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1. 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

2. 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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   Who are Lessig & Seligman?

   • Mr. Lessig is a professor at Harvard Law School. Mr. Seligman is a fellow at the Constitutional Law Center at Stanford Law School. They are the authors of the forthcoming book “How to Steal a Presidential Election.” What happens when you stress-test America’s system for electing a president? How well does it hold up?

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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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   Do state legislatures have the power to direct electors?

   • In a 2020 decision, the court held, in our reading, that state legislatures have the power to direct electors on how to cast their electoral votes. And this opens the door to what we think is the most dangerous strategy: that a legislature would pass a law that directs electors to vote for the candidate the legislature picks.

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   How does a state legislature choose the right electors?

   • There are plenty of mechanisms to ensure that the election selects the right slate of electors — recounts, contest proceedings and so on. But there are no protections against a state legislature simply ordering whichever electors are appointed to vote for the candidate that the legislature, and not the people of the state, choose.

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

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   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...

5. www.nytimes.com › 2024/01/22 › opinionOpinion | How to Steal the Presidential Election - The New ...

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   Jan 22, 2024 · 720. By Lawrence Lessig and Matthew A. Seligman. Mr. Lessig is a professor at Harvard Law School. Seligman is a fellow at the Constitutional Law Center at Stanford Law School. They are the...

6. 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.

7. hls.harvard.edu › today › does-recent-supreme-courtDoes recent Supreme Court ruling suggest the Electoral ...

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   Jul 8, 2020 · Alumni Focus. Credit: Getty Images. Does recent Supreme Court ruling suggest the Electoral College is ‘good for nothing’ ? What the Supreme Court’s Electoral College decisions could mean for U.S. democracy. Jul 08, 2020. By Aysha Bagchi ’17.

8. 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...