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ELB PodcastELB 6:6: What Do Documentary Proof of Citizenship Laws Accomplish? (Fontes, Olson, Perales)Do documentary proof of citizenship laws stop a lot of illegal voting or suppress the votes of eligible voters?
How have such laws been implemented in the state of Arizona and elsewhere?
What are the prospects for passage of the SAVE Act, which would bring such laws to the nation as a whole?
On season 6, Episode 6 of the ELB Podcast, we speak with Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, The Cato Institute’s Walter Olson, and Nina Perales of MALDEF.2025-03-1157 minELB PodcastELB Podcast 6:5: Fair Elections and Voting Rights: What Ahead in the Next Four Years? (Gardner, Karlan, Richer)What will the new Trump Administration and the new Congress do when it comes to voting rights and fair elections?
What challenges face state and local election officials going forward?
Will the courts stand up for voting rights and fair elections in the years to come?
On Season 6, Episode 5 of the ELB podcast, we feature a discussion with Amy Gardner, Pam Karlan, and Stephen Richer.2025-02-0553 minELB PodcastELB Podcast 6:4:Katie Harbath: The Present and Future of Social Media, Politics, and ElectionsHow did social media’s treatment of election content change in the 2024 elections?
What do Meta’s new announcements mean for politics and society going forward?
How might AI change everything?
On Season 6, Episode 4 of the ELB Podcast, we speak with social media and politics expert Katie Harbath.2025-01-1636 min
SpeechMatters“Now Is a Moment for Vigilance”: Rick Hasen on the Election and Democracy’s FutureInternationally renowned election law expert, Rick Hasen, joins SpeechMatters to reflect on last week’s election, the role of disinformation in the lead up to it, and the types of challenges our democracy may face under the new administration. Episode Resources: The Safeguarding Democracy Project: https://law.ucla.edu/academics/centers/safeguarding-democracy-project Election Law Blog: https://electionlawblog.org/ 2024-11-1440 min
ELB PodcastELB Podcast 6:3 From Nov. 5 to Jan. 6: Are We Prepared for a Fair and Safe Election?What are the risks to a peaceful transition of power once all the votes have been cast?
What can we learn from history and from other democracies about our moment of democratic peril?
How worried should we be about the risks of political violence?
On Season 6, Episode 3 of the ELB Podcast we speak with Republican election lawyer Ben Ginsberg, the Hoover Institution’s Larry Diamond, the Carnegie Endowment’s Rachel Kleinfeld, and USC law dean Franita Tolson.2024-10-191h 02ELB PodcastELB 6:2 The United States Electoral College and Fair Elections (Fishkin, Hollis-Brusky, Muller)Why do we have the Electoral College and is its use justified today?
Why do Democrats and Republicans think differently about the Electoral College?
Does the Electoral College make it harder or easier to subvert American elections?
On Season 6, Episode 2 of the ELB Podcast we speak with Joey Fishkin of UCLA Law, Amanda Hollis-Brusky of Pomona College, and Derek Muller of Notre Dame Law School.2024-10-151h 11
America at a CrossroadsRick Hasen with Warren Olney | 2025: What are the chances of a peaceful transition of power?RICK HASEN is one of the country’s foremost experts on Americanelection law, campaign finance, voting rights, voter suppression, andtransitions of power. In conversation with the highly awardedbroadcast journalist Warren Olney, Rick will provide his analysis onthe state of the current election with emphasis on efforts at votersuppression, legal cases impacting on voting rights, ballot counting,and challenges to election outcomes. Warren and Rick will discussthe prospects of a repeat of the events of the attack on the Capitol onJanuary 6, 2021.RICK HASEN is...2024-10-1058 minELB PodcastELB Podcast 6:1 Democracy and the Risks to the 2024 Elections (Aden, Fortier, & Roth)How prepared are we for a peaceful transition of power in 2024 in light of what we witnessed in the 2020 elections?
What hurdles stand before minority voters in the upcoming elections?
How has the social media and information environment affecting elections shifted since 2020?
