Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Kimmel Center, New York University - Room 905
60 Washington Square South
New York, New York

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The New York Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society, the Democracy and Voting Issue Group of the American Constitution Society and the Brennan Center for Justice present:

The Current State of Voter ID: Voting Rights After Crawford v. Marion County Election Board and Indiana Democratic Party v. Rokita

Featuring:
Jenigh Garrett: Assistant Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc.
Robert K. Kelner: Partner and Chair of the Election and Political Law Practice Group, Covington & Burling LLP
Nathaniel Persily: Professor of Law, Columbia Law School
Wendy R. Weiser: Deputy Director, Democracy Program, Brennan Center for Justice

Moderated by Richard H. Pildes, Sudler Family Professor of Constitutional Law, New York University School of Law

Since the 2000 presidential election, there has been a sharp increase across the nation in the adoption of voter photo identification laws. On April 28th, 2008, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Crawford v. Marion County Election Board and Indiana Democratic Party v. Rokita. The Court upheld the constitutionality of Indiana's voter ID law, which requires that all in-person voters present government-issued photo identification. Please join us as we hear from experts who will discuss the opinion, the justifications for voter photo ID laws, the burden they may place on potential voters and the impact of the Court's decision on future voting rights challenges.

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