Richard L. Hasen

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Direct Democracy Denied: The Right to Initiative During a Pandemic
Richard L. Hasen
Richard L. Hasen is the Chancellor’s Professor of Law and Political Science at UC Irvine School of Law.

He thanks Joshua Spivak for useful comments and suggestions.

Putting aside the Supreme Court’s controversial decision in Republican National Committee v. Democratic National Committee, the case overextending the date for receipt of absentee ballots in the April 2020 Wisconsin primary, many (although not all) courts have done a fairly good job protecting voting rights during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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