Events | By the People, for the People: Election Integrity and the Conservative Legal Movement

Join The Heritage Foundation and the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy for a symposium on election law and the conservative legal movement. This symposium will bring together leading practitioners, academics, and public officials to discuss lawfare, election integrity, and the future of the conservative legal movement in this area. Throughout a day of engaging panels, these experts will dissect the most consequential legal issues shaping this election and the conservative movement.

Agenda

Panel I: Election Lawfare in the 21st Century

• John C. Yoo, Distinguished Visiting Professor, School of Civic Leadership, University of Texas at Austin and Emanuel S. Heller Chair in Law, University of California at Berkeley
• David Thompson, Managing Partner, Cooper & Kirk PLLC
• Taylor Meehan, Partner, Consovoy McCarthy PLLC
• Joe Nixon, Litigation Counsel, Public Interest Legal Foundation (Moderator)

Panel II: Voting Rights Litigation

• John Gore, Partner, Jones Day
• The Hon. Edmund LaCour, Alabama Solicitor General
• Brad Schlozman, Member, Hinkle Law Firm
• The Hon. Eric Dreiband, Partner, Jones Day (Moderator)

Keynote Addresses

• The Hon. Chad Readler, Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Panel III: Legal Challenges Ahead for the Trump 47 Campaign

• Mike Davis, President & Founder, Article III Project
• Dan McLaughlin, Senior Writer, National Review Online and Fellow at National Review Institute
• Steve Roberts, Partner, Holtzman Vogel
• The Hon. Daniel Jorjani, Chief Operating Officer and Principal Deputy General Counsel, Citizens United (Moderator)

Panel IV: The Frontier of Campaign Finance

• The Hon. Allen Dickerson, Commissioner, Federal Election Commission
• Jessica Furst Johnson, Partner, Holtzman Vogel
• Zachary Parks, Partner, Covington & Burling LLP
• Logan Knight, Articles Chair, Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy (Moderator)

Closing Remarks

• Hans von Spakovsky, Senior Legal Fellow and Manager, Election Law Reform Initiative, The Heritage Foundation