Can Congress be the true overseer of elections? 🏛️ Dean Franita Tolson of @USCGouldLaw dives into forgotten constitutional powers and why understanding them matters for democracy today. 🎧 Our last episode of 2025! Watch: t.co/pXDyBp0vjm #ElectionLaw #VotingRights #LawAndDemocracy

When Joe Biden left office in January 2025, he was 82 years old, which made him the oldest president in history. Our trivia question is this: who was the youngest #president? Find out the answer now: bit.ly/4a0YiJn #history

Stay tuned for next Thursday’s episode of Law & Democracy featuring Dean Franita Tolson. Don’t miss it! #Law #Election #Democracy

From the voting booth to your home — don’t miss the stories shaping our democracy. Subscribe to the newsletter today → mailchi.mp/m/27r02n36kc #Law #Election #Democracy

Has Congress ever defied the Constitution by refusing to reapportion the House after a census? Find out the answer here 👇 youtube.com/shorts/A5Vwa...

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. 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.🎧 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

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...

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 www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI_-...

Trivia Friday: President Donald Trump was born in Queens, New York in 1946. How many other presidents were born in New York? www.youtube.com/shorts/SFyRs... #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...

Has #Congress been acting without #federal constitutional authority for more than 100 years? www.youtube.com/watch?v=MU1C...

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...

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

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!

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

“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 www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP-o...

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

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

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

Condorcet Voting and the Cornyn-Paxton Race open.substack.com/pub/edwardbf...

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

What is Racist Voting? #racism #voting

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

How does the papal conclave compare to modern electoral systems? #Conclave #Papal #Elections #LeoXIV

🎧This Thursday we're joined by Dr. Timothy Gabrielli of the University of Dayton, a scholar of Catholic theology with deep insight into Church tradition, to explore the election of a new pope through the papal conclave. #Conclave2025 #LeoXIV #PapaFrancesco #PopeLeoXIV #Italy #Vatican #Catholic

The Electoral Connection to Constraining Executive Power open.substack.com/pub/edwardbf...

When Partisan Primaries Produce Unrepresentative Extremists... open.substack.com/pub/edwardbf...

How well do we collectively understand how best to protect our constitutional democracy from this kind of sustained attack? #100days #Democracy

New - in this pod I set out 2 ways to think about current governance crisis. (1) Trump is trying to run autocratic political software on our distributed power constitutional OS. (2) Such bids for autocracy are inevitably counter-professional: hostile to prof ethics podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...

How much do you think it was? Drop your guess below! 👇 #ThrowbackTrivia #ElectionHistory #CampaignFinance #Darkmoney

Which President Had the Narrowest Margin of Victory in a Decisive Battleground State in the 20th Century? www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5Ts...

TRIVIA TIME! Think you know? Drop your guesses below 👇 #SupremeCourt #CivicsTrivia #ElectoralCollege #Trivia www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXdt...

We're planning future podcast episodes and would love your suggestions. What topics or issues should we explore? Share your ideas and help us craft our next episodes.

Does nonpartisan election administration ensure better outcomes? Not always. What truly matters is a well-resourced, professional system with clear rules and bipartisan involvement. Strengthening election administration should be the priority. #ElectionLaw www.youtube.com/shorts/nDpNu...

Bipartisan cooperation has declined as ideological alignment between parties has intensified since the Cold War. Structural factors like winner-take-all elections, campaign finance shifts, and sociological sorting have fueled polarization. #Polarization #Partisanship #CampaignFinance

Can primary systems be reformed to reduce political polarization? Do party nominations offer a solution to promoting more moderate candidates? Will changing the primary system lead to less extreme political outcomes? www.youtube.com/shorts/8QkFm...

Cold War era bipartisanship vs. today's hyperpartisanship: Which do you think is more "normal" in the context of American history? #PoliticalHistory #Bipartisanship www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOQY...

How has the class realignment of the Democratic and Republican parties affected voting patterns and political polarization in recent elections?

Would the average voter sacrifice some degree of alignment? In other words, would they accept elected officials not pursuing policies that benefit them? Would they trade alignment for their side winning? Discover Joshua Sellers' thoughts in our latest L&D episode. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMm7...

"Alignment theory" is about ensuring elected officials truly reflect the will of the people. In Aligning Election Law, Nicholas O. Stephanopoulos explores how election laws can enhance democratic representation. #DemocracyInAction #ElectionReform www.youtube.com/shorts/16-rr...