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Redistricting and Voting 2017: The Legal Landscape

Monday May 15
2017

  • By: Practising Law Institute
  • Time: 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • CLE Credit
  • Location:
    Practising Law Institute - New York Center
    1177 Avenue of the Americas, (2nd floor), entrance on 45th Street
    New York, NY
  • Contact:
    Cia Lawrence
    Practising Law Institute
    212-824-5705
  • Website: www.pli.edu

This program will address the significant legal developments impacting voting access and the redistricting of electoral districts. Expert faculty will review important case law and pending cases, and also will examine relevant statutory and constitutional requirements, recent state activity, and strategic considerations involved in voting access and redistricting litigation.

What You Will Learn
• Redistricting and court review of electoral district boundaries
• Voting rights and litigation concerning voting access
• Analysis of key decisions and constitutional and statutory mandates and constraints
• Litigation considerations, challenges, and implications

Who Should Attend
This program will benefit all attorneys interested in learning about the legal fundamentals and strategic considerations affecting voting access and redistricting litigation.

Cost: $395*

*Scholarship Available (see attached application)
PLI's Scholarship/Financial Hardship Policy: Full scholarships and discounts to attend PLI programs are available to pro bono attorneys, judges, judicial law clerks, law professors, attorneys 65 or older, lawyers, law students, librarians and paralegals who work for nonprofit organizations, legal services organizations or government agencies, and unemployed attorneys and others with financial hardships.

  • CLE Credit Comments: CLE-NY Credits Credit Status: Approved Transitional: Newly admitted NY attorneys CAN earn ethics, professional practice, and law practice management credits CANNOT earn skills credits in this format. Total Credits: 3.50 Professional Practice: 3.50
  • Attachment(s): Scholarship_Application.pdf