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Michael Waldman

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History Frowns on Partisan Gerrymandering

On the eve of a major redistricting case at the Supreme Court, a look back at what the nation's founders would have thought.

by Michael Waldman, Cliff Sloan via Washington Post on October 1, 2017
The Rise of the NRA

How did a firearm safety and training organization turn into one of America's largest and most influential lobbying groups?

by Michael Waldman via BillMoyers.com on June 12, 2014
How the NRA Rewrote the Second Amendment

The Founders never intended to create an unregulated individual right to a gun.

by Michael Waldman via Politico Magazine on May 19, 2014

The Supermajority: How the Supreme Court Divided America

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Constrain the Court—Without Crippling It

Critics of the Supreme Court think it has lost its claim to legitimacy. But proposals for reforming it must strike a balance with preserving its independence.

by Laurence H. Tribe via New York Review of Books on July 27, 2023

Two women protesting voter suppression.

The Lack of Federal Voting Rights Protections Returns Us to the Pre-Civil War Era

The 13th, 14th and 15th amendments tried to remove the power of the states to impede key rights.

by Kate Masur via Made By History on March 29, 2021

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