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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Lawrence_LessigLawrence Lessig - Wikipedia

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   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.

   • Born: Lester Lawrence Lessig III, June 3, 1961 (age 62), Rapid City, South Dakota, US

   • Political party: Democratic

3. hls.harvard.edu › today › lessig-who-argued-onLessig, who argued on behalf of 'faithless electors ...

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   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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   Did Lessig ruse a Trump presidency?

   • The ruse was a creative, albeit vain attempt to stave off a Trump presidency. Lessig argued on behalf of the 2016 faithless electors before the US supreme court, in a case known as Chiafolo v Washington. The court ruled against the faithless electors, ordering that states have the right to compel them to back the winners of the popular vote.

   How to steal a US election: Harvard’s Lawrence Lessig on Trump’s new

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   Are Lessig & Seligman ready for a 2024 election?

   • For their 2024 wargame, Lessig and Seligman assume the November election will be nail-bitingly close, both nationally and in at least one battleground state. That is not an outlandish precondition – you only have to think about the 537 votes that gifted Florida and the presidency to George W Bush in 2000.

   How to steal a US election: Harvard’s Lawrence Lessig on Trump’s new

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   What are 'faithless electors'?

   • Three scenarios stand out. The first relates to so-called “faithless electors”: delegates chosen by parties to represent the winning candidate in each state under the arcane terms of the electoral college who decide to go against their pledge and back the loser. During Trump’s first presidential run in 2016, 10 electors switched their votes.

   How to steal a US election: Harvard’s Lawrence Lessig on Trump’s new

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   Is Lawrence Lessig's new book on political corruption a manifesto?

   • "Lawrence Lessig's New Book On Political Corruption Offers Protesters A Possible Manifesto". Huffington Post. Archived from the original on March 20, 2017. ^ a b Lawrence Lessig, "Why We're Marching Across New Hampshire to Honor Aaron Swartz" Archived March 31, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, The Atlantic, January 10, 2014.

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5. www.washingtonpost.com › opinions › the-constitutionOpinion | The Constitution lets the electoral college choose ...

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   Nov 25, 2016 · Lawrence Lessig is a professor at Harvard Law School and the author of “ Republic, Lost: Version 2.0 .” In 2015, he was a candidate in the Democratic presidential primary. Conventional wisdom...

6. www.theguardian.com › books › 2024How to steal a US election: Harvard’s Lawrence Lessig on ...

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   Feb 11, 2024 · Sun 11 Feb 2024 05.00 EST. L awrence Lessig has a message for America: Donald Trump’s assault on democracy in 2020, with his stolen-election lie and refusal to concede the White House, may...

7. ash.harvard.edu › articles › warding-off-newWarding off new attempts to steal an election – Ash Center

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   May 2, 2024 · Lawrence Lessig and Matthew Seligman, authors of How to Steal a Presidential Election, joined the Ash Center for a discussion about how to counter organized efforts to overturn presidential election results.

8. daily.jstor.org › lawrence-lessig-how-to-repairLawrence Lessig: How to Repair Our Democracy - JSTOR Daily

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   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.

9. www.democracynow.org › 2016/11/30 › lawrence_lessigLawrence Lessig: The Electoral College Is Constitutionally ...

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   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 op-ed...