When:
Thursday, July 12, 2018
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.Where:
Room to be announced
Steptoe & Johnson LLP
1330 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, D.C. 20036
Registration:
This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.
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Sponsors:
This program is co-sponsored by the ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice and Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Description:This panel will address the current state of voting rights and analyze new state laws and attempts to restrict the right to vote. Panelists will address ongoing voting rights litigation, the disbanded “voter fraud” commission, and prospective issues surrounding the 2018 midterm election.
Panelists:
MODERATOR – Jason Abel, Of Counsel, Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Todd A. Cox, Director of Policy, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
Orion Danjuma, Staff Attorney, ACLU Racial Justice Program
Marc E. Elias, Partner, Perkins Coie LLP
Julie Houk, Special Senior Counsel, Voting Rights Project, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law