Bradley Smith, the Josiah H. Blackmore II/Shirley M. Nault Professor of Law, has been appointed to the Ohio State Advisory Committee of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. Each State Advisory Committee is composed of citizen volunteers familiar with local and state civil rights issues. The members assist the Commission with its fact-finding, investigative, and information dissemination functions. Professor Smith, a leading national expert in election law, also has experience in employment discrimination and immigration law. Smith joins longtime member Mark Strasser, Trustees Professor of Law at Capital, on the 12-member Committee.