• 2022 Symposium

Safeguarding the Fundamental Right to Vote

*All times are in Pacific Time (PT).
**Stanford Law Community is limited to current faculty, staff, and students.
***This Symposium is also co-sponsored by the Stanford Law Constitutional Law Center. 

Friday, February 11

12:45 – 2:00 P.M.
Opening Keynote Lunch Presentation

Janai Nelson (virtual address held in-person)
Incoming President and Director-Counsel, NAACP LDF
Non-Stanford Law Community (Virtual): Register here | Stanford Law Community (Room 190): Register here 

(Stanford Law Community Registration Deadline: Wednesday, Feb. 9 by 12 PT)

Boxed lunch served afterwards. Limited space available. Email confirms reservation.

2:15 – 3:30 P.M.
The Supreme Court and Voting Rights

Essay/Presentation 1: Professor Yasmin Dawood, University of Toronto Law School
Essay/Presentation 2: Professor Michael Kang, Northwestern University Law School

Panel Discussants: Guy-Uriel Charles, Charles Ogletree Jr. Professor of Law, Harvard Law School (Moderator), Jessica Amunson (Jenner & Block), Allison Riggs (Southern Coalition for Social Justice), Michael Carvin (Jones Day), and Nicholas Stephanopoulos (Kirkland and Ellis Professor of Law, Harvard Law; Election Law Clinic)
(Virtual): Register here

3:30 – 3:45 P.M.
Coffee Break

3:45 – 5:00 P.M.
A Prospective View of Voting Rights

Essay/Presentation 1: Professor Franita Tolson, University of Southern California Gould Law School
Essay/Presentation 2: Professor Michael Morley, Florida State University Law School

Panel Discussants: Mark Gaber (’10), Campaign Legal Center (Moderator), Wendy Weiser (Brennan Center for Justice), Neal Kelley (Orange County Registrar of Voters), Stephen Richer (Maricopa County Recorder), Kahn Scolnick (Gibson Dunn)
(Virtual): Register here

6:30 – 8:15 P.M. | 8:15 – 9:30 P.M.
Cocktail Reception | Dinner | Keynote Address

Eric Holder (virtual address held in-person)
Former Attorney General and Current Co-Chair of National Democratic Redistricting Committee
Non-Stanford Law Community (Virtual): Watch live here
Stanford Law Community (MacArthur Park, 27 University Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301): Register here 

(SOLD OUT)

(Stanford Law Community Waitlist Registration Deadline: Wednesday, Feb. 9 by 12 PT)

Formal dinner. Limited space available. Email confirms reservation.

Saturday, February 12

8:30 – 9:45 A.M.
The Threats to Election Administration

Essay/Presentation 1: Professor Samuel Issacharoff, New York University Law School
Essay/Presentation 2: Professor Rick Pildes, New York University Law School

Panel Discussants: Paul Smith, Campaign Legal Center (Moderator), Ben Ginsberg (Election Official Legal Defense Network), Rick Hasen (University of California, Irvine), Jason Torchinsky (Holtzman Vogel)
(Virtual): Register here

9:45 – 10:00 A.M.
Coffee Break

10:00 – 11:15 A.M.
Race and Voting: A Historical and Contemporaneous Look

Panel Discussants: Rabia Belt, Stanford Law School (Moderator), Carol Anderson (Emory University), Pippa Holloway (University of Richmond), Matt Barreto (University of California, Los Angeles), and David Bateman (Cornell University)
(Virtual): Register here

11:30 A.M. – 12:45 P.M.
Closing Lunch and Presentation

Ben Ginsberg and Robert Bauer
Cofounders, Election Official Legal Defense Network
(Virtual): Register here

If you have any questions or concerns, please do no hesitate to reach out to Donovan Hicks (dhicks@stanford.edu).

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