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Symposium - The Law of Politics: The Role of Law in Advancing Democracy ruler

For Immediate Release
October 16, 2006

Contact:
Kara Tershel
Elissa Free
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WHAT:

Symposium:
"The Law of Politics: The Role of Law in Advancing Democracy"

WHEN:

Wednesday, October 18, 2006, 3:30 – 7:00 p.m.

WHERE:

Georgetown University Law Center
Hart Auditorium – McDonough Hall
600 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20001

SCHEDULE:

3:30 – 3:40 p.m.
Introductory Remarks


T. Alexander Aleinikoff, Dean, Georgetown University Law Center

Jonathan Allen, Senior Symposium and Development Editor, Georgetown Law Journal


3:40 – 5:00 p.m.
Regulation of Non-Profits in Political Campaigns


Panelists:
Miriam Galston, Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School

Stephen Weissman, Associate Director for Policy, Campaign Finance Institute

Lawrence Noble, Counsel, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

Jeffrey Birnbaum, Columnist & National Correspondent, Washington Post

Moderator:
Donald Tobin, Dean of Academic Affairs & Professor of Law, Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State University

 

5:05 – 6:30 p.m.
The Voting Rights Act and Redistricting

Panelists:
Samuel Issacharoff, Professor of Law, New York University School of Law

Sam Hirsch, Partner, Jenner & Block

Michael Carvin, Partner, Jones Day

Janai S. Nelson, Research Professor, St. John’s University School of Law

Moderator:
Robert Bauer, Firmwide Chair, Political Law Practice, Perkins Coie

 

6:30 – 7:00 p.m.
Concluding Remarks

Samuel Issacharoff, Professor of Law, New York University School of Law

Robert Bauer, Firmwide Chair, Political Law Practice, Perkins Coie

 

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