[EL] AALS Section on Election Law Call for Presenters--final reminder

[Josh Douglas]

Folks,

One last reminder that submissions to be the final presenter on the AALS
Election Law panel are due tomorrow.  Info is below.

Thanks,

Josh

On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 9:48 AM, Josh Douglas <joshuadouglas at uky.edu> wrote:

> Dear Election Law Professors,
>
> The Executive Committee of the AALS Section on Election Law has selected
> its winner of the Call for Papers for January's meeting:  David Garter
> (ASU), *Universal Participation*.
>
> We are now looking for one more person to join the panel, which includes
> Pam Karlan, Chris Elmendorf, Kareem Crayton, and now David Gartner.  Those
> interested must be law professors at an AALS-member school.  To nominate
> yourself, please send me an email at joshuadouglas at uky.edu with a
> paragraph explaining what you will present.  The panel title and
> description is below.  The deadline to submit is *Tuesday, September 23*.
> The Executive Committee is particularly interested in adding a speaker that
> will bring a diversity of backgrounds and viewpoints.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Josh
>
> *The Voting Rights Act at 50*
>
> 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.
>
>
> --
> 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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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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