I recently mentioned the Miami symposium I’ll be attending Saturday. (I will be presenting a paper on statutory interpretation in election law cases, The Democracy Canon, that I expect to post on SSRN within the next few weeks.) Here is a schedule for the day’s events:
Schedule of Events
OPENING REMARKS
9:00 am – 9:15 am
Michael S. Pieciak – Editor in Chief, Miami Law Review
PANEL 1 – 9:15 AM – 11:00 AM
Where Do We Go From Here? Lessons Learned And New Approaches In Election Law
Moderator: Lida Rodriguez-Taseff – Duane Morris
Panelists:
Edward B. Foley- Ohio State University
Richard L. Hasen – Loyola Law School
Frances Hill – Miami Law School
Nathaniel Persily- Columbia Law School
PANEL 2- 11:15 am -12:30 pm
View From The Front Lines: An Inside Look Into The 2008 Election
Moderator: Alvin Lindsey – Hogan & Hartson
Panelists:
Robert Bauer – Perkins Coie
Trever Potter – Caplin & Drysdale and the Campaign Legal Center
LUNCH AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Introduction: Paul R. Verkuil, Acting Dean
Keynote: David Boies, Boies, Schiller & Flexner
PANEL 3 – 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Protecting the Minority Voter: Ballot Access And The Future Of Section Five
Moderator: Raquel Rodriguez- McDermott Will & Emery
Panelists:
Guy-Uriel E. Charles – Minnesota Law School
Ellen D. Katz – Michigan Law School
JoNel Newman – Miami Law School
PANEL 4- 3:45 PM – 5:30 PM
Making My Vote Count: Redistricting, Political Parties, Ballot Design, And Voter Disenfranchisement
Moderator: Joanne Harvest Koren – Miami Law School
Panelists:
James A. Gardner – Buffalo Law School
Sam Hirsch- Jenner & Block
Martha Mahoney – Miami Law School
Lawrence Norden -The Brennan Center for Justice
CLOSING REMARKS AND RECEPTION
Closing Remarks
Reception, Law School Quadrangle