On today’s episode of the ELB Podcast we speak with Leah Aden, of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, John Fortier, of the American Enterprise Institute, and Yoel Roth of The Match Group.2024-09-251h 06
Living in the USAThe Trump Ground Game: Harold Meyerson; Jan. 6 Scenarios: Rick Hasen; The Trumpers: Arlie HochschildThe Republican Party and the Trump Campaign have no field operations of their own doing door-to-door work - for the first time all of that has been outsourced to PACs with independent funding, and the largest, run by Elon Musk, has just fired the company doing its canvassing in Nevada and Arizona. Harold Meyerson comments.Also: Trump has made it clear he won't accept the results of the 2024 election if he loses, and Republicans are doing everything they can make it harder for Democrats to vote. But it will be harder for Trump to challenge this year's...2024-09-2058 min
Stay Tuned with PreetLegal Fallout from Biden's Exit (with Joyce Vance & Rick Hasen)On a special episode of Stay Tuned, Preet Bharara is joined by his CAFE Insider co-host and former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance and UCLA law professor and founder of Election Law Blog Rick Hasen to discuss the legal dilemmas stemming from President Joe Biden’s decision to exit the presidential race. Could Republican legal challenges interfere with the election? And, if Vice President Kamala Harris becomes the Democratic nominee, does she inherit Biden’s war chest?In the bonus, exclusively for members of CAFE Insider, Preet and Joyce discuss the resignation of Secret Serv...2024-07-2331 min
Tavis SmileyRick Hasen joins Tavis SmileyUCLA Law Professor Rick Hasen offers analysis on the latest Supreme Court decisions and discusses his new book, "A Real Right to Vote: How a Constitutional Amendment Can Safeguard American Democracy."Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.2024-07-1041 minELB PodcastELB Podcast 5:8: Renee DiResta: Invisible Rulers and the 2024 ElectionsWhat’s the difference between how Americans communicated about politics and policies 20 or 30 years ago and how we do it today?
What are the most effective ways to combat disinformation in elections and otherwise?
Are the platforms and the rest of us ready for election-related threats in 2024?
On the season finale of Season 5 of the ELB Podcast, we speak with Renee DiResta, author of the new book, Invisible Rulers.2024-06-1937 min
ELB PodcastELB 5:7: Rick Pildes: The Two Ricks Discuss the Trump Immunity and Hush Money CasesHow should we understand the Supreme Court’s questions in the Trump immunity case?
Will the Court let Donald Trump go to trial for 2020 election interference based just on his acts as a candidate and not as President?
Are the legal theories advanced in Donald Trump’s hush money case in New York legally sound?
On Season 5, Episode 7 of the ELB Podcast, a conversation about the latest Trump cases between Rick Pildes and Rick Hasen2024-05-0343 min
SideBar: Optimism In Action - Conversations with Lawyers & Leaders Inspiring Positive ChangeSurprise! You Do Not Have the Right to Vote with Rick HasenThe federal constitution neither explicitly nor implicitly includes the right to vote. Instead, the framers allowed the States to determine the “Time, Places, and Manner of holding Elections.” Rick Hasen, author of A Real Right to Vote: How a Constitutional Amendment Can Safeguard American Democracy, believes that needs to change. He asserts that a constitutional right to vote can deescalate election litigation and can safeguard democracy from election subversion.2024-03-0542 minELB PodcastELB Podcast 5:6: Rick Hasen and Erwin Chemerinsky: A Real Right to VoteWhy doesn’t the U.S. Constitution contain an affirmative right to vote?
Can constitutional reform promote political equality, defuse the voting wars, and thwart election subversion?
How can we get a constitutional right to vote, if we can’t even get normal voting rights legislation passed in Congress?
On Season 5, Episode 6 of the ELB Podcast, I am in conversation with Erwin Chemerinsky about my new book, “A Real Right to Vote.”2024-02-191h 13
The Voting BoothCan Trump Stay on the Ballot? Recapping Trump v. Anderson (with Rick Hasen and Derek Muller)Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by Rick Hasen (Professor of Law at UCLA Law) and Derek Muller (Professor of Law at Notre Dame Law School), to discuss Trump v. Anderson.2024-02-1547 minELB PodcastELB Podcast 5:5: Steve Vladeck: Trump, the Supreme Court and the Shadow DocketWhat are the costs for democracy when the Supreme Court decides cases on the “shadow docket?”
Is the Purcell Principle a license for states to act illegally in running elections?
What is going to happen with the Trump disqualification case at the Supreme Court?
On Season 5, Episode 5 of the ELB Podcast, we speak with Steve Vladeck, author of the book, The Shadow Docket.2024-01-0943 minELB PodcastELB Podcast 5:4: Ian Bassin & Jess Marsden: Protecting Democracy in 2024…and 2025Has the United States done enough to minimize the risk of election subversion in 2024?
How might problems in Congress affect a fair tallying of electoral college votes on January 6, 2025?
How much danger of authoritarian rule does the U.S. face going forward?
On Season 5, Episode 4 of the ELB Podcast, we speak with Ian Bassin and Jess Marsden of Protect Democracy.2023-12-0833 minELB PodcastELB Podcast 5:3: The Trump Prosecutions, the First Amendment, and Election InterferenceDo gag orders against presidential candidate Donald Trump in his civil or criminal trials violate the First Amendment?
