On February 12, 2008, ACS hosted a press briefing on three cases currently before the Supreme Court. The cases address the protections workers receive under the civil rights laws against retaliation by their employers when they complain of discrimination. Two of the cases are scheduled for argument this month.

The panel featured:

• Eric Dreiband, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
• Jocelyn Frye, General Counsel, National Partnership for Women & Families
• Daniel Kohrman, Attorney, AARP Foundation Litigation
• William L. Taylor, Chair, Citizens' Commission on Civil Rights, and Vice Chairman, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
• Moderator Michael Gottesman, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center

Video of Discussion:

• Crawford v. Metropolitan Gov't of Nashville (Real Video / Windows Media)
• CBOCS West v. Humphries (Real Video / Windows Media)
• Gomez-Perez v. Potter (Real Video / Windows Media)

Introduction by Judy Appelbaum (Real Video / Windows Media)
Intro by Michael H. Gottesman (Real Video / Windows Media)
Closing (Real Video / Windows Media)