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The rising stakes of elections: A conversation with Jerry Goldfeder
Jerry Goldfeder, an election law expert and attorney, discusses concerns about democratic backsliding in the U.S., comparing it to situations in Hungary, Poland, and Turkey. He highlights Congress's reduced role in checking executive power and emphasizes the importance of free and fair elections, teaching courses on preserving democracy and authoring a book on election law.
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Jerry GoldfederpersonCozen O'ConnororganizationFordham University Law SchoolorganizationPreserving Democracy: Understanding and Resisting Democratic BackslidingtopicHungaryplacePolandplaceTurkeyplaceCongressorganizationPresident TrumppersonGoldfeder’s Modern Election LawtopicAmerican Bar Association’s Election Law CommitteeorganizationNew York City Bar Association's Rule of Law Task ForceorganizationTask Force for American DemocracyorganizationFordham Law School's Voting Rights and Democracy ProjectorganizationUniversity of Pennsylvania Law Schoolorganization
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