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The Indiana Law Review hosted "The Law of Democracy," a Symposium focusing on election law, on April 8-9 at Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis. The keynote speech was given by Professor Heather Gerken of Yale Law School on Thursday, April 8^th, in the Wynne Courtroom. Three panels over the two days featured twelve leading election law scholars discussing campaign finance, election administrating, and voting rights.

“This symposium is a major event that will bring many of the brightest academic minds in the country into one room to discuss topics of immediate interest to the way American democracy is structured,” says Associate Professor Michael J. Pitts , an expert on Election Law. “The issues tackled, such as how our polling places are run and how our election campaigns are financed, have implications for both how the State of Indiana and the United States as a whole conduct elections.”

There was no cost to attend the Symposium, and 5.0 hours of Indiana continuing legal education credits were available (approval pending). For more information and registration, please visit http://indylaw.indiana.edu/ilr/symposium2010.htm or contact Ann Harris Smith at akharris@iu.edu.

About Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis

With an enrollment of more than 1,000 students, IU School of Law - Indianapolis is the largest law school in the state of Indiana. Occupying a spacious, new, technologically advanced building, the school is located in the heart of downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has enjoyed great success for more than 100 years in preparing students for legal careers. The success of the school is evidenced by the prominent positions graduates have obtained in the judiciary and other branches of government, business, positions of civic leadership, and law practice. The school’s nearly 9,000 alumni are located in every state in the nation and several foreign countries. More information about the law school is available at indylaw.indiana.edu.