On October 16, 2008, the University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class hosted its Fall symposium entitled "A Powerful Electorate?: The Impact of Election Law on American Democracy." The event focused on how American laws have provided for or failed to adequately address the rights of American citizens to participate in the political process. Special attention was given to recent Supreme Court decisions pertaining to voting rights, Crawford v. Marion County School Board and Riley v. Kennedy. The symposium also featured a discussion on the potential for legal reform of election laws in Maryland and the United States.
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| Thursday, October 16th | ||
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| 9:30 AM |
Katie Burgess 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM |
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| 9:45 AM |
Discussion: The Tax Exempt Status of Religious Organizations: How Political is Too Political? Keith Blair, University of Baltimore Law School 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM |
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| 10:45 AM |
The Predicted Impact of the Obama Candidacy on the Voting Rights Act Jani Nelson, St. John's University School of Law 10:45 AM - 11:20 AM |
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| 11:25 AM |
Gender and Constitutional Design: symposium presentation Paula A. Monopoli, University of Maryland Franics King Carey School of Law 11:25 AM - 11:50 AM |
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| 12:00 PM |
Kristen Clarke, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Inc. 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM |
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| 1:30 PM |
Panel Discussion: Identifying the Problems of Crawford v. Marion County Election Board Jocelyn Benson, Wayne State University School of Law 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM |
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| 2:45 PM |
Panel Discussion: Strategies for Legal Reform of Election Law David Becker, The Pew Charitable Trusts 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM |
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| 4:00 PM |
Karen H. Rothenberg, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM |
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