In September and October 2024, CERL hosted two tabletop exercises regarding potential civil unrest around the election and inauguration devolving into violent protests potentially stopping the vote and involving the Army and the National Guard. CERL Faculty Director Claire Finkelstein, Executive Board member General (ret.) Joseph L. Votel, and event participant Congressman Mickey Edwards discuss the potential repercussions of a contested presidential election in an article by Will Bunch of the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Claire Finkelstein is the Algernon Biddle Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy and Faculty Director of the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law. Read her bio here.

General Joseph L. Votel, U.S. Army (Ret.), is the former Commander of the U.S. Central Command. He is a Distinguished Senior Fellow on National Security at the Middle East Institute and a member of the CERL Executive Board. Read his bio here.

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