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NYU School of Law and its faculty, students, alumni, centers and programs are frequently featured in the media. The following lists recent news stories, interviews and op-eds.

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"Does America Vote Too Much?"
11/07/2022
New York Times
Expert: Rick Pildes
NBC News
"Election officials are bracing for conspiracy-fueled threats — while still hoping for the best"
11/03/2022
NBC News
Expert: Rick Pildes
NBC News
"In 5 key battlegrounds, most GOP state legislative nominees are election deniers, report finds"
10/29/2022
NBC News
Expert: Rick Pildes
"Courts did review Trump campaign ‘evidence’ of election fraud. Claims that say otherwise are wrong"
10/28/2022
PolitiFact
Expert: Rick Pildes
NPR logo
"The Supreme Court Case That Will Decide if Voting Rights Should Be Race-Blind"
10/10/2022
NPR
Expert: Rick Pildes
NPR logo
"The landmark Voting Rights Act faces further dismantling at the Supreme Court"
10/04/2022
NPR
Expert: Rick Pildes
"The Supreme Court Is On The Verge Of Killing The Voting Rights Act"
10/03/2022
FiveThirtyEight
Expert: Rick Pildes
NBC News
"Election deniers advanced to November ballots in 27 states, report finds"
09/14/2022
NBC News
Expert: Rick Pildes
New York Times Logo
"Opinion: Ron DeSantis Is a Test Case"
08/31/2022
New York Times
Expert: Rick Pildes
Washington Post
"Election deniers march toward power in key 2024 battlegrounds"
08/15/2022
Washington Post
Expert: Rick Pildes
Mother Jones
"Sarah Palin Is Taking a Few Pages From Trump’s Election Lies Playbook"
08/09/2022
Mother Jones
Expert: Rick Pildes
"Experts warn of election ‘havoc’ across the U.S. if North Carolina case succeeds"
08/01/2022
The Wisconsin Examiner
Expert: Rick Pildes
New York Times Logo
"Opinion: Red and Blue America Will Never Be the Same"
07/27/2022
New York Times
Expert: Rick Pildes
NBC News logo
"County election boards pick new fights with states over voter fraud claims"
07/16/2022
NBC News
Expert: Richard Pildes
CNN
"Can ranked-choice voting save American democracy? We ask an expert"
07/12/2022
CNN
Expert: Richard Pildes
Washington Examiner
"House races lose swing as partisan redistricting whittles away competitiveness"
07/11/2022
Washington Examiner
Expert: Richard Pildes
New York Times Logo
"We’re Staring at Our Phones, Full of Rage for ‘the Other Side’"
06/15/2022
New York Times
Featured: Richard Pildes
NPR logo
"How 2 competitive districts in Georgia became a very red one and a very blue one"
05/23/2022
NPR
Expert: Rick Pildes
NPR logo
"Supreme Court sides with Sen. Ted Cruz in campaign finance case"
05/16/2022
NPR
Expert: Rick Pildes
NBC News
"'Rogue governor' scenario spooks senators working to prevent stolen elections"
05/05/2022
NBC News
Expert: Rick Pildes
"Democracy experts support Alaska’s move to ranked choice voting. Here’s why"
04/26/2022
PolitiFact
Expert: Rick Pildes
The Guardian logo
"Thanks to new congressional maps, most Americans’ votes won’t matter"
02/17/2022
The Guardian
Expert: Rick Pildes
New York Times Logo
"More Places Should Do What Alaska Did to Its Elections"
02/15/2022
New York Times
Author: Rick Pildes
"Reforming the Supreme Court Confirmation Process"
02/10/2022
Election Law Blog
Author: Rick Pildes
New York Times Logo
"The 1887 Law Putting American Democracy at Risk"
02/07/2022
New York Times
Expert: Rick Pildes
Just Security
"Election Subversion and Electoral Count Act Reform"
02/02/2022
Just Security
Author: Richard Pildes
New York Times Logo
"Democrats, Want to Defend Democracy? Embrace What Is Possible."
01/25/2022
New York Times
Expert: Richard Pildes
"Amid Partisan Rancor, US Looks to 2022 Midterm Elections"
01/12/2022
Voice of America
Expert: Richard Pildes
CNN
"What it will take to save American democracy"
01/09/2022
CNN
Expert: Richard Pildes
Washington Post
"Opinion: How Congress can fix the Electoral Count Act"
01/04/2022
Washington Post
Co-author: Richard Pildes
Washington Post
"How Congress can fix the Electoral Count Act"
01/04/2022
Washington Post
Author: Richard Pildes
New York Times Logo
"Why So Many Democracies Are Floundering"
12/29/2021
New York Times
Expert: Richard Pildes
"Joe Biden’s voting rights strategy comes into focus"
12/13/2021
The Fulcrum
Expert: Richard Pildes
Time Logo
"Behind The Scenes of President Biden’s Supreme Court Reform Commission"
12/10/2021
Time
Expert: Richard Pildes
Washington Post
"The three fixes Congress should make to save democracy"
09/28/2021
Washington Post
Expert: Richard Pildes
CNN
"Fact check: Eastman's arguments on overturning the 2020 election are pure fantasy"
09/22/2021
CNN
Expert: Richard Pildes
Associated Press
"Trump endorses ‘big lie’ proponents for state election posts"
09/20/2021
Associated Press
Expert: Richard Pildes
NBC News
"Big problems with small money? Republicans catch up to Democrats in online giving"
08/01/2021
NBC News
Expert: Richard Pildes
New York Times
"In Nearly All Other Democracies, This Is Not Normal"
07/21/2021
New York Times
Author: Richard Pildes
New York Times
"The Really Big Fight on Voting Rights Is Just Around the Corner"
06/22/2021
New York Times
Author: Richard Pildes
Washington Post
"The mask slips, revealing the truth about the GOP voter suppression game"
05/03/2021
Washington Post
Expert: Richard Pildes
Scales of justice with speech bubbles
"Create More Competitive Districts to Limit Extremism"
04/29/2021
Real Clear Politics
Author: Richard Pildes
The Atlantic
"How to Fix H.R. 1"
04/14/2021
The Atlantic
Expert: Richard Pildes
Scales of justice with speech bubbles
"There’s a surprising ending to all the 2020 election conflicts over absentee ballot deadlines"
04/09/2021
The Conversation
Author: Richard Pildes
Bloomberg News
"Polarizing Candidates Could Get Cash Boost in Democratic Voting Bill"
04/07/2021
Bloomberg
Expert: Richard Pildes
New York Times
"How to Keep Extremists Out of Power"
02/25/2021
New York Times
Author: Richard Pildes
Washington Post
"Supreme Court won’t take up challenge to Pennsylvania presidential election results"
02/22/2021
Washington Post
Expert: Richard Pildes
Washington Post
"Supreme Court ends Trump’s bid to shield his tax returns and effort to challenge election losses"
02/22/2021
Washington Post
Expert: Richard Pildes
Washington Post
"Five myths about campaign finance"
02/12/2021
Washington Post
Expert: Richard Pildes
The Atlantic
"January 6 Was Just One Day in a Sustained Campaign"
02/09/2021
The Atlantic
Author: Richard Pildes