The 2012 Honorable James R. Browning Symposium on Election Law began on Thursday, September 27, with a keynote address by Professor Lawrence Lessig of Harvard University School of Law. Professor Lessig spoke about dependency corruption in our political system and proposed a plan to eliminate it. There were four panel discussions on Friday, September 28, each with local and national experts on election law. Topics discussed included judicial elections, campaign finance regulation, election administration, the Voting Rights Act, and how these issues are playing out in Montana.
| 2012 | ||
| Thursday, September 27th | ||
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| 6:00 PM |
Keynote Address: On What Being a (small r) Republican Means Lawrence Lessig, Keynote Speaker; Professor of Law, Harvard Law School The University of Montana School of Law | UC Ballroom 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
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| Friday, September 28th | ||
| 8:30 AM |
Symposium Introduction & The Rules of a Republican Form of Government (campaign regulation) William P. Marshall, Panelist; Professor of Law, University of North Carolina School of Law The University of Montana School of Law | UC Ballroom 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM |
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| 10:45 AM |
The Administration of a Republican Form of Government (enforcement) Edward B. Foley, Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law The University of Montana School of Law - UC Ballroom 10:45 AM - 12:30 PM |
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| 2:00 PM |
The Adjudication of a Republican Form of Government (role of the judiciary) Michael Kang, Panelist; Professor of Law, Emory University College of Law The University of Montana School of Law | UC Ballroom 2:00 PM - 3:45 PM |
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| 4:00 PM |
Montana’s Republican Form of Government Jeff Wiltse, Panelist; Professor of History, University of Montana The University of Montana School of Law | UC Ballroom 4:00 PM - 5:45 PM |
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