Election Day Preview

  • by Kevin R. Johnson
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The 2020 election is just around the bend. On the ballot are the U.S. presidency, state and local legislative seats and offices, and, in California, many propositions.

On Oct. 15, a group of UC Davis law professors talked about some of the issues before a virtual audience of more than 100 faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community members. Here was the lineup, with subjects covered ranging from criminal, immigration, and health law to voter suppression in the upcoming election.

  • Prof. Raquel Aldana – "The 2020 Elections and the Promise for Immigration and Criminal Justice Reforms"
  • Prof. Ashutosh Bhagwat - "Future of the Administrative State"
  • Prof. Christopher Elmendorf - "Voting Rights and the U.S. Senate"
  • Prof. Lisa Ikemoto - "Health Care Law and Reproductive Rights and Justice"
  • Prof. Lisa Pruitt – "Rural and Working-Class White Voters in the Era of Trump"

I enjoyed serving as moderator. The questions were amazing and the responses were as well.