State of Voting Rights / American Bar Association, Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice - Recording

State of Voting Rights / American Bar Association, Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice - Recording

American Bar Association Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice
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Please join us for the Seventh Annual State of Voting Rights program. Our esteemed panel consists of those who run elections, advocate for voters, and fight for the right to vote in the courts and in halls of Congress.

We plan to have a comprehensive conversation about threats to the franchise, redistricting, the Electoral Count Act and prospective policy changes on the federal and state level. The Supreme Court opinions in Merrill v. Milligan, focusing on the Voting Rights Act, and Moore v. Harper, dealing with the “Independent State Legislature” theory will also figure prominently into our discussion.

Welcome Remarks: Juan R. Thomas – Chair, ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice; Of Counsel, Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A.

Speakers:

  • Adam Ambrogi – Senior Director for Voting and Elections, National League of Women Voters
  • Khyla D. Craine – Deputy Legal Director, Michigan Department of State
  • Abha Khanna – Partner, Elias Law Group Leslie Proll – Senior Director, Voting Rights Program, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
  • Jason A. Abel (Moderator) – Partner, Steptoe & Johnson LLP; Co-Chair, Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity Committee, ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice

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