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Trivia Friday: How many presidents were born in New York? #democracy #newyork #history #trivia

Law & Democracy @lawanddemocracy.bsky.social · 14d

Trivia Friday: President Donald Trump was born in Queens, New York in 1946. How many other presidents were born in New York?

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#Trump #Newyork #Queens

YouTube video by The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law

Supreme Court Rulings, Election Changes, and Political Shifts

Law & Democracy @lawanddemocracy.bsky.social · 14d

It’s been a year since Law & Democracy debuted its first episode. As the Election Law @ohiostatelaw.bsky.social
group continues exploring the issues shaping our democracy in Season Two, we invite you to revisit where it all began.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNoD...

YouTube video by The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law

Has Congress been acting without federal constitutional authority for more than 100 years?

Law & Democracy @lawanddemocracy.bsky.social · 20d

Has #Congress been acting without #federal constitutional authority for more than 100 years?

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Callais, originalism, and stare decisis

Law & Democracy @lawanddemocracy.bsky.social · 23d

In Shaw, North Carolina had drawn a district that, in the view of the #Supreme Court majority, could not be “understood as anything other than an effort to separate #voters into different districts on the basis of #race”
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Justice, Democracy, and Law is a recurring series by Edward B. Foley that focuses on election law and the relationship of law and democracy. Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s new book, […]

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Law & Democracy @lawanddemocracy.bsky.social · 26d

Throwback Episode! Is American #election law fundamentally misaligned with the will of the people? Discover how alignment can be measured, why it matters for #democracy, and what can be done to fix the gaps between what people want and what the #government does.

The Alignment Theory of Election Law: An Interview with Nick Stephanopoulos of Harvard Law School

Podcast Episode · Law & Democracy · 02/20/2025 · 35m

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Campaign Finance at a Crossroads: Brad Smith on NRSC v. FEC

Law & Democracy @lawanddemocracy.bsky.social · Oct 7

Campaign Finance, Free Speech & the Supreme Court: Brad Smith on NRSC v. FEC

#Free #Court #Finance

A Conversation with Jacob Eisler on Constitutional Law, Political Fragmentation, and Judicial Power

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Law & Democracy @lawanddemocracy.bsky.social · Oct 6

The Supreme Court has long held that the First Amendment protects the right to spend money to voice political views. But can excessive spending corrupt democracy?

Campaign finance expert Brad Smith joins #Law & #Democracy to explore these questions.

🎙️ Episode premieres tomorrow!

Law & Democracy @lawanddemocracy.bsky.social · Sep 22

Election law is evolving, are courts keeping up?
@jacobeisler.bsky.social
shares insights from the recent Election Law Conference at Florida State, exploring how scholarship is reshaping debates on representation, capitalism, and campaign finance.

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#electionlaw

"Bracket Voting: Structuring 'Final Four' Elections like Familiar Sports Tournaments" #ELB

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Law & Democracy @lawanddemocracy.bsky.social · Sep 17

“Bracket Voting: Structuring ‘Final Four’ Elections like Familiar Sports Tournaments” electionlawblog.org?p=152037

I’ve posted this new article on SSRN. Here’s the abstract: This essay, a contribution to the Ohio State Law Journal symposium on the important new book Aligning Election Law by Nicholas Stephanopoulos...

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Does Australia have gerrymandering like the U.S.? #redistricting

Law & Democracy @lawanddemocracy.bsky.social · Sep 14

We’re in the middle of an unusual round of mid-decade redistricting in the U.S. but how does Australia handle redistricting? #redistricting #Australia

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP-o...

What America Can Learn from Australia

Law & Democracy @lawanddemocracy.bsky.social · Sep 8

When you think of Australia, you might picture kangaroos, the Great Barrier Reef, or the Sydney Opera House. But did you know that Australia’s election system is just as fascinating?

Law & Democracy @lawanddemocracy.bsky.social · Sep 8

Stay tuned. Season 2 of Law & Democracy Podcast premieres in less than 24 hours!

#Law #Democracy #podcast

Why is American democracy in such peril?

Law & Democracy @lawanddemocracy.bsky.social · Aug 13

Why is American democracy in such peril?
open.substack.com/pub/edwardbf...

It’s a combination of institutional deficiencies and loss of civic virtue, which has put the Madisonian system into acute disequilibrium.

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How do Americans generally feel about redistricting? #texaspolitics #ohio

Law & Democracy @lawanddemocracy.bsky.social · Aug 2

Do you think politicians should be in charge of drawing district lines?

#Redistricting #FairMaps #Gerrymandering #Ohio #Texas

How are elections being conducted in America today? 2024 SPAE report and mid-decade redistricting

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Law & Democracy @lawanddemocracy.bsky.social · Jul 30

New episode: Our panel of election law experts unpacks the
@mitelectionlab.bsky.social
2024 SPAE and the growing conversation around mid-decade redistricting.

Watch now: youtube.com/watch?v=8iQ3...

#ElectionLaw #SPAE2024 #Redistricting

Condorcet Voting and the Cornyn-Paxton Race

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Law & Democracy @lawanddemocracy.bsky.social · Jul 25

Condorcet Voting and the Cornyn-Paxton Race
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The upcoming U.S. Senate election in Texas perfectly illustrates the importance of this voting reform.

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Law & Democracy @lawanddemocracy.bsky.social · Jul 10

If you were an election official, how would you want lawmakers and the public to rethink transparency?

#law #election #voters

Democracy’s Paper Trail: Election Records, Safety, and Reform

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What is Racist Voting? #race #vote

Law & Democracy @lawanddemocracy.bsky.social · Jul 8

What is Racist Voting?
#racism #voting

Politics Podcast · Updated Weekly · Law & Democracy Podcast is a public affairs conversation facilitated by the Election Law Program at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. The podcast hos...

Law & Democracy @lawanddemocracy.bsky.social · Jul 3

Yes, our podcast is available on Overcast!

You can use this link: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l... to find it directly. Please note that while some episodes may not appear there, you can find all of our episodes on Apple Podcasts and YouTube.

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Law & Democracy @lawanddemocracy.bsky.social · Jul 3

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Law & Democracy @lawanddemocracy.bsky.social · Jul 3

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Racist Voting: A Conversation with Dean Daniel P. Tokaji

Law & Democracy @lawanddemocracy.bsky.social · Jul 3

NEW EPISODE: We sat down with Dean Daniel Tokaji
to talk election integrity, the Purcell Doctrine, racist voting, and what’s really threatening U.S. democracy.

youtube.com/watch?v=IkOl...

#ElectionLaw #VotingRights #Democracy #LawAndDemocracyPodcast

www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0xj...

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Law & Democracy @lawanddemocracy.bsky.social · Jun 22

What is the Posse Comitatus Act? #nationalguard #presidentialpower #military