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  1. Electoral College reform. In 2017, Lessig announced a movement to challenge the winner-take-all Electoral College vote allocation in the various states, called Equal Votes. Lessig was also a counsel for electors in the Supreme Court case Chiafalo v.

  2. Jul 8, 2020 · Lessig, who argued on behalf of ‘faithless electors,’ responds to the Supreme Court’s decision. Jul 08, 2020. By Carolyn Kelley. In a unanimous decision on Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that states can require Electoral College voters to back the victor of their state’s popular vote.

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  4. Dec 5, 2019 · Lessig has been an outspoken critic of the Electoral College, campaign financing, and gerrymandering, and is a frequent commentator on these issues. In 2016, he took matters into his own hands, running for president on a platform of campaign finance reform.

  5. Nov 30, 2016 · As we continue to talk about the U.S. election system, we turn now to Harvard Law professor Lawrence Lessig, who sparked debate over the issue of the Electoral College with his recent...

  6. Oct 21, 2019 · Harvard Law Professor Lawrence Lessig Advocates for Changes to the Electoral College | News | The Harvard Crimson. Law School professor Lawrence Lessig, left, and Law professor Jonathan...

  7. Nov 4, 2019 · John Laidler. Harvard Correspondent. November 4, 2019 9 min read. In new book, Lawrence Lessig says voter suppression, gerrymandering, big-money politics, and the Electoral College undermine democracy. Lawrence Lessig has long crusaded against the influence of money in politics.

  8. Aug 22, 2019 · Lawrence Lessig, a Harvard law professor who founded the group that brought the case, Equal Citizens, said it was the first time a federal appeals court had ruled on whether electors could be...

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