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Richard L. Hasen

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BIOGRAPHY

Richard L. Hasen is Gary T. Schwartz Endowed Chair in Law and Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law. He is the author of A Real Right to Vote: How a Constitutional Amendment Can Safeguard American Democracy (2024) and others.

Primary Contributions (1)

Voters of diverse backgrounds stand in line outside a polling place in San Diego, California, near a door with a sign reading Polling Place and an American flag.

Election law in the United States

Election law in the United States, the set of legal rules overseeing political institutions and activities in the United States, including electoral structure, election administration, campaigns, voting rights, redistricting, campaign finance, political parties, and ballot measures, such as…

Publications (2)

Cheap Speech How Disinformation Poisons Our Politics--And How to Cure It (January 2024)

By Richard L. Hasen

An informed and practical road map for controlling disinformation, embracing free speech, saving American elections, and protecting democracy

"Hasen puts forth a number of solid recommendations on how to combat disinformation."--Richard Stengel, New York Times

"Hasen has written an extraordinary, thorough and fair examination of the impact of misinformation on democracy."--Jeff Kosseff, Lawfare

What can be...

A Real Right to Vote How a Constitutional Amendment Can Safeguard American Democracy (February 2024)

By Richard L. Hasen

Why it's time to enshrine the right to vote in the Constitution

Throughout history, too many Americans have been disenfranchised or faced needless barriers to voting. Part of the blame falls on the Constitution, which does not contain an affirmative right to vote. The Supreme Court has made matters worse by failing to protect voting rights and limiting Congress’s ability to do so. The time has come for voters to take action and push for an amendment to the Constitution that would...