Professor Jonathan Gould suggests filibuster reformers harness the Senate’s power over its own procedural rules to democratize the institution from within
Dean Erwin Chemerinsky takes a look at Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L., the first Supreme Court case to address the ability of schools to impose discipline for speech out of school and over social media
An op-ed in the Washington Post suggests every Democrat who fears filibuster reform should read Professor Jonathan Gould’s new paper on “structural biases” in constitutional design
Professor Jonathan Gould appears on the Lawfare podcast to discuss constitutional norms, the unwritten rules that govern how actors in our political system behave
Dean Erwin Chemerinsky says Vice President Kamala Harris, as presiding officer of the Senate, can — and should — declare the current Senate filibuster rule unconstitutional
Dean Erwin Chemerinsky discusses whether Democrats should end a senator’s ability to block legislation by endless speechmaking so they can accomplish their agenda
Dean Erwin Chemerinsky writes absentee ballots and voting by mail increase participation without any evidence of fraud and laws should facilitate, not limit, these efforts to increase voting
Professor Khiara M. Bridges is featured in the Netflix documentary Amend: the Fight for America, particularly in episode 4, which examines the fight for women’s voting rights
