On April 18, 2008, the American Constitution Society and the American Bar Association Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities, as well as state and local bar associations, hosted a day-long conference on the pressing issues of civil rights, civil liberties and social justice being debated during the 2008 election season. A complete program of the event is available here.

The summit closed with an afternoon plenary session on judicial elections and judicial independence. The panel featured:

• Jesse Rutledge, Justice at Stake (Real Video / Windows Media)
• Hon. Joan Kessler, Wisconsin Court of Appeals (Real Video / Windows Media)
• Hon. Vanessa Ruiz, District of Columbia Court of Appeals (Real Video / Windows Media)
• Ron Tabak, Special Counsel at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flomm LLP (Real Video / Windows Media)

Introduction (Real Video / Windows Media)
Questions and Answers (Real Video / Windows Media)

Video from the morning plenary session on the impact of the upcoming election on
individual rights issues is available here.