Symposium on the Law Governing our Democratic Process
The George Washington Law Review invites you to attend:
Law and Democracy: A Symposium on the Law Governing our Democratic Process
Date: Monday, November 15, 2004
Location: The Library of Congress, First Street and Independence Avenue, S.E., Washington, D.C.
Just two weeks after the 2004 elections, the country’s leading election law and political science scholars will gather for a frank and insightful discussion on the state of the law governing our democratic process and the impact of that law on this year's elections. The George Washington Law Review invites you to join us for what promises to be an exciting and memorable day.
For more information, or to register for the symposium, please contact James Cobb, the Senior Projects Editor of The George Washington Law Review, at jcobb05@law.gwu.edu.
Schedule of Events (subject to change):
8:15 a.m. Welcoming Address
Roger Trangsrud, Interim Dean, The George Washington University Law School
Spencer Overton, The George Washington University Law School
Location: Jefferson Building, The Library of Congress
8:30 a.m. Panel I: Partisan Redistricting and Veith v. Jubelirer
Michael Kang, Emory University School of Law
Ellen Katz, University of Michigan Law School
Justin Driver, Charles Hamilton Houston Fellow, Harvard Law School
Adam Cox, The University of Chicago Law School
Location: Jefferson Building, The Library of Congress
10:30 a.m. Panel II: Campaign Finance
Dennis Thompson, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Richard Briffault, Columbia Law School
Guy Uriel Charles, University of Minnesota Law School
Gregg Polsky, University of Minnesota Law School
Larry Noble, Executive Director, The Center for Responsive Politics, and former General Counsel of the Federal Election Commission
Lillian BeVier, University of Virginia School of Law
Location: Jefferson Building, The Library of Congress
12:30 p.m. Luncheon and Roundtable Discussion: How the Rules Shaped the 2004 Election
Nina Totenberg, National Public Radio
Bill Marshall, The University of North Carolina School of Law
Rick Hasen, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Samuel Issacharoff, Columbia Law School
Edward Foley, Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State University
Rick Pildes, New York University Law School
Location: Madison Building, The Library of Congress
3:00 p.m. Panel III: Voting Rights and Barriers to Voting
Heather Gerken, Harvard Law School
Daniel Tokaji, Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State University
Daniel Ortiz, University of Virginia School of Law
Grant Hayden, Hofstra University School of Law
Terry Smith, Fordham University School of Law
Location: Jefferson Building, The Library of Congress