What should we make of Trump’s claims that his actions to overturn the results of the 2020 elections are protected free speech?
How should we assess the dangers of government “jawboning” of social media platforms to remove objectionable conduct?
On Season 5, Episode 3 of the ELB Podcast, we delve into these issues with First Amendment experts Genevieve Lakier and Eugene Volokh.2023-10-3049 minELB PodcastELB Podcast 5:2: The Roberts Court and American Democracy (Joan Biskupic)Is the Roberts Court shifting on its protection of voting rights?
How has the addition of three Trump-appointed Justices changed the nature of the Supreme Court?
Should we expect a new ethics code for Supreme Court Justices?
On Season 5, Episode 2 of the ELB Podcast, we speak with Joan Biskupic, CNN’s senior supreme court analyst and author of the new book, Nine Black Robes.2023-10-1850 minELB PodcastELB Podcast 5:1: The Trump Indictments, the 2024 Elections, and the Public PeaceWill the multiple indictments and expected trials of former President Donald Trump lead to violence or unrest?
Are the risks of political violence in the U.S. increasing or decreasing?
What can the United States learn from other countries that reversed democratic backsliding?
On Season 5, Episode 1 of the ELB podcast, we have a roundtable with Ben Ginsberg, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, and Rachel Kleinfeld.2023-09-1050 min
Factually! with Adam ConoverThe Plot to End Voting Rights with Rick HasenWe consider democracy a fundamental American value, but the reality is that we haven't been truly democratic for as long as our country has existed. Not only is the right to vote not constitutionally protected, but it also faces constant attacks from anti-democratic campaigns funded by billionaires, aiming to make voting more difficult. This week, Adam is joined by Rick Hasen, a UCLA professor of law, to uncover the genuine threats to elections and explore potential solutions. Find Rick's book at factually.com/booksSUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/adamconover2023-08-021h 03
That Trippi Show"The biggest bullet dodged in the history of democracy" with Rick HasenWas the Supreme Court decision in Moore v. Harper a big win - or a bullet dodged? UCLA law professor Rick Hasen rejoins Joe and Alex to discuss the implications of what looks like a big win for democracy -- but how could it be a time bomb? Rick gets into how this decision winds all the way back to Bush v. Gore in 2000. Also -what are the implications for the 2024 map? Finally - what about the good news from this? Why is Rick optimistic? And what can everyday Americans do to keep the Court accountable? Read Rick's latest p...2023-07-0734 minELB PodcastELB Podcast 4:10: U.S. Democracy and the Independent State Legislature Theory after Moore v. HarperWhat are the implications of the Supreme Court’s decision in Moore v. Harper for American democracy?
What will the case mean for 2024 election challenges?
Does the decision shut down attempts to submit slates of fake electors and subvert presidential elections?
On the Season 4 finale of the ELB podcast, a voting rights roundtable with Derek Muller, Carolyn Shapiro, Bertrall Ross, and Rick Pildes.2023-06-2852 minELB PodcastELB Podcast 4:9: Charles, Katz, Pildes: The Future of the Voting Rights Act after MilliganWhy did two conservative justices on the Supreme Court join the Court’s liberals to save section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in Allen v. Milligan?
Will voting rights plaintiffs see more success in Section 2 cases in other states including Louisiana, Georgia, and Texas?
What are the political implications of the Court siding with minority plaintiffs in Milligan?
On Season 4, Episode 9 of the ELB Podcast, we have a voting rights roundtable with Professors Guy Charles, Ellen Katz, and Rick Pildes.2023-06-2141 minELB PodcastELB Podcast 4:8: Mary Ziegler: Dollars for Life: Money, Politics and AbortionTo what extent have abortion politics been the driver of campaign finance fights in the courts?
How much of a force has anti-abortion lawyer Jim Bopp been in the campaign finance cases?
Are new efforts to make it harder to pass abortion initiatives going to change voters’ access to direct democracy?
On Season 4, Episode 8 of the ELB Podcast, we speak with law professor and historian Mary Ziegler, author of the new book, Dollars for Life: The Anti-Abortion Movement and the Fall of the Republican Establishment.2023-05-1726 min
SLO County Public Policy & The LawProfessor Rick Hasen (#1)Stew talks with Dr. Rick Hasen, UCLA Professor and election law expert. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-04-2423 min
ELB PodcastELB Podcast Episode 4:7: Sarah Longwell: Election Denialism and the Future of the Republican PartyHow do Republican voters think about Donald Trump’s false claims of a stolen 2020 election?
