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Emory Law Forum to Address Voting Rights Decision
Admission to the Nov. 12 talk is free, but registration is requested.
A public forum at Emory University Law School will address the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in Shelby County v. Holder that found portions of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 unconstitutional.
Participants at the Nov. 12 talk will include members of the federal bench, legal professors and civil rights activists.
Speakers include federal district court judge Hon. Myron H. Thompson, who will deliver the keynote address; civil rights attorney Howard Moore Jr.; and Shirley Sherrod, former USDA rural development state director for Georgia and author of "The Courage to Hope."
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The forum will be 6:15 to 9 p.m. in Emory Law’s Tull Auditorium with a reception following. Admission is free, but registration is requested.
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