Join WAAL and the DNC for a conversation regarding democracy, VOTING,
and race. _4 Credits of CLE will be applied for._
WAAL and The DNC Civic Engagement and Voter PROTECTION Department is
Holding a Bootcamp And Discussion for Madison-Area Attorneys, Law
Students, And Community members Regarding democracy, voting, and race.
The Speakers for the event are:
REYNA WALTERS-MORGAN, REYNA IS THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND
VOTER PROTECTION AT THE DNC.
Reyna is a proud graduate of Howard University School of Law. After
law school, she worked as a civil litigation associate in the
Washington, D.C. office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP and later as a Senior
Attorney for the Social Security Administration, adjudicating
disability claims in the Office of Appellate Operations.
In 2016, Reyna decided to return to her political and advocacy roots
and took a position as a Regional Voter Protection Director for the
Hillary Clinton Campaign. Utilizing her grassroots organizing skills
as well as an aggressive approach to building partnerships, she
trained over 750 attorneys on Ohio election laws and policies.
In 2017, Reyna launched Walters-Morgan Law, which utilizes her
extensive experiences in government and advocacy to help her clients
understand the legal and business side of politics.
PROFESSOR ATIBA ELLIS, MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL
Professor Ellis' research focuses on voting rights law with specific
attention to how varying conceptions of the right to vote exclude
voters on the margins. He has written about the economic entry
barriers posed by voter ID laws, felon disenfranchisement laws, the
theoretical effects of the Citizens United Supreme Court decision, the
impact of the Supreme Court's decision in Shelby County v. Holder, and
related topics. Professor Ellis’s current research focuses on voting
rights theory and how ideology affects the scope of the right to vote.
He has also written on critical legal theory and legal history.
Professor Ellis is a frequent speaker at academic conferences,
university and law school lectures, and community events about voting
rights law, how race and gender affect the law of politics, diversity
issues, and other matters related to the law of politics.
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