Battle for the Ballot (with Franita Tolson)

Stay Tuned with Preet

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4.8 • 32.4K Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2022

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

In June, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case that could deliver a huge blow to voting rights. The case, Moore v. Harper, could affirm the little-known “independent state legislature doctrine”— and could have dire consequences for democracy. Franita Tolson, a constitutional law professor at USC and an election law expert, is working to make it easier for people to vote. She and Preet break down the threat of voter suppression, and what to expect for the midterms. Plus, Preet breaks down the many considerations that DOJ would need to weigh before indicting Donald Trump. In the bonus for CAFE Insiders, they discuss felony disenfranchisement, the prospect of mandatory voting, and teaching constitutional law in the age of this particularly politicized Supreme Court. To listen, try the membership for just $1 for one month: cafe.com/insider. For show notes and a transcript of the episode, head to: https://cafe.com/stay-tuned/battle-for-the-ballot-with-franita-tolson/ Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at staytuned@cafe.com, or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	From Cafe and the Vox Media Podcast Network, welcome to Stay Tuned.
0:06.0	I'm Preet Bharara.
0:07.0	We may expect too much from our government documents to fix this.
0:11.0	This is a cultural problem. This is not a legal problem in some sense.
0:15.0	Right, the law is following the culture.
0:20.0	That's for Anita Tulson.
0:22.0	She's a constitutional law professor at the USC Guld School of Law
0:26.0	and a nationally recognized expert on election law.
0:30.0	Tulson's main objective is to help people vote.
0:33.0	And she's especially focused on removing barriers for groups that have been historically disenfranchised.
0:39.0	And as we know all too well, there's no shortage of attacks on voting rights in this country.
0:43.0	Voter suppression laws, voter fraud conspiracy theories,
0:47.0	and of course, the violent attack on the Capitol fed by the lie that Donald Trump won the 2020 election.
0:54.0	The midterms are right around the corner, and the 2024 presidential election isn't far behind them.
0:59.0	So as we prepare for the battle for the ballot, how can we protect the right to vote for all Americans?
1:05.0	And can we avoid an actual battle? Again, that's coming up. Stay tuned.
1:19.0	Now let's get to your questions.
1:21.0	This question comes in an email from Patricia, who actually has a number of questions.
1:27.0	Patricia writes, Hi there. Love your show.
1:29.0	I'm sure you must have gotten a ton of queries about this already.
1:32.0	But what would happen if the DOJ decides to charge Trump?
1:36.0	What would the indictment process look like?
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