Forty years ago, Reed v. Reed was the first case in which the Supreme Court applied the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution to strike down a law that discriminated on the basis of sex. Tomorrow, November 17, 2011 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Eastern, we’ll be marking this historic case with a special panel discussion about the past and future of women’s legal rights under the Equal Protection Clause, featuring special guest speaker Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Join the sponsors — American University Washington College of Law , George Washington University Law School , Georgetown University Law Center , Howard University School of Law, National Women’s Law Center , the University of the District of Columbia ‘s David A. Clarke School of Law , and the Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia — for this special event.
Register today to join this fascinating panel discussion live via webcast, with special guest speaker Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
The panel will be moderated by NPR’s legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg and will include:
Jacqueline Berrien, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Earl Maltz, Professor at Rutgers University Law School, Camden
Emily Martin, Vice President and General Counsel, National Women’s Law Center
Nina Pillard, Professor at Georgetown Law University
Justice Ginsburg, who was the principal author of the brief on behalf of the plaintiff in Reed v. Reed, will give remarks.
We hope you’ll join this special, live webcast tomorrow, November 17, 2011 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Eastern.
Sincerely,
Emily J. Martin
Vice President and General Counsel
National Women’s Law Center
P.S. Want to ask panelists or Justice Ginsburg a question about women’s constitutional rights? Post a question on our Facebook page and watch the live webcast to see if it’s asked.
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