Election Law and Democracy

Harvard Law Professors Ruth Greenwood and Nicholas Stephanopoulos assess the recent redistricting battle and what could come next

Schlesinger Library collection offers scholars a closer look at Lani Guinier's work on voting rights, race, education, and equality.

Nicholas Stephanopoulos says probably not, but it may make it easier for wealthy donors to bypass individual giving limits.

Harvard Law faculty weigh in on a SCOTUS term marked by major decisions on citizenship, voting rights, and presidential power.

A new collection of essays by more than 60 Harvard Law faculty members contemplates the past, present, and future of the United States.

Harvard Law Professor Christine Desan says that the debate about presidential control of America’s central bank is a threat to Congress’ money-making power.

Commemorating 250 years, Harvard Law School professors discuss the conditions of American debate and democracy.

In Election Law Clinic’s inaugural Gregory and Emily Harvey Memorial Lecture, Professor Aziz Huq warns of threats to U.S. legal system.

Election law expert Nicholas Stephanopoulos shares how an election law case could impact voting across the U.S.

At a recent event, experts urged collaboration between technologists and policymakers to protect the rule of law.

Harvard Law Professor Nicholas Stephanopoulos explains the national laws at stake in the Texas gerrymandering dispute.

In a Berkman Klein Center discussion about leadership in times of crisis, Jacinda Ardern, the former prime minister of New Zealand, said people should demand more from politicians.

In his contribution to the Last Lecture series at Harvard Law, Professor Guy-Uriel Charles muses on the U.S. political climate and coping amid change.

In February, in the first of a series of planned panels, Harvard Law professors discussed the role 
of democracy and the courts under the new administration

The judiciary has an important role to play in reversing the trend of democratic backsliding, says the president of the European Court of Human Rights.

Professor Martha Minow, the new chair of GBH’s board of trustees, thinks a strong media ecosystem is crucial to democracy.

In his new book, Nicholas Stephanopoulos provides perspective on aligning election law.

Harvard Law students, faculty, and staff served as nonpartisan poll monitors in Nevada.