Tomorrow, September 9, at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C., there will be a multi-panel event on “Civil Rights in the United States” sponsored jointly by the Federalist Society, the Heritage Foundation, and the Cato Institute. The series of panels begins at 9:00 a.m. and continues until about 4:00 p.m., and will include discussions of disparate impact, racial preferences, voting rights (this panel will be moderated by Michael Barone, by the way), and federal civil-rights policy and politics.

Needless to say, these issues are always of interest and have particular salience these days in light of the ongoing drama in Ferguson. Except for me, all the panelists are brilliant and good-looking; you can read about this excellent event and register for it (it’s free, and includes lunch!) here.