In the wake of the 2020 election, a host of new laws that deal with voting have been proposed across the country by both states and the federal government. Election law experts Rick Hasen, professor at UCI Law and author of Election Meltdown: Dirty Tricks, Distrust, and the Threat to American Democracy, and Derek Muller, election law professor at Iowa Law, join host Jeffrey Rosen to discuss whether or not the proposed bills are constitutional; explain how the election system is structured under our Constitution and state, federal, and local laws; and more.
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Richard L. Hasen is Chancellor’s Professor of Law and Political Science at the University of California, Irvine. He served in 2020 as a CNN Election Law Analyst. Hasen also writes the Election Law Blog and is the author of Election Meltdown: Dirty Tricks, Distrust, and the Threat to American Democracy.
Derek Muller is Professor or Law at Iowa Law where his research focuses on election law, particularly the role of states in the administration of federal elections. He previously practiced litigation with Kirkland & Ellis LLP of Chicago, Illinois and has taught at Penn State Law, Notre Dame Law School, and Pepperdine Caruso Law.
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This episode was produced by Jackie McDermott and Lana Ulrich, and engineered by David Stotz. Research was provided by Alexandra "Mac" Taylor and Lana Ulrich.
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