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Rick Hasen

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ELB Podcast 7:4: Greg Bluestein: Making Sense of the FBI Raid on Fulton County, Georgia Election Offices

Why is the FBI investigating voting from 2020 election in Fulton County, Georgia, years after false claims about election fraud have been debunked? What are federal officials looking for, and who could face criminal charges? What are the broader implications of this raid for the 2026 elections, especially given the presence of Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard at the FBI raid? On Season 7, Episode 4 of the ELB Podcast, we speak with Greg Bluestein, a leading Georgia political reporter at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

15 min
11/23/2025

ELB Podcast 7:3: The Supreme Court, the Voting Rights Act, and the 2026 Elections (Blencke, Katz, Ross)

What’s at stake for the Voting Rights Act at the Supreme Court in the pending Louisiana v. Callais case? Will the Court weigh in on the question whether private parties can sue to enforce Section 2 of the VRA, as was assumed by all until recently? What’s the big picture on the Voting Rights Act and the 2026 elections? On Season 7, Episode 3 of the ELB Podcast, we speak with Samantha Blencke, of the Native American Rights Fund, Ellen Katz of the University of Michigan, and Deuel Ross of the Legal Defense Fund.

59 min
10/23/2025

ELB Podcast 7:2: Leah Litman: (When) Is the Supreme Court “Lawless?”

How has the Supreme Court moved to the right in areas including voting rights and campaign finance? What is happening with “shadow docket” rulings of the Supreme Court, and what does that tell us about the relationship between the Court and President Trump? How should we understand how the Supreme Court has and should make decisions in its most controversial cases? On Season 7, Episode 2 of the ELB Podcast, we speak with Michigan law professor Leah Litman, author of the new book, “Lawless.”

54 min
09/24/2025

ELB Podcast 7:1: The Risk of Federal Interference in the 2026 Midterm Elections

How likely is it that federal troops will be in United States cities on election day in 2026? Have federal agencies moved from allies of state and local election administrators to impediments to sound election practices? What changes might we expect regarding voter rolls and mail-in voting in 2026 On Season 7, Episode 1 of the ELB Podcast, we speak with Ben Haiman, Liz Howard, and Stephen Richer.

51 min
05/21/2025

ELB Podcast 6:8: Danielle Lang: Is Trump’s Executive Order on Voting A Threat to Democracy?

What does the Trump executive order on elections purport to do? Why did a federal court put big parts of that executive order on hold? Does this EO threaten the 2026 midterm elections? On the season finale of Season 6 of the ELB Podcast, we speak with Danielle Lang of the Campaign Legal Center.

31 min
04/06/2025

ELB Podcast 6:7: Combatting False Election Information: Lessons from 2024 and a Look to the Future (Marwick, Starbird, Tucker)

How did campaigning and false information in campaigns change in the 2024 elections? What role did platform content moderation play in 2024? Is generative AI going to change campaigns in 2028 and beyond? On Season 6, Episode 7 of the ELB podcast, a roundtable with Alice Marwick, Kate Starbird, and Joshua Tucker.

55 min
03/11/2025

ELB 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.

58 min
02/05/2025

ELB 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.

53 min

Podcast by Rick Hasen

Creator

Rick Hasen
Years Active

2021 - 2026
Episodes

60
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