Conference: Schedule of Events
Thursday, April 14th, 5:30-6:45pm
Wittemyer Court Room, Wolf Law Building
Welcome and Introduction: David Mapel, Director of the Keller Center
Keynote Address: 鈥淭he First Amendment After Citizens United鈥
Jeffrey Rosen, National Constitution Center
Friday, April 15th
Room 301, Wolf Law Building
Session I: Citizens or Plutocracy United? (9:00-10:45am)
鈥淧lutocracy United: Campaign Money, the Supreme Court, and the Distortion of American Elections鈥
Richard Hasen, University of California, Irvine
Commentator: Corey Brettschneider, Brown University
Session II: Interest Group Advertising, Corporate Spending, and Brand Identity (11:00am-12:30pm)
鈥淚nterest Group Issue Strategies: Advertising in Congressional Elections鈥
Michael Franz, Bowdoin University
鈥淪hooting Your Brand in the Foot: What Citizens United Invites鈥
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, Stetson University
Commentator: Jennifer Wolak, University of Colorado, Boulder
Session III: Disclosure (1:30-3:00pm)
鈥What Effective Disclosure Looks Like鈥
Conor M. Dowling, University of Mississippi
鈥Unleashing the Power of Campaign Information Disclosure鈥
Adam Bonica, Stanford University
Commentator: Helen Norton, University of Colorado, Boulder
Saturday, April 16th
Room 301, Wolf Law Building
Session IV: Corruption and Its Appearance (9:00-10:30am)
鈥The New Corruption鈥
Ryan Pevnick, New York University
鈥Campaign Finance and the Rhetoric of Corruption鈥
Douglas Spencer, University of Connecticut Law School
Commentator: Adam Hosein, University of Colorado, Boulder
Session V: Campaign Finance and Political Parties (10:45am-12:15pm)
鈥Party by Association: Reevaluating the First Amendment Interests of Political Parties in the Context of Campaign Finance鈥
Tabatha Abu El-Haj, Kline School of Law, Drexel University
鈥De-Regulating Party Campaign Finance鈥
Michael S. Kang, Emory University School of Law
Commentator: John Griffin, University of Colorado, Boulder