A Joint Coalition of the Monroe County Bar Association, the Rochester Black Bar Association, and the Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys

FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Studies show low-level non-safety traffic stops are enforced in racially disparate ways. The law permits these stops. Join us to discuss the law relating to pretext stops, what the research reveals, the harms caused by such stops and what communities and governments across the country are doing to address them.

Speakers:

Katherine Blum, Esq.

Staff Attorney in the Civil Rights Practice Group of Empire Justice Center

Jill Paperno, Esq.

Chief Strategy Officer, Empire Justice Center

Dr. Rashid Muhammad

Director of Community Partnerships at JustCause