Law to Fact

Election Law

November 05, 2019 Michael Morley, Associate Professor of Law at Florida State University College of Law Episode 86
Law to Fact
Election Law
Show Notes

In this episode...
Michael Morley, Associate Professor of Law at Florida State University College of Law, explains the essentials of election law. This episode is a must listen to for any student of election law and incredibly informative for those who just want to learn a little bit more about our electoral process, our electoral history and the meaning of Citizens United v. The Federal Election Commission.

Some key takeaways are...

  1. The right to vote is not absolute.
  2. If the burden on the right to vote is too onerous, the right is violated.
  3. Congress can legislate state and local elections under the enforcement clause. 


About our guest...
Professor Morley joined FSU Law in 2018, and teaches and writes in the areas of election law, constitutional law, remedies and the federal courts. 

Before joining FSU Law, Professor Morley was an associate professor at Barry University School of Law. Prior to his experience in academia, he held numerous positions in both private practice and government, including as special assistant at the Office of the General Counsel, Department of the Army, at the Pentagon, clerk for Judge Gerald B. Tjoflat, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and as an associate at Winston & Strawn, LLP, in Washington, D.C. 

Professor Morley earned his J.D. from Yale Law School in 2003, where he was a senior editor on the Yale Law Journal, served on the moot court board and received the Thurman Arnold Prize for Best Oralist in the Morris Tyler Moot Court of Appeals.
-
If you're currently in law school, interested in attending law school, or simply want to learn more about law school or the legal field, subscribe to Law to Fact
-
As always, if you have any suggestions for an episode topic, please let us know!
You can email leslie@lawtofact.com or tweet @lawtofact.
-
Find us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook!
Review us on iTunes, your opinion matters!
-
Want to stay updated on all things Law to Fact?
Join our mailing list by visiting www.LawToFact.com.
-
This episode is sponsored by Kaplan Bar Review. Getting ready for the bar exam means you’ll need to choose the study program that’s right for you. Kaplan Bar Review will get you ready to take on test day with confidence by offering $100 off live and on-demand Bar Review with offer code Leslie100.

Visit kaplanbarreview.com today to sign up.