ACS Panel Discussion

Introduction

Caroline Fredrickson
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Moderator Joan Biskupic

Supreme Court Correspondent, USA Today
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James Bopp, Jr.

James Madison Center for Free Speech
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Fred Wertheimer

President & CEO, Democracy 21
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Laurence E. Gold

Associate General Counsel, AFL-CIO
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Robert F. Bauer

Partner, Perkins Coie LLP
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Discussion

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Panelists offered analysis of the case and its implications, and previewed some of the points likely to be considered when the Supreme Court hears oral argument on Wednesday, September 9, 2009. The panel featured Robert F. Bauer, General Counsel, Democratic National Committee; James Bopp, Jr., General Counsel, James Madison Center for Free Speech; Laurence E. Gold, Associate General Counsel, AFL-CIO; Fred Wertheimer, President and CEO, Democray 21 and Democracy 21 Education Fund; and Moderater, Joan Biskupic, Supreme Court Correspondent, USA Today.