What are voters’ attitudes towards authoritarianism and the rule of law?
How will election denialism play out in the 2024 Republican presidential primary?
On Season 4, Episode 7 of the ELB podcast, we speak with GOP pollster and publisher of The Bulwark, Sarah Longwell.2023-04-1131 minELB PodcastELB Podcast Episode 4:6: Jake Grumbach: Laboratories Against DemocracyDoes our decentralized system of government create conditions to strengthen or weaken democratic institutions?
Why have red and blue states adopted different sets of election rules, with some Republican states adopting restrictive registration and voting laws?
Would more a more national election process in the United States protect against the risk of election subversion?
On Season 4, Episode 6 of the ELB Podcast we speak with University of Washington Professor Jake Grumbach, author of the book “Laboratories Against Democracy.”2023-02-2052 minELB PodcastELB Podcast Episode 4:5: Rachel Maddow: What “Ultra” Can Teach Us About Threats to Democracy TodayCan an attempt an election subversion in the 1940s teach us how to handle current threats to American democracy?
Do failed attempts to hold Nazi sympathizers in the American government accountable through criminal litigation show the limits of the law in protecting democracy?
What role can and should journalists play in safeguarding free and fair elections today?
On Season 4, Episode 5 of the ELB Podcast, we speak with journalist Rachel Maddow, producer and narrator of the new podcast series, “Ultra.”2023-02-0148 min
Democracy NerdThe Constitution Should Not Be a Suicide Pact w/ Rick HasenFor the first episode of 2023, the podcast is joined by Rick Hasen--operator of the Election Law Blog and one of the top current democracy nerds--who explains why the Supreme Court needs to re-examine its decisions in the need to balance free speech interests with the need to have free & fair elections.2023-01-171h 07
Scaling LawsRick Hasen and Nate Persily on Replatforming Trump on Social MediaOn November 19, Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk announced that he would be reinstating former President Donald Trump’s account on the platform—though so far, Trump hasn’t taken Musk up on the offer, preferring instead to stay on his bespoke website Truth Social. Meanwhile, Meta’s Oversight Board has set a January 2023 deadline for the platform to decide whether or not to return Trump to Facebook following his suspension after the Jan. 6 insurrection. How should we think through the difficult question of how social media platforms should handle the presence of a political leader who delights in spreading...2022-12-1543 min
ELB PodcastELB Podcast 4:4: Vavreck & Tausanovitch: Lessons for Democracy from the 2022 Midterm ElectionsDid the 2022 U.S. midterm elections demonstrate that we have moved beyond risks to American democracy?
What explains continued, persistent divisions across the American public along party lines?
Does there remain a potential for violence associated with future U.S. elections?
On Season 4, Episode 4 of the ELB Podcast, we speak with Lynn Vavreck and Chris Tausanovitch of UCLA’s political science department.2022-12-0250 minELB PodcastELB Podcast Episode 4:3: Maggie Haberman: Trump, Trumpism, and the Threats to American DemocracyDoes former president Donald Trump know—and does he care—that the statements he has made undermining the integrity of the 2020 electionrun the risk of undermining the core of American democracy?
Is election denialism bigger than Trump’s hold over the GOP?
What should the Republicans, Democrats, the Press, and others do to counter concerns about threats to free elections in the United States?
On Season 4 episode 3 of the ELB Podcast, we speak with New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman, author of the new book, Confidence Man.2022-10-3144 minELB PodcastELB Podcast Episode 4:2: Moore v Harper and Potential Threats to American DemocracyWhat is the “independent state legislature theory,” and does a potential Supreme Court embrace threaten American democracy?
Will use of the doctrine raise the risk of election subversion or stolen elections?
How far could the theory go in insulating legislative voting rules from state constitutional review?
On Season 4, Episode 2 of the ELB Podcast, we hear a recent conversation that I moderated with Vik Amar, Derek Muller, Rick Pildes, Carolyn Shapiro, and Franita Tolson.2022-09-1853 minELB PodcastFixing the Electoral Count Act to Stop Future Stolen ElectionsWill Congress pass bipartisan legislation to fix the Electoral Count Act, that Donald Trump tried to exploit in 2020?
Is the new Electoral Count Reform Act the right way to go to stop election subversion?
Are there ways of improving the act before Congress may pass it as soon as this fall?
