EPISODE · Feb 3, 2022 · 58 MIN
LawTalk Ep. 16 - 7th Annual MLK Convocation: A Discussion of American Voting Rights
from University of Minnesota Law School · host University of Minnesota Law School
On this episode, the 7th Annual MLK Convocation: A Discussion of American Voting Rights, reflects on Dr. King’s quote, “Voting is the foundation stone for political action” and discusses where we are now 56 years after the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This year’s guest panelists are: Harvard Law Professor Guy-Uriel Charles and ACLU of Minnesota Policy Director Julia Decker ‘14. Dean Garry Jenkins with opening remarks and an overview of our Martin Luther King, Jr. annual series. Justice Shannon, a 2L and President of the Black Law Students Association, will moderate the conversation. This lecture was recorded on January 26th, 2022. Watch the replay of the webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTlnd5RVXAo Subscribe to the Minnesota Law podcast feed on SoundCloud, or via your preferred podcast network, for more LawTalk episodes, as well as other podcast content produced by Minnesota Law. Learn more about the University of Minnesota Law School by visiting law.umn.edu and following Minnesota Law on Twitter twitter.com/UofMNLawSchool. Find a transcript of this podcast at: https://z.umn.edu/Ep16Transcript
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On this episode, the 7th Annual MLK Convocation: A Discussion of American Voting Rights, reflects on Dr. King’s quote, “Voting is the foundation stone for political action” and discusses where we are now 56 years after the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This year’s guest panelists are: Harvard Law Professor Guy-Uriel Charles and ACLU of Minnesota Policy Director Julia Decker ‘14. Dean Garry Jenkins with opening remarks and an overview of our Martin Luther King, Jr. annual series. Justice Shannon, a 2L and President of the Black Law Students Association, will moderate the conversation. This lecture was recorded on January 26th, 2022. Watch the replay of the webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTlnd5RVXAo Subscribe to the Minnesota Law podcast feed on SoundCloud, or via your preferred podcast network, for more LawTalk episodes, as well as other podcast content produced by Minnesota Law. Learn more about the University of Minnesota Law School by visiting law.umn.edu and following Minnesota Law on Twitter twitter.com/UofMNLawSchool. Find a transcript of this podcast at: https://z.umn.edu/Ep16Transcript
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