He’s 'a coward': Legal expert demolishes Alito in damning take-down
The Alito Deception: Disguising an Assault on Voting Rights
Dismantling Rights Under the Guise of Legality
Justice Samuel Alito’s majority opinion in Louisiana v. Callais, as dissected by Professor Richard Hasen, serves as a stark illumination of how the U.S. Supreme Court can exercise its immens...
Trump’s midterms Hail Mary: Crying “rigged” elections again
July 18, 2026; 10am: Rep. Joe Morelle recounts meeting with fellow Democrats in secret to counter Pres. Trump’s midterm meddling; Richard Hasen explains the dangers of the president’s inaccurate election claims; Paola Ramos and Jonathan Blitzer react to a chilling report that exposes dire and dea...
The DOJ’s election monitor army isn’t having its desired effect
August 22, 2026; 12pm: Research shows that President Trump’s efforts to undermine confidence in elections is not working. Ari Berman and Dr. Richard Hasen explain why election interference is not a popular strategy with voters and the red flags voters should watch out for; The Supreme Court will ...
BREAKING: SCOTUS Lets Trump Move Ahead With Mail Voting Crackdown (w/ Richard Hasen & Steve Vladek)
Sam Stein is joined by UCLA School of Law's Richard Hasen and Georgetown University Law Center's Steve Vladek to break down the Supreme Court's decision to allow Trump to restrict mail-in voting.
This episode is sponsored by The New York Times.
Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - One Ballot After Another
You’ve seen the headlines about the lists, the claims, the THREE times this same executive order about voting by mail has gone to the Supreme Court. But is Trump’s interference with mail-in voting settled—at least with respect to the midterms? Our go-to election law expert, Richard Hasen of UCLA...
One Ballot After Another
You’ve seen the headlines about the lists, the claims, the THREE times this same executive order about voting by mail has gone to the Supreme Court. But is Trump’s interference with mail-in voting settled—at least with respect to the midterms? Our go-to election law expert, Richard Hasen of UCLA...
Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - One Ballot After Another
You’ve seen the headlines about the lists, the claims, the THREE times this same executive order about voting by mail has gone to the Supreme Court. But is Trump’s interference with mail-in voting settled—at least with respect to the midterms? Our go-to election law expert, Richard Hasen of UCLA...
A Chicken for Every Pot
From George Washington buying beer, rum, wine and brandy for voters to the famous 1928 "A Chicken for Every Pot" advertisement supporting Herbert Hoover, American campaigns have long wrestled with the line between persuading voters and improperly influencing them.
Historian Andrew Robertson join...
Election experts share concerns about the midterms
Ahead of the midterms, we talk with two election experts about President Trump’s efforts to interfere with voting. Richard Hasen, director of the Safeguarding Democracy Project, and Pennsylvania’s lead election official, Al Schmidt. Both are hoping the states, the courts and the public will ensur...
BPR Full Show 10/26/26: Midterm Forecast with Prof. Richard Hasen
Andrea Cabral subs in for Margery today. She and Jim talk to Boston Globe ideas columnist Abdallah Fayyad about whether political debates still matter and if Elon Musk can actually buy the midterms. Then it's Princeton University professor Khalil Gibran Muhammad on Trump's latest anti-Muslim rhet...
