We’ve got two great multiracial democracy panels back-to-back in the same room (Marquis Salon 3) next Saturday, Jan. 6 at the 2024 AALS Annual Meeting. Please join us!
8-9:40 am AI & Defending Multiracial Democracy
Speakers: Danielle Keats Citron (UVA), Jessica Eaglin (Cornell), Rebecca Green (William & Mary), Spencer Overton (GW), Ciara Torres-Spelliscy (Stetson)
Artificial intelligence has the potential to reduce costs, expand participation by voters of color, and facilitate new coalitions. At the same time, incumbent powers could use AI to entrench themselves through discriminatory disinformation campaigns, cyberattacks, voting restrictions, and gerrymandering. Even absent intentional discrimination, the seemingly innocuous use of AI in voter roll maintenance, signature matching, and other aspects of the process could replicate disadvantage. This panel sketches out the opportunities and challenges of AI for our increasingly multiracial democracy and potential legal solutions.
10-11:40 am Multiracial Democracy After Allen v. Milligan and Students for Fair Admission v. Harvard College
Speakers: Tabatha Abu El-Haj (Drexel), Travis Crum (Wash. U), Jonathan Feingold (BU), Emily Rong Zhang (Berkeley), Bertrall Ross (UVA), Daniel Tokaji (Wisconsin)
This panel seeks to situate Allen v. Milligan in the broader landscape of the Roberts Court’s approach to race, democracy, and pluralism.
There are also two other important sessions on Legislation, Governance, and Democratic Fragility (Wed. 10 am) and Big Money Unleashed (Sat. 8 am).