Inside Sines v. Kessler: A Case Holding White Supremacists Accountable

A panel of experts will join an online webinar to discuss Sines v. Kessler, the federal civil trial and decision that held organizers accountable for violence at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville on Aug. 11-12, 2017. Participants include plaintiffs Elizabeth Sines ’19, Devin Willis and Marissa Blair; co-lead plaintiffs’ attorney Karen L. Dunn, a partner at Paul Weiss; co-lead plaintiffs’ attorney Roberta Kaplan, a partner at Kaplan, Hecker & Fink; and Deborah Lipstadt, an Emory University history professor who gave expert testimony on antisemitism. UVA Law professor Kim Forde-Mazrui will moderate the panel. The event is part of UVA’s Community MLK Celebration and the Gregory H. Swanson Award will be presented by Dean Risa Goluboff to a student. Register

Location: 
Online Webinar
Event Topic(s): 
Alumni
Community and Diversity
Constitutional Law
Litigation and Procedure
Race and Law
Sponsor: 
Center for the Study of Race and Law, UVA Office of African American Affairs, Office for Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights
Event Contact: 
Rebecca Klaff
Contact Email: 
rklaff@law.virginia.edu
Event Subtitle: 
MLK Day Celebration and Gregory H. Swanson Award Presentation
Related Program: 
Center for the Study of Race and Law
Related Program Director: 
Kim Forde-Mazrui
Related Program Summary: 

The Law School founded the Center for the Study of Race and Law in 2003 to provide opportunities for students, scholars, practitioners and community members to examine and exchange ideas related to race and law through lectures, symposia and scholarship.