On Season 4, Episode 1 of the ELB Podcast, we hear a recent conversation that I moderated with Norm Eisen, Ned Foley, Rebecca Green, J. Michael Luttig and Janai Nelson.2022-09-0151 minAmerica at a CrossroadsRick Hasen and Greg Bluestein with Patt Morrison - Are Voter Suppression Efforts Working? What's Cooking After 25 Primaries?Legal scholar Rick Hasen and political reporter Greg Bluestein break down the results of the 2022 primaries up to this point, with an eye towards voter suppression tactics and legislation in key states. Moderated by LA Times columnist Patt Morrison.2022-06-2356 minThat Trippi ShowRick Hasen on "cheap speech" & election integrity
Rick Hasen joins the pod to discuss his latest book, "Cheap Speech: How Disinformation Poisons Our Politics—and How to Cure It." What can we do to fix our elections? Rick points out we have to think way beyond legal solutions or policy - it's going to take all of us working on it. And what do we make of Elon Musk's Twitter purchase and its implications for Trump and free speech.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/that-trippi-show/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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Great IdeasRick Hasen - Election Law Expert - On How "Cheap Speech" is Poisoning America**This episode was immediately popular in the Beyond Politics podcast (please subscribe to it!!!), so we are bringing it to our Great Ideas Listeners** Today, in America, the system is blinking red. Experts are sounding increasingly dire alarms that our politics have become so distorted by anger, partisanship, lies, manipulation, and disinformation – not to mention deliberate steps to subvert American elections – that American democracy itself is in real peril. There may be no more widely respected expert on election law and the role of disinformation that Rick Hasen. He's a Professor of Law and Political Science at the University of Cal...2022-04-2843 minELB PodcastELB Podcast Episode 3:8: Wendy Weiser: Assessing the State of American Elections and DemocracyWhy has it gotten harder rather than easier to vote in the United States over the past decade?
What can be done about the risk of stolen elections in the United States?
How have the Supreme Court’s decisions on redistricting, voting rights, and gerrymandering affected the quality of American democracy?
On season 3, Episode 8 of the ELB podcast, we speak with Wendy Weiser, Vice President for the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law School.
[This is the final episode of Season 3 of the podcast.]2022-04-2733 min
Beyond PoliticsRick Hasen - Election Law Expert - On How "Cheap Speech" is Poisoning AmericaToday, in America, the system is blinking red. Experts are sounding increasingly dire alarms that our politics have become so distorted by anger, partisanship, lies, manipulation, and disinformation – not to mention deliberate steps to subvert American elections – that American democracy itself is in real peril. There may be no more widely respected expert on election law and the role of disinformation that Rick Hasen. He's a Professor of Law and Political Science at the University of California, Irvine and is Co-Director of the Fair Elections and Free Speech Center. Dr. Hasen also served in 2020 as a CNN Election Law Anal...2022-04-2543 min
Future HindsightThe Cure for Cheap Speech: Rick HasenThursday, April 21st, 2022 Richard Hasen is a nationally recognized expert in election law and campaign finance regulation, and his new book is Cheap Speech: How Disinformation Poisons Our Politics and How to Cure It. We discuss the long-term dangers of cheap speech and ways to improve our information sphere in keeping with the First Amendment. Cheap speech is lower-value speech that finds a way to rise to the top of social media, news outlets, and everyday conversation. This overabundance of misinformation and disinformation is easy and inexpensive to produce. While the problem of cheap speech is worldwide and ubiquitous...2022-04-2145 minFuture HindsightThe Cure for Cheap Speech: Rick HasenThursday, April 21st, 2022 Richard Hasen is a nationally recognized expert in election law and campaign finance regulation, and his new book is Cheap Speech: How Disinformation Poisons Our Politics and How to Cure It. We discuss the long-term dangers of cheap speech and ways to improve our information sphere in keeping with the First Amendment. Cheap speech is lower-value speech that finds a way to rise to the top of social media, news outlets, and everyday conversation. This overabundance of misinformation and disinformation is easy and inexpensive to produce. While the problem of cheap speech is worldwide and ubiquitous...2022-04-2145 minELB PodcastELB Podcast Episode 3:7: Mike Haas: The Mess with Wisconsin's ElectionsHow did Wisconsin go from the gold standard for election administration in the United States to its laughing stock?
What does the partisan investigation into the 2020 election say about how to once again achieve bipartisan cooperation in running elections?
What is the future of free and fair elections in Wisconsin and beyond?
On season 3, Episode 7 of the ELB podcast, we speak with longtime Wisconsin election administrator and attorney Michael Haas.2022-03-2826 minAmerica at a CrossroadsRick Hasen with Warren Olney - Cheap Speech: How Disinformation Poisons Our PoliticsRick Hasen, author of "Cheap Speech: How Disinformation Poisons Our Politics," speaks with To the Point's Warren Olney about the insidious injection of disinformation into American media, how it has degraded the political spectrum, and how vigilance can save American democracy.2022-03-2456 min