This national organization inspired the creation of ACER as an HLS student group in 1996 and provided the start-up money for the Appleseed Electoral Reform Project to get off the ground last year. Nader played a role in this as well, said Parker.
"He wanted there to be some kind of project set up at Harvard Law School focusing on some kind of electoral reform," Parker said.
In addition, Jamin B. Raskin '83, a law professor who has represented Nader in his legal fight to get into the CPD debates, is the director of the American University ACER.
And Nader has remained involved with the organization.
"He does work closely with the Appleseed Foundation," Adkins said, though mainly with its Washington, D.C. branch.
But Adkins dismissed the notion that Nader's ties to the group make his demand that the CPD donate $25,000 amount to extortion.
"He's not involved in the day-to-day running of the organization," Adkins said.
Parker agreed that there was no substantial conflict of interest.
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