ACS, Public Justice and Cardozo Law School sponsored a day-long conference entitled "Justice and the Role of Class Actions" at Cardozo Law School. The March 28, 2008 event brought together scholars, practitioners and law students to explore class actions and the issues that swirl around this controversial and rapidly changing area of the law. The conference schedule is available here.

The first panel, "The Historical Significance of Class Actions," addressed:

1) The history and purpose of Rule 23, including its use in civil rights cases, and
2) The uses of class actions over time (e.g. civil rights, securities, antitrust, torts).

The panel featured:

• Elizabeth Cabraser, Partner, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP (Real Video / Windows Media)
• Sean Coffey, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossman LLP (Real Video / Windows Media)
• Geoffrey Miller, NYU Law School (Real Video / Windows Media)
• Richard Nagareda, Vanderbilt Law School (Real Video / Windows Media)
• Moderator, Lucas Guttentag, ACS Access to Justice Co-Chair & National Director of ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project (Real Video / Windows Media)

Discussion (Real Video / Windows Media)

Video from the conference is available here.