CONGRESSMAN JERROLD NADLER
8th Congressional District of New York House Panel to Consider the Protection of Voting Rights in 2008 Election FOR PLANNING PURPOSES: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 CONTACT: Ilan Kayatsky, 212-367-7350 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties will hold a hearing in the Subcommittee on "Lessons Learned from the 2008 Election" - what succeeded and what failed, were voters disenfranchised and why. Testifying will be expert witnesses from various civil rights advocacy organizations, including Common Cause, the NAACP, the Mexican American Legal Defense Fund and the Asian American Legal Defense Fund. This hearing will take place on: Thursday, March 19, 2009 at 10:00AM. What: House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Hearing on "Lessons Learned from the 2008 Election" When: Thursday, March 19, 2009 at 10:00AM Who: Barbara Arnwine, Executive Director, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Matthew Segal, Executive Director, Student Association for Voter Empowerment Heather S. Heidelbaugh, Shareholder, Babst, Calland, Clements & Zomnir James Tucker, Consulting Attorney, Native American Rights Fund Tova Wang, Vice President for Research, Common Cause James Terry, Chief Public Advocate, Consumers Rights League Hilary Shelton, Director, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, DC Bureau Glenn D. Magpantay, Staff Attorney, Asian American Legal Defense Fund Where: Room 2141, Rayburn House Office Building ### Jerrold Nadler has served in Congress since 1992. He represents New York's 8th Congressional District, which includes parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Mark Crispin Miller's "News From Underground" newsgroup. To unsubscribe, send a blank email to [email protected] OR go to http://groups.google.com/group/newsfromunderground and click on the "Unsubscribe or change membership" link in the yellow bar at the top of the page, then click the "Unsubscribe" button on the next page. For more News From Underground, visit http://markcrispinmiller.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
