Austin W. Scott, Jr. Lecture Series: "Is It Time for a New Civil Rights Act? Addressing Modern Obstructionist Procedure"

University of Colorado Law School Professor Suzette Malveaux explored how the U.S. Supreme Court?s civil procedure jurisprudence has undermined access to justice and civil rights enforcement, and why a new civil rights law is necessary during this critical and tumultuous time in our country. The United States is in the midst of the largest civil rights movement since that of the 1960s, and calls for justice for Black and marginalized communities are stronger than ever. Many decry the violence such communities have experienced as a result of centuries of systemic racism and discrimination, which has led to significant, though insufficient, legislative gains. What has received comparatively scant attention, however, is the violence done to those legislative gains, and to civil rights more generally, through the Supreme Court?s increasingly obstructionist procedural jurisprudence. This Scott Lecture explored whether a new civil rights act is the answer. Named for Austin Scott, a member of the law school faculty for 20 years, this annual lecture featured a member of the Colorado Law faculty selected by the dean who is engaged in a significant scholarly project.

Event Details

Speakers	Suzette Malveaux, Provost Professor of Civil Rights Law and Director of The Byron R. White Center for the Study of American Constitutional Law