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2012
Friday, October 26th
8:30 AM

Registration / Breakfast

Seton Hall Law Review

Seton Hall Law School

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

9:00 AM

Opening Remarks

Seton Hall Law Review

Seton Hall Law School

9:00 AM - 9:05 AM

9:05 AM

Panel I: The Rise of Super PACs: Changes in Campaign Finance Law and the Impact on the 2012 Election and Future Elections

Laurence D. Laufer, partner, Genova Burns Giantomasi & Webster
Joel M. Gora, professor, Brooklyn Law School
Adam Lioz, counsel, Demos

Seton Hall Law School

9:05 AM - 10:25 AM

10:25 AM

Coffee Break

Seton Hall Law Review

Seton Hall Law School

10:25 AM - 10:40 AM

10:40 AM

Panel II: Power to the People: Public Lawmaking and Direct Democracy in Theory and Practice

Mickey Edwards, vice president, Aspen Institute and Director of Rodel Fellowships in Public Leadership
Reed Gusciora, assemblyman, New Jersey General Assembly District 15
Glen Staszewski, A.J. Thomas Faculty Scholar, Associate Dean for Research, and Professor, Michigan State University College of Law

Seton Hall Law School

10:40 AM - 12:00 PM

12:15 PM

Lunch at the Newark Club, with Keynote Address

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

Seton Hall Law School

12:15 PM - 1:45 PM

2:00 PM

Panel III: Modernization of the Ballot Box: Voter Registration and Ballot Access in the Modern Era

Ryan P. Haygood, Director of the Political Participation Group, NAACP Legal Defense Fund
John C. Fortier, Director of Democracy Project, Bipartisan Policy Center
Donna Kelly, Assistant Attorney General, New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety
Myrna Pérez, Senior Counsel, Democracy Program, Brennan Center for Justice

Seton Hall Law School

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

4:00 PM

Closing Remarks

Seton Hall Law Review

Seton Hall Law School

4:00 PM - 4:05 PM