Richard L. Hasen

professor at UCLA School of Law

Richard L. Hasen is professor at UCLA School of Law, where he directs its Safeguarding Democracy Project.


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Richard L. Hasen

1mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

How the Supreme Court could aid the GOP’s redistricting games

If the court rules quickly enough in a key voting rights case, it could allow yet another round of partisan redistricting before the 2026 midterms.

3mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

Trump started a redistricting war. Only Congress can stop it.

As the Cold War taught us, détente is better than mutually assured destruction for all the parties.

8mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

Trump’s executive order on elections is a blatant power grab

It seems especially dangerous to take power away from the states when there are many threats to our democracy.

1year ago
MS NOW Opinion

Voting in the U.S. shouldn’t be this hard

While many Americans think of the United States as a leader in many areas, its approach to voting rights is nothing to be proud of.

1year ago
MS NOW Opinion

Ballot boxes were set on fire in Oregon and Washington. What happens to the votes?

Federal and state authorities need to extinguish this kind of violence before things get more out of hand.

1year ago
MS NOW Opinion

Two big questions raised by Elon Musk’s Trumpian transformation of X

Even if the worst does not come to pass, Musk is already hastening truth decay.