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About the Program

The Voting Rights and Democracy Forum will hold a symposium on the key legal issues surrounding the 2024 presidential election. 

The first panel will focus on the ongoing trials against the likely Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump, and the unique legal questions they raise for our democracy. The second panel will dive into election security, speech, and related issues in the wake of the January 6th insurrection. Food and refreshments will be provided.

Program Agenda

12:00 – 12:30 p.m. | Check-In

12:30 – 12:35 p.m. | Welcome Remarks

Matthew Diller, Dean and Paul Fuller Professor of Law

Sonia Montejano ’24, Editor-in-Chief, Voting Rights and Democracy Forum

12:35 – 1:25 p.m. | Panel 1: The 2024 Election: Prosecuting a Former President and Major Party Nominee (1.0 professional practice CLE)

Moderator: Ethan Leib, Professor of Law, Fordham University School of Law

Richard Briffault, Professor of Law, Columbia Law School

Kayvan Farchadi, Counsel, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

Thomas Lee, Professor of Law, Fordham University School of Law

Jessica Roth, Professor of Law, Cardozo School of Law

1:25 – 1:30 p.m. | Break

1:30 – 2:20 p.m. | Panel 2: The First Presidential Election After January 6th: Examining Election Security and Speech (1.0 professional practice CLE)

Moderator: Jerry Goldfeder, Adjunct Professor of Law and Director of the Voting Rights and Democracy Project, Fordham University School of Law, and Senior Counsel, Cozen
O’Connor

Ramya Krishnan, Senior Staff Attorney, Knight First Amendment Institute, and Lecturer, Columbia Law School

Karen J. Greenberg, Director of the Center on National Security, Fordham University School of Law

Derek Tisler, Counsel, Democracy Program, Brennan Center for Justice

2:20 – 2:25 p.m. | Closing Remarks

Nora Donnelly ’24, Managing Editor, Voting Rights and Democracy Forum

2:25 – 3:30 p.m. | Reception