Category Archives: ELB Podcast

ELB Podcast, Episode 4. Bruce Cain: Author Meets Critics

September 8, 2015, 7:35 amELB PodcastRick Hasen

Have efforts to reform the American political system backfired? Do changes in rules for campaign financing, redistricting, government transparency and election administration have unintended and undesirable consequences? On this special Episode 4 of the ELB Podcast, we hear from Bruce… Continue reading

Will @Lessig Reach His Fundraising Goal?

September 2, 2015, 7:52 amcampaign finance, campaigns, ELB PodcastRick Hasen

He’s at $734K, and says he needs to reach $1 million by Labor Day in order to run for president. Will he reach it? Will he nonetheless run if he falls a bit short? (You can hear my ELB… Continue reading

Ron Collins Features Excerpts from ELB Podcast Interview with Floyd Abrams in His FAN

September 2, 2015, 7:36 amcampaign finance, ELB PodcastRick Hasen

At Concurring Opinions (scroll down): Rick Hasen Interviews Floyd Abrams: Selected Excerpts UCI Law Professor Rick Hasen has done it again — he has made the Election Law Blog even more appealing. By way of yet more value added,… Continue reading

ELB Podcast Episode 3: Larry Lessig: Bold Campaign Reformer or Don Quixote?

August 30, 2015, 9:00 pmcampaign finance, ELB PodcastRick Hasen

Larry Lessig for president? The campaign finance reformer considers throwing his hat in the ring and proposes being president only long enough to pass a package of election reforms. What does Lessig believe about campaign finance? What other changes would… Continue reading

ELB Podcast Episode 2: Floyd Abrams, Citizens United, Free Speech, and the Supreme Court

August 26, 2015, 11:05 amcampaign finance, ELB Podcast, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Joining me on Episode 2 of the ELB Podcast is the nation’s leading First Amendment lawyer, Floyd Abrams. Floyd was one of the lawyers arguing in the Supreme Court in the 2010 case, Citizens United v. FEC, which freed… Continue reading

You Can Now Subscribe to the ELB Podcast on iTunes!

August 18, 2015, 5:42 pmELB PodcastRick Hasen

ELB Podcast – Rick Hasen The first episode is with Ari Berman. Listen and let me know what you think! Or listen on SoundCloud.

ELB Podcast, Episode #1: Ari Berman, Give Us the Ballot

August 11, 2015, 7:51 amELB Podcast, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

I am pleased to bring you the first episode of The ELB Podcast, a new project in which I will offer occasional interviews with those making news or conducting research on election issues in the run-up to the 2016 elections.… Continue reading