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Clinical Experiences with Electoral Count Act Reform and the Independent State Legislature Theory
The opportunity to work on both ECA reform and confronting the independent state legislature theory as part of my clinical experiences at HLS has allowed me to understand the real, on-the-ground impact of the doctrine I’ve learned in my classes. As these issues continue to develop, I look forward to seeing how the Democracy & Rule of Law and Election Law Clinics continue to work at the forefront of positive, pro-democracy change.
Protecting the right to vote in the Election Law Clinic
“I know the Election Law Clinic is an experience that I will be able to look back on and say, ‘this made me a better lawyer,’”
“I know the Election Law Clinic is an experience that I will be able to look back on and say, ‘this made me a better lawyer,’”
Election Law Clinic presents oral arguments in Jacksonville racial gerrymandering case
On Friday, September 16, Election Law Clinic clinical instructor Daniel Hessel led the plaintiff’s oral arguments during Jacksonville Branch of the NAACP v. City of Jacksonville’s preliminary injunction hearing, arguing against the use of racially biased redistricting maps in the 2023 and 2024 city council and school board elections.