October 31, 2008
St. John’s University School of Law Professor Janai S. Nelson,
Assistant Director of the Ronald
H. Brown Center for Civil Rights and Economic Development, was
featured as a guest speaker on CNN’s Newsroom, Saturday, November 1
at 10 a.m.
As part of the 2008 Election coverage, CNN Newsroom anchor Betty
Nguyen spoke with Professor Nelson live (via satellite from CNN
headquarters in Atlanta, GA) about voting rights, a topic that has
gained significant media coverage as the election draws
near.
Read the
transcript of Professor Nelson’s interview.
Professor Nelson joined St. John’s staff in 2006. In addition to
conducting research on election law and voting rights issues, she
teaches Election Law and Political Participation, Voting Rights
Seminar, and Professional Responsibility.
Professor Nelson was previously the Director of Political
Participation at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
(LDF), where she oversaw all voting related litigation and matters,
litigated voting rights and redistricting cases, and worked on
criminal justice issues on behalf of African Americans and other
under-served communities. Her voting rights experience at LDF
encompasses constitutional cases and actions arising under the
Voting Rights Act and other federal and state statutes.
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