Law & Democracy
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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 hosts are Ned Foley, Steve Huefner, Terri Enns, Anne Ralph, and Tony Gaughan.
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Exciting news! The Law & Democracy #podcast has a new home!
We're now hosted by The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law (@OhioStateLaw).
The old YouTube channel closes 1/1/2026. Make the switch!
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We're now hosted by The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law (@OhioStateLaw).
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From the voting booth to your home — don’t miss the stories shaping our democracy.
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Law & Democracy
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December 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Has Congress ever defied the Constitution by refusing to reapportion the House after a census? Find out the answer here 👇
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Has Congress ever defied the Constitution by refusing to reapportion the House after a census?
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December 1, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Has Congress ever defied the Constitution by refusing to reapportion the House after a census? Find out the answer here 👇
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Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃
November 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃
Test your U.S. history knowledge:
Who was the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress?
Share your answer below, then watch Professor Anthony Gaughan’s brief explainer.
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Who was the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress?
Share your answer below, then watch Professor Anthony Gaughan’s brief explainer.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Fmp...
Who Was The First Woman To Be Elected To Congress?
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November 25, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Test your U.S. history knowledge:
Who was the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress?
Share your answer below, then watch Professor Anthony Gaughan’s brief explainer.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Fmp...
Who was the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress?
Share your answer below, then watch Professor Anthony Gaughan’s brief explainer.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Fmp...
#Voting rights expert Maureen Edobor of
@wlulaw.bsky.social assesses the state of voting rights as “strong but deeply imperiled.”
Hear what’s next for the future of voting rights.🎧
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@wlulaw.bsky.social assesses the state of voting rights as “strong but deeply imperiled.”
Hear what’s next for the future of voting rights.🎧
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9nl...
The VRA’s Last Stand: How Brnovich and Callais Challenge Equal Political Opportunity
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November 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
#Voting rights expert Maureen Edobor of
@wlulaw.bsky.social assesses the state of voting rights as “strong but deeply imperiled.”
Hear what’s next for the future of voting rights.🎧
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9nl...
@wlulaw.bsky.social assesses the state of voting rights as “strong but deeply imperiled.”
Hear what’s next for the future of voting rights.🎧
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9nl...
Who Was The First Woman To Be Elected To Congress?
Find out here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Fmp...
#congress #womenincongress
Find out here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Fmp...
#congress #womenincongress
Who Was The First Woman To Be Elected To Congress?
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November 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Who Was The First Woman To Be Elected To Congress?
Find out here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Fmp...
#congress #womenincongress
Find out here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Fmp...
#congress #womenincongress
Exciting news! The Law & Democracy #podcast has a new home!
We're now hosted by The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law (@OhioStateLaw).
The old YouTube channel closes 1/1/2026. Make the switch!
Subscribe today: www.youtube.com/@OhioStateLa...
We're now hosted by The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law (@OhioStateLaw).
The old YouTube channel closes 1/1/2026. Make the switch!
Subscribe today: www.youtube.com/@OhioStateLa...
The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
A legal education from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law opens doors to an unlimited number of career possibilities. Whether you want to help society through nonprofit work, start your o...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Exciting news! The Law & Democracy #podcast has a new home!
We're now hosted by The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law (@OhioStateLaw).
The old YouTube channel closes 1/1/2026. Make the switch!
Subscribe today: www.youtube.com/@OhioStateLa...
We're now hosted by The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law (@OhioStateLaw).
The old YouTube channel closes 1/1/2026. Make the switch!
Subscribe today: www.youtube.com/@OhioStateLa...
Discover the forgotten President who popularized the word "OK"! Martin Van Buren, born in Kinderhook, New York, in 1782, was known as "Old Kinderhook."
#History
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#History
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Trivia Friday: New York’s Presidents (Including Martin Van Buren!)
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October 31, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Discover the forgotten President who popularized the word "OK"! Martin Van Buren, born in Kinderhook, New York, in 1782, was known as "Old Kinderhook."
#History
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#History
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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
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#Trump #Newyork #Queens
Trivia Friday: How many presidents were born in New York? #democracy #newyork #history #trivia
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October 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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
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#Trump #Newyork #Queens
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...
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...
Supreme Court Rulings, Election Changes, and Political Shifts
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October 24, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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...
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...
Has #Congress been acting without #federal constitutional authority for more than 100 years?
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Has Congress been acting without federal constitutional authority for more than 100 years?
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October 18, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Has #Congress been acting without #federal constitutional authority for more than 100 years?
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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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Callais, originalism, and stare decisis
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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October 16, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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”
www.scotusblog.com/2025/10/call...
www.scotusblog.com/2025/10/call...
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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October 12, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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.
Campaign Finance at a Crossroads: Brad Smith on NRSC v. FEC
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October 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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!
Campaign finance expert Brad Smith joins #Law & #Democracy to explore these questions.
🎙️ Episode premieres tomorrow!
October 6, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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!
Campaign finance expert Brad Smith joins #Law & #Democracy to explore these questions.
🎙️ Episode premieres tomorrow!
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
@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.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-t2O...
#electionlaw
A Conversation with Jacob Eisler on Constitutional Law, Political Fragmentation, and Judicial Power
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September 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-t2O...
#electionlaw
@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.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-t2O...
#electionlaw
“Bracket Voting: Structuring ‘Final Four’ Elections like Familiar Sports Tournaments” electionlawblog.org?p=152037
"Bracket Voting: Structuring 'Final Four' Elections like Familiar Sports Tournaments" #ELB
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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September 17, 2025 at 1:22 AM
“Bracket Voting: Structuring ‘Final Four’ Elections like Familiar Sports Tournaments” electionlawblog.org?p=152037
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
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Does Australia have gerrymandering like the U.S.? #redistricting
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September 14, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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
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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?
What America Can Learn from Australia
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September 8, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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?
Stay tuned. Season 2 of Law & Democracy Podcast premieres in less than 24 hours!
#Law #Democracy #podcast
#Law #Democracy #podcast
September 8, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Stay tuned. Season 2 of Law & Democracy Podcast premieres in less than 24 hours!
#Law #Democracy #podcast
#Law #Democracy #podcast
Why is American democracy in such peril?
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Why is American democracy in such peril?
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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August 13, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Why is American democracy in such peril?
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Do you think politicians should be in charge of drawing district lines?
#Redistricting #FairMaps #Gerrymandering #Ohio #Texas
#Redistricting #FairMaps #Gerrymandering #Ohio #Texas
How do Americans generally feel about redistricting? #texaspolitics #ohio
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August 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Do you think politicians should be in charge of drawing district lines?
#Redistricting #FairMaps #Gerrymandering #Ohio #Texas
#Redistricting #FairMaps #Gerrymandering #Ohio #Texas
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
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2024 SPAE and the growing conversation around mid-decade redistricting.
Watch now: youtube.com/watch?v=8iQ3...
#ElectionLaw #SPAE2024 #Redistricting
How are elections being conducted in America today? 2024 SPAE report and mid-decade redistricting
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July 30, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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
@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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Condorcet Voting and the Cornyn-Paxton Race
The upcoming U.S. Senate election in Texas perfectly illustrates the importance of this voting reform.
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July 25, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Condorcet Voting and the Cornyn-Paxton Race
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If you were an election official, how would you want lawmakers and the public to rethink transparency?
#law #election #voters
#law #election #voters
Democracy’s Paper Trail: Election Records, Safety, and Reform
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July 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM