On May 22, 2024, at 12:30 p.m., the American Civil Liberties of New Jersey will host “Raising the Bar: The Future of Voting Rights in New Jersey and Beyond.”
At this 90-minute virtual panel event, the ACLU-NJ will bring together leading experts to discuss the status of voting rights in New Jersey and across the United States, including the erosion of federal protections and the emergence of new tools and strategies for expanding ballot access and political power.
In recent years, the United States Supreme Court and federal courts around the country have steadily retreated from the vigorous protection of voting rights, enabling widespread anti-democratic legislation and governance – from racial gerrymandering to voter suppression to election interference. In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decisions in Shelby County v. Holder and Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee, the federal Voting Rights Act has been substantially diminished. This panel will discuss how states can, should, and have taken up the mantle of advancing and enforcing voting rights, and will explore opportunities and obstacles unique to New Jersey’s legal and political landscape.
Lieutenant Governor Tahesha Way, who has served as the Secretary of State since 2017, will offer opening remarks on New Jersey’s efforts to expand access to the ballot. Following Lt. Gov. Way’s opening remarks, ACLU-NJ Staff Attorney Liza Weisberg will moderate a panel with voting experts. Panelists include:
- Yael Bromberg, Principal, Bromberg Law LLC
- Sophia Lin Lakin, Director, ACLU Voting Rights Project
- Henal Patel, Law and Policy Director, New Jersey Institute for Social Justice
- Michael Pernick, Redistricting Counsel, Legal Defense Fund
- Caren E. Short, Director, Legal and Research, League of Women Voters of the U.S.
Please join us for an event about how our ongoing advocacy efforts are helping to turn New Jersey into a true multiracial democracy. Attendance is free and open to all. CLE materials can be accessed here.
CLE Credit Provided by Lowenstein Sandler LLP
The firm is an accredited provider in California, New Jersey, and New York. If you are seeking credit in additional states, please indicate your jurisdiction on the Affirmation Survey that will be provided before the program, and we will issue you a Uniform Certificate of Attendance. This certificate will reflect the states in which the program was approved and may be used for submitting an Individual Attorney Application for your requested state(s).
CA: This program has been approved for 1.50 hours of California General CLE credit.
NJ: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 1.80 hours of total CLE credit. Of these, 0.0 qualify as hours of credit for ethics/professionalism and 0.0 qualify as hours of credit for diversity, inclusion, and elimination of bias.
NY: This program has been approved for 1.50 hours of New York credit in the Areas of Professional Practice.
Thank you to our sponsors:
Guardian: Lowenstein Sandler
Defender: Nissenbaum Law Group LLC
Advocate: CSG Law, Guston & Guston LLP, NJEA, Pashman Stein Walder Hayden P.C., The Puffin Foundation Ltd.
