EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: New York Redistricting: What Happened and What’s Next – June 18th 9:30 AM

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Agenda:

9:30 Welcoming Remarks – Dean Anthony Crowell, New York Law School

9:35 Conference Overview – Prof. Jeffrey M. Wice, New York Law School

9:45 Keynote Remarks – ‘Special Master’ Dr. Jonathan Cervas, Carnegie Mellon University

10:00 Mapping Presentation – Steven Romalewski, CUNY Graduate Center

10:15 Panel 1 – The 2014 Constitutional Amendment and Post-2020 Redistricting Process 

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EVENTS

June 18 Conference- N.Y. Redistricting: What Happened and What’s Next?

New York Law School will host a conference on redistricting from 9:30 to Noon at the school (located at 185 W. Broadway in Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood). Panels will focus on the 2014 constitutional amendment, the post-2020 process and what happened, and next steps for a new constitutional amendment before the post-2030 process gets underway. 2022 Court Special Master Jonathan Cervas will keynote the event. … <Read More>

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