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Election Law
Explore the breadth and depth of the USC Gould School of Law’s faculty expertise, research impact, thought leadership, and academic program offerings in election law.
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Telling the whole story
Telling the whole story
Dean Franita Tolson’s new book, “In Congress We Trust? Enforcing Voting Rights from the Founding to the Jim Crow Era” presents the history of Congress’ influence over elections
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New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie takes interdisciplinary look at election
New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie takes interdisciplinary look at election
Dean Tolson sits down with political commentator for Conversation with the Dean series.
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Former USC Annenberg Dean Geoffrey Cowan discusses involvement in civil rights, presidential primary reform
Former USC Annenberg Dean Geoffrey Cowan discusses involvement in civil rights, presidential primary reform
The talk was hosted by Dean Franita Tolson, as part of the Gould Conversation with the Dean series.
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Academics
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George T. and Harriet E. Pfleger Chair in Law, and Professor of Law, Political Science and Public Policy
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Faculty in the News
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Recent Research & Scholarship
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“When It Comes to Electoral Disputes, State Justices are Less Reliable GOP Allies than U.S. Supreme Court Justices — and That's the "Problem" (even a Modified Version of) the Independent State Legislature Claim Hopes to Solve” (with Lee Epstein and Michael Nelson), Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (accepted August 2023, forthcoming 2024).October 18, 2023
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"Is Our Political System an Ill Fit for the Times?," Panelist, Aspen Ideas Festival (June 2023).
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"Dark Money: Origins and Impacts," CLE Midyear Meeting, Dark Money in Judicial Elections: The Growing Influence of Dark Money in the Judicial Selection, American Bar Association.
March 1, 2021
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