An Intersection of Laws: Citizens United v. FEC

The Georgia State University College of Law will hold a one-day symposium on Friday, November 12, 2010, to discuss the controversial Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC. In Citizens United, the Court overruled Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce and portions of McConnell v. FEC, holding bans on corporate independent campaign expenditures are unconstitutional under the First Amendment. Specifically, the Georgia State Law Review symposium will focus on how this case reflects the intersection of First Amendment Law, Corporate Law, and Election Law. The symposium itself will feature three 90-minute panel discussions focusing on each of these discreet areas. In addition, we will have a lunch time presentation by Heather Gerken of Yale Law School and a 60-minute panel discussion focusing on the impact of the decision on the Midterm Elections

Targeted Therapy in Oncology

Join us in hearing from a panel of nationally known election law experts about the latest developments in a busy season of election litigation and the many challenges surrounding the 2020 vote. SPEAKERS Rick Hasen Chancellor\u27s Professor of Law and Political Science, University of California, Irvine Janai Nelson Associate Director-Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) Daniel Tokaji Fred W. & Vi Miller Dean and Professor of Law, University of Wisconsin Law School MODERATORS Michelle Adams Professor of Law and Co-Director, Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy, Cardozo Law School Deborah Pearlstein Professor of Law and Co-Director, Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy, Cardozo Law Schoolhttps://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/floersheimer-recordings/1000/thumbnail.jp

Do Voting Rights Notification Laws Increase Ex-Felon Turnout?

Previous research documents widespread confusion about who can and cannot vote among people who have come into contact with the criminal justice system. This research, and considerable activism drawing attention to the issue, has spurred a number of state legislatures to pass laws requiring the states to notify ex-felons about their voting rights. The purpose of this article is to better understand the policy processes that produce these notification laws and to assess whether the laws affect ex-felons’ registration and turnout rates. Data on discharges from the correctional system and voter files are merged from three states that have recently passed notification laws: New Mexico, New York, and North Carolina. Our findings show little evidence of an increase in ex-felon registration or turnout after notification laws are implemented