Why is John Roberts Suddenly Rushing?

Harry talks with Rick Hasen, one of the country’s leading experts in election law and a prophet of Chief Justice John Roberts’s decades-long project to tear down voting rights. Hasen explains why Roberts—after taking a slow and steady approach for so long—is suddenly masterminding an aggressive “two minute offense.” Hasen lays out the damage dealt to American democracy by the decision, the prospects for court reform, and the signals that Roberts knows time is running out for him and the conservative dominance of the Supreme Court. Mentioned in this episode:Hasen’s analysis. Hasen’s 2013 New York Times piece.Harry’s column about the history behind the Callais decision. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices