Tuesday, October 26, 6–7 p.m. ET
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Historical housing discrimination has created a modern-day caste system where neighborhood often determines opportunity. These discriminatory policies trap Black people in high-poverty neighborhoods and divert funding towards affluent, predominantly white areas. Does this mean social mobility is now only a myth?

Speakers: Sheryll Cashin, Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Law, Civil Rights and Social Justice, Georgetown Law; Former Adviser, Urban and Economic Policy, President Bill Clinton; Author, White Space, Black Hood: Opportunity Hoarding and Segregation in the Age of Inequality // Theodore R. Johnson, Director, Fellows Program, Brennan Center for Justice

Tuesday, November 2, 6:30–7:30 p.m. ET
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Join us for a virtual book talk on The Family Roe: An American Story by Joshua Prager. It details the hidden lives behind Roe v. Wade — from its plaintiff Norma McCorvey to the activists and bystanders whose lives intertwined with the case — and traces a half century of struggle over abortion in America.

Speakers: Joshua Prager, Journalist; Author, The Family Roe: An American Story // Introductory remarks: Trevor W. Morrison, Dean, Eric M. and Laurie B. Roth Professor of Law, NYU School of Law // Moderator: Melissa Murray, Frederick I. and Grace Stokes Professor of Law, Faculty Director, Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Network, NYU School of Law

Thursday, November 4, 5–6 p.m. ET
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Midterm elections always matter — but in this divided era, as the country begins a redistricting cycle amid a wave of new laws that will make it harder for Americans to vote, the 2022 midterms will matter more than most. Brennan Center President Michael Waldman will seek early insight from some of the best in the business regarding the role of primary voters to the issues that will bring voters to the polls a year from now.

Speakers: Alex Castellanos, Founder and Chairman, Purple Strategies; Former Strategist, Romney-Ryan and Bush-Cheney Presidential Campaigns // Stephanie Cutter, Founding Partner, Precision, Former Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama // Shailagh Murray, Executive Vice President for Public Affairs, Columbia University; Former Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama; Former Deputy Chief of Staff and Communications Director, Vice President Joseph Biden // Walter Shapiro, Fellow, Brennan Center; Journalist // Moderator: Bakari Sellers, CNN Political Analyst; Former U.S. Representative, South Carolina (D)

Wednesday, November 10, 6–7 p.m. ET
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The congressman who led the first impeachment of Donald Trump offers an inside account of American democracy in its darkest hour — and a warning that the forces of autocracy released by Trump remain as potent as ever. In his new book, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) argues that the Trump presidency has so weakened our institutions and compromised the Republican Party that the peril will last for years.

Speakers: Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), Chair of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; Author, Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could // Moderator: Michael Waldman, President, Brennan Center

Wednesday, December 1, 6–7 p.m. ET
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The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a seismic shift in the history of the Supreme Court, cementing a conservative majority on the bench as the country experienced a pandemic, a divisive presidential election, and the Capitol insurrection. In her new book, Linda Greenhouse provides a behind-the-scenes look at the 12 months that reshaped the Supreme Court and the years of conservative activism behind the rise of Justice Amy Coney Barrett.

Speakers: Linda Greenhouse, Senior Research Scholar in Law, Yale Law School; Contributing Opinion Writer, New York Times; Author, Justice on the Brink: The Death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Rise of Amy Coney Barrett, and Twelve Months That Transformed the Supreme Court // Moderator: Melissa Murray, Frederick I. and Grace Stokes Professor of Law; Faculty Director, Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Network, NYU School of Law; Coauthor, Reproductive Rights and Justice Stories