Jeannine Bell, Charles L. Whistler Faculty Fellow, Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington
• Elizabeth K. Julian, Esq., President, Inclusive Communities Project, Dallas, Texas
• Professor James A. Kushner, Southwestern Law School
• Professor john a. powell, Gregory H. Williams Chair in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties; Executive Director, The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law
• John P. Relman, Esq., Relman & Dane PLLC
• Professor Florence Wagman Roisman, William F. Harvey Professor of Law, Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis
• Professor James E. Rosenbaum, Northwestern University
• Professor Robert G. Schwemm, Ashland Professor of Law, University of Kentucky College of Law
• Ms. Margery Austin Turner, Director, Center on Metropolitan Housing and Communities, Urban Institute

In connection with the live Symposium, the Indiana Law Review is proud to be publishing a dedicated Symposium issue in Volume 41 comprising written works by the following contributors:

• Introduction by Florence Wagman Roisman, William F. Harvey Professor of Law, Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis
• Lead Article by Theodore M. Shaw, Esq., Director-Counsel and President of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
• Professor Jeannine Bell, Charles L. Whistler Faculty Fellow, Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington
• Professor Sheryll D. Cashin, Georgetown University Law Center
• Elizabeth K. Julian, Esq., President, Inclusive Communities Project, Dallas, Texas
• Professor James A. Kushner, Southwestern Law School
• Professor john a. powell, Gregory H. Williams Chair in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties; Executive Director, The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law
• John P. Relman, Esq., Relman & Dane PLLC
• Professor James E. Rosenbaum, Northwestern University and Professor Stefanie DeLuca, Johns Hopkins University (co-authors)
• Professor Leonard S. Rubinowitz, Northwestern University School of Law
• Professor Robert G. Schwemm, Ashland Professor of Law, University of Kentucky College of Law
• Margery Austin Turner, Director, Center on Metropolitan Housing and Communities, Urban Institute

The Indiana Law Review is honored to host this Symposium event and to publish a Symposium issue dedicated to a topic of such vital importance. For additional information regarding this event please contact Elizabeth Ellis, Symposium Editor, at ilrevent@iupui.edu, for future event details.