[EL] AALS Section on Election Law Call for Papers

[Josh Douglas]

Here is another reminder about the AALS Election Law Section Call for
Papers.  The details are below, and the deadline is Sept. 5.  We are
accepting both abstracts and fuller drafts.  This is an especially great
opportunity for junior faculty to become involved in the section, although
senior scholars are also welcome to submit.  If you have any questions, or
want to give me a heads up that you plan on submitting (so we know how many
to expect), just drop me an email at joshuadouglas at uky.edu.

Thanks,

Josh


On Thu, Jun 12, 2014 at 10:51 AM, Josh Douglas <joshuadouglas at uky.edu>
wrote:

> Dear Election Law Colleagues,
>
> The brand-new AALS Section on Election Law is issuing a Call for Papers to
> select two panelists for its inaugural program at the 2015 AALS Annual
> Meeting in Washington, DC.  The Section's program will be on Sunday,
> January 4, 2015, from 2:00-3:45.  The title of the program is "T*he
> Voting Rights Act at 50.*"  The two panelists selected from the Call for
> Papers will join an all-star cast including Pam Karlan, Chris Elmendorf,
> and Kareem Crayton, to discuss the topic.
>
> Selected papers will be published in the Election Law Journal.  The
> deadline to submit is *Friday, September 5*. Finished papers or
> substantially completed drafts are preferred, although you may submit an
> abstract so long as you will be able to complete the paper in time for the
> AALS Annual Meeting in January.
>
> To submit, or if you have any questions, please email Josh Douglas at
> joshuadouglas at uky.edu.
>
> Here is the full program description:
>
> On August 6, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act
> into law.  During the signing ceremony, President Johnson referred to the
> Act as “one of the most monumental laws in the entire history of American
> freedom.”  Over the past fifty years, the Supreme Court has issued numerous
> decisions on various aspects of the Voting Rights Act, Congress has amended
> it several times, and it remains an important component of public debate.
> This panel – the first programming for the new AALS Section on Election Law
> – will explore the many facets of that debate.  The panel will analyze the
> current issues regarding voting rights, from the Supreme Court’s recent
> invalidation of the Section 4 coverage formula in its *Shelby County*
> decision – essentially rendering Section 5 inoperable – to Congress’s
> consideration of a Voting Rights Act Amendment, to the report of the
> bipartisan Presidential Commission on Election Administration.  Part of
> this inquiry will include a discussion of whether we have reached the
> ideals President Johnson aspired to 50 years ago when he signed this Act,
> and where we should go from here in protecting and effectuating the right
> to vote.  The papers from this program will appear in the Election Law
> Journal.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Josh
>
> --
> Joshua A. Douglas
> Assistant Professor of Law
> University of Kentucky College of Law
> 620 S. Limestone
> Lexington, KY 40506
> (859) 257-4935
> joshuadouglas at uky.edu
>
>


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Joshua A. Douglas
Robert G. Lawson & William H. Fortune Associate Professor of Law
University of Kentucky College of Law
620 S. Limestone
Lexington, KY 40506
(859) 257-4935
joshuadouglas at uky.edu
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