Constance Baker Motley Speaker Series on Racial Inequality
Inaugural Event
A Virtual Conversation on Racial Injustice with Chief Justice Richard A. Robinson and Justice Maria Araujo Kahn, took place on July 15, 2020 at 5:00pm.
A recording of the event and resources discussed during the event are below.
PROGRAM
Welcome and Introduction of Speakers (0:00 – 5:57)
Dan Schwartz, Chair, Connecticut Bar Foundation James W. Cooper Fellows
Introduction of Moderators (5:58 – 8:55)
Amy Lin Meyerson, President, Connecticut Bar Foundation
Remarks on Constance Baker Motley (8:56 – 19:23)
Professor Marilyn Ford, Quinnipiac University School of Law,
and Joel Motley, son of Judge Constance Baker Motley
Moderated Discussion (19:24 - 1:52:44)
Featured Speakers:
Chief Justice Richard A. Robinson
Justice Maria Araujo Kahn
Moderators:
Dean Timothy Fisher, UConn School of Law
Professor Marilyn Ford, Quinnipiac School of Law
Closing Remarks (1:52:45 – 1:55:29)
Cecil Thomas, President-Elect, Connecticut Bar Association
RESOURCES REFERENCED
Book - The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America, Richard Rothstein, Liveright (2017)
Report - "Demographic Differences in Sentencing: An Update to the 2012 Booker Report," United States Sentencing Commission (2017)
