Announcing the Safeguarding Democracy Project’s Fall Lineup of Events and Webinars, Focused on the Fairness and Integrity of the 2026 Midterms

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The Risk of Federal Interference in the 2026 Midterm Elections Tuesday, September 16, 12:15pm-1:15pm PT, Webinar Register here. Ben Haiman, UVA Center for Public Safety and Justice, Liz Howard, NYU Law Brennan Center for Justice, and Stephen Richer, Ash Center for Democratic Governance… Continue reading

California Legislature Moves to Allow Gig Workers to Engage in Collective Bargaining After California Appellate Court Accepted the Argument in Our Amicus Brief in the Prop. 22 Case That Prop. 22 Could Not Bar Legislature from Doing So

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This is gratifying. Back in 2022, I filed an amicus brief in the California Court of Appeal with Professors Joey Fishkin and Franita Tolson, along with co-counsel Kathryn Eidmann and Mark Rosenbaum of Public Counsel. We did not take a… Continue reading

Federal Court in Kohls v. Bonta, in Striking Down California Deep Fake Law on First Amendment Grounds, Sees Constitutional Path for More Narrowly Tailored Laws Aimed at False Statements About When, Where, and How People Vote

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Via Eugene Volokh (who is cited in the court’s opinion), here’s a snippet from Kohls v. Bonta: AB 2839 regulates a broad spectrum of election-related content that is “materially deceptive” and permits any recipient of this content to sue… Continue reading