Join us for a two-day conference hosted by the Election Law Center, led by Professor Michael Morley and Executive Director Maureen Wagner Vinson, as FSU Law delves into the most consequential election case in U.S. history.

The event will feature a keynote address from David Boies and Ben Ginsberg, counsel in the landmark Bush v. Gore case heard by the U.S. Supreme Court. Together, they will offer unparalleled insights into the legal arguments, the Supreme Court's ruling, and its lasting impact over the past 25 years.

In addition to the keynote speeches, the event will examine the ongoing implications of Bush v. Gore's key holdings and assess how the federal judiciary's role in resolving election disputes has evolved since that ruling. Attendees can also look forward to engaging panels featuring more than a dozen nationally known election law professors, federal and state judges, and key former state and county officials involved in resolving the disputes surrounding the 2000 election.

There will be a special gallery opening during the event showcasing the original U.S. Supreme Court artist sketches, which capture the drama and significance of this high-profile case. Breakfast and lunch will be provided to all attendees.

Schedule of Events

8:30-9:00 A.M. - Optional Breakfast in Rotunda

9:00-10:30 A.M. - Bush v. Gore, the Right to Vote, and Election Administration

- Professor Joshua Douglas, Acting Associate Dean for Research, Ashland, Inc. - Spears Distinguished Research Professor of Law, University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law
- Professor Richard L. Hasen, Gary T. Schwartz Endowed Chair in Law, Director, Safeguarding Democracy Project, University of California, Los Angeles School of Law
- Professor Richard H. Pildes, Sudler Family Professor of Constitutional Law, New York University School of Law
- Professor Charles Stewart III, Kenan Sahin, Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Moderator: Professor Lonna Atkeson, Ph.D., Leroy Collins Eminent Scholar in Civic Education and Political Science, Director, LeRoy Collins Institute, FSU College of Social Sciences and Public Policy

10:30-10:45 A.M. - Break

10:45-12:15 P.M. - Congressional v. Judicial Power Over Elections and the Political Question Doctrine

- Professor Nelson Lund, Distinguished University Professor, Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University
- Professor Robert Pushaw, James Wilson Endowed Professor of Law, Pepperdine University Rick J. Caruso School of Law
- Dean Daniel Tokaji, Fred W. & Vi Miller Dean, Professor of Law, University of Wisconsin Law School
- Moderator: Professor Charquia Fegins, Assistant Professor, Florida State University College of Law

12:15-1:15 P.M. - Lunch

1:15-2:45 P.M. - Remedies in Election Cases/ Constitutional Questions Concerning the Electoral College

- Professor Sam Isaacharoff, Bonnie and Richard Reiss Professor of Constitutional Law, New York University School of Law
- Professor Justin Levitt, Professor of Law, Gerald T. McLaughlin Fellow, Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount University
- Professor Derek T. Muller, Professor of Law, Notre Dame Law School
- Moderator: Professor Jacob Eisler, James Edmund and Margaret Elizabeth Hennessy Corry Professor, Florida State University College of Law

2:45-3:00 P.M. - Break

3:00-4:30 P.M. - Bush v. Gore and the Future of the Voting Wars

- Professor Guy-Uriel Charles, Charles Ogletree, Jr., Professor of Law, Faculty Director, Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice, Harvard Law School
- Professor Christopher Seaman, Robert E.R. Huntley Professor of Law, Washington and Lee University School of Law
- Dean Franita Tolson, Carl Mason Franklin Chair in Law, University of Southern California Gould School of Law
- Moderator: Professor Ryan Owens, Professor of Political Science, Director of the Florida Institute on Governance and Civics, FSU College of Social Sciences and Public Policy

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