Richard Hasen, University of California election law professor, and Patt Morrison, a Los Angeles Times[ journalist, joined a virtual discussion on voting rights and election laws hosted by …
110 viewsUCLA Law School held a conference to discuss election integrity and democracy. During this discussion, Republican strategist Sarah Longwell spoke about the party’s future and the upcoming 20…
University of California, Irvine professor Richard Hasen offers his thoughts on how to combat disinformation while preserving the First Amendment. The Commonwealth Club of California hosted …
400 viewsTechnology and legal experts debated the pros and cons of social media and its role in democracy. The discussion was a part of the U.S. Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit’s judiciary conference …
201 viewsLegal experts testified before a Senate subcommittee at a hearing on the Voting Rights Act and two Supreme Court rulings. The witnesses discussed the impact of the 2015 Shelby County v. Hold…
1,006 viewsLegal experts talked about the 2000 Bush v. Gore U.S. Supreme Court case, including the decision’s merits, the precedents it set, and whether the ruling was driven by partisan politics.
1,807 viewsLaw Professors Richard Hasen and Edward Foley offered their thoughts on how to reform the 2020 and future U.S. presidential elections. This virtual event was hosted by the National Constitut…
450 viewsThe American Political Science Association held a discussion on constitutional issues in the Trump administration and what they could mean for U.S. democracy. Legal scholars discussed whethe…
1,345 viewsThe House Judiciary Committee held a second hearing to review the findings of the Mueller Report. Among the witnesses testifying were Carrie Cordero, the former counsel to the assistant atto…
4,419 viewsLegal scholar Richard Hasen offered his analysis of Justice Scalia’s time on the Supreme Court.
675 viewsLegal experts reviewed the Supreme Court decisions of the 2017-18 term. The panelists also talked about the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy, President’s potential nominees to replace h…
824 viewsJudge William Kuntz and Professor Richard Hasen looked at federal voting rights cases from the past 50 years and talked about at how gerrymandering based on political parties and race consti…
601 viewsHistorians explored whether history impacts contemporary views on voting rights. They also answered audience questions on how to keep citizens engaged in the voting process. This discussion …
631 viewsJudges, journalists, and law professors reviewed the 2016-17 Supreme Court term. Topics included key decisions from the recent year, the impact of President Trump’s appointment of Justice Ne…
1,345 viewsPanelists discussed campaign finance reform and the implications if approved. “The State and Direction of Campaign Finance” was the second panel of the day-long inaugural Sidley Austin Fo…
310 viewsWitnesses testified about proposed legislation that would amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizati…
255 viewsWitnesses testified about presidential campaign primaries and caucuses, rules for establishing the primary election schedule, recent moves by several states to schedule earlier primary elect…
208 viewsAt the first meeting of the Carter-Baker Commission on Federal Election Reform a panel talked about voting technology and election administration. Among the issues they addressed were the us…
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