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.

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2012
Thursday, September 27th
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

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
Richard Pildes, Panelist; Professor of Law, New York University School of Law
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, Panelist; Professor of Law, Stetson University College of Law
Anthony Johnstone, University of Montana School of Law

The University of Montana School of Law | UC Ballroom

8:30 AM - 10:30 AM

10:45 AM

The Administration of a Republican Form of Government (enforcement)

Edward B. Foley, Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law
Richard L. Hasen, University of California, Irvine School of Law
Edwin Bender, National Institute on Money in State Politics
Laughlin McDonald, ACLU
Andrew King-Ries, University of Montana School of Law

The University of Montana School of Law - UC Ballroom

10:45 AM - 12:30 PM

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
James Lopach, Panelist; Professor of Political Science, University of Montana
Jim Regnier, Panelist; Former Justice, Montana Supreme Court
W. William Leaphart, Panelist; Former Justice, Montana Supreme Court
James C. Nelson, Moderator; Justice, Montana Supreme Court

The University of Montana School of Law | UC Ballroom

2:00 PM - 3:45 PM

4:00 PM

Montana’s Republican Form of Government

Jeff Wiltse, Panelist; Professor of History, University of Montana
James Brown, Panelist; Attorney, Doney, Crowley, Payne, Bloomquist, P.C.
Andrew Huff, Panelist; Assistant Attorney General, Montana Attorney General's Office
Robert Swartout, Panelist; Professor of History, Carroll College
Larry Howell, University of Montana School of Law

The University of Montana School of Law | UC Ballroom

4:00 PM - 5:45 PM