Fordham Law Voting Rights and Democracy Project

The Voting Rights & Democracy Forum is pleased to share Volume III, Issue 1, featuring: - "Unequal Access:?The Perpetual Struggle for Voting Rights and the Case of Wisconsin" by Ben Edelstein, Mark Thomsen, and Professor Atiba Ellis of Case Western Reserve University School of Law. - "Reforms for Filling Vacancies in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives" by Nora Donnelly (FLS '24), Alexa Green (FLS '24), and Lea Vallone (FLS '25). - "The Burden to Reach the Ballots:?Tackling Eleventh Circuit Line-Warming Bans and Their Intersectional Harm Under an ADA Framework" by Alyssa Clune (FLS '25). - "Impending Peril:?Rethinking the Future of Democracy" by Professor Karen J. Greenberg of the Center on National Security at Fordham Law. We are grateful for the opportunity to work with these distinguished authors on scholarship critical to the future of voting rights, protecting civil liberties, and strengthening our democratic systems. Thank you to our dedicated staff for making Volume III possible. https://lnkd.in/egMjy9sN

The 2024 Presidential?Election: Are We Ready? Register NOW for our 2024 Presidential Election?Symposium on October 28th, where we explore whether the electoral?system is ready for its 60th presidential campaign. Sponsored with The Fordham Law Review and the Center on National Security at Fordham Law. https://lnkd.in/dhQFux77

As the 2024 Election season unfolds, we will be sharing timely reactions and analysis?of the pressing issues surrounding the current landscape. In our most recent Commentary, Andrew Vazquez breaks down the Purcell?Principle and how it intersects with a new rule passed by the Georgia State Election Board: https://lnkd.in/eWHnY3d5

In our latest Commentary, Antonia Spano notes how the 25th Amendment inspired many states to fix the shortcomings in their state constitutions’ treatment of gubernatorial succession; New York state has yet to do so, and it should delay no further.

Deadline extended: Fordham Law's Voting Rights and Democracy Forum is soliciting applications from Fordham Law students for our Volume III Staff! Applications are due Monday, June 24 at 10 P.M. EST. If writings on voting rights, election law, and reform of democratic institutions sound interesting, then the Forum is the journal for you. Find our application here: https://lnkd.in/edt37jMP Find our work here: https://lnkd.in/dGQyJACH

Fordham Law School and the Voting Rights and Democracy Project recently hosted political correspondent Steve Kornacki, who treated a standing-room-only crowd of students, staff, and faculty to an impromptu whiteboard electoral map presentation, detailing scenarios of how either Biden or Trump could get to 270 electoral votes. https://bit.ly/4bcBu6G

As many of you know, I started the?Election Law Clinic at Harvard Law School?three years ago and we are now up and running with gusto. We are hiring a Clinical Instructor – we need an attorney with at least three years of experience who is ready to train a new generation of election lawyers. You can see the job posting at our careers page:?https://lnkd.in/e-3M3Y-T?and the HLS official posting is?here: https://lnkd.in/e9s4b99X Please share with anyone you think might be a good fit, and feel free to reach out to me with any questions.

In the third part of his series on AI, Professor Kevin T. Frazier further elaborates on the package of laws and reforms necessary to protect our constitutional order and democracy amidst technological disruption and growing distrust in our institutions. https://lnkd.in/gi5w_yZX

Today is the final day to submit your application to be on the Forum leadership board next year!

When NYS makes it easier for people to vote… they do! During our externships with the New York Civil Liberties Union, Ross and I both came across this encouraging data on how vote-by-mail can increase turnout — and we wanted to make sure more people were aware. Thanks Fordham Law Voting Rights and Democracy Project for giving us a platform!