Live at the National Constitution Center

Democracy Checkup: Preparing for the 2024 Election

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Richard Hasen, author of A Real Right to Vote, Sarah Isgur, senior editor of The Dispatch, and Lawrence Lessig, author of How to Steal a Presidential Election, provide a health check on the state of American democracy, and look ahead to potential areas of vulnerability in the run-up to the 2024 election. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates.


Additional Resources

  • Richard L. Hasen, A Real Right to Vote: How a Constitutional Amendment Can Safeguard American Democracy
  • Lawrence Lessig and Matthew Seligman, How to Steal a Presidential Election
  • Jeffrey Rosen, “The Supreme Court Says States Can’t Keep Trump Off the Ballot," We the People, National Constitution Center
  • Trump v. Anderson (2024)
  • Sarah Isgur and David French,“Indictment Watch: The Supreme Court Decides Whether States Can Disqualify Trump,” Advisory Opinions, The Dispatch
  • Richard L. Hasen, “The Supreme Court Just Delivered a Rare Self-Own for John Roberts,” Slate (March 5, 2023)
  • Conference Report, “Carter-Baker Commission: 16 Years Later” (2021)
  • Trump v. Anderson, Amicus brief of Richard L. Hasen, Edward Foley and Ben Ginsburg



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