Safeguarding Democracy Project

🚨Free Public Event🚨 After the Vote: What the 2026 Midterms Tell Us Sat. 11/7 2:00pm @hammer.ucla.edu Experts examine what the 2026 midterms mean for the country and for CA. Panelists: Christian Grose (USC), Sara Sadhwani (Pomona College), and Chris Tausanovitch (UCLA). Mod. Rick Hasen (UCLA Law)

Join us tonight at 6pm PT at UCLA Law School for this special screening!

With midterm elections under way in many states, be careful what you read online. As @mattgermer.bsky.social says here, the potential for misinformation to spread is a real concern. Sharing accurate information is the best antidote. Full convo here www.youtube.com/watch?v=kih_...

Best way to alleviate mail-in ballot anxiety? Take @justinlevitt.bsky.social advice and return your ballot early! You can drop them off in ballot boxes or at election offices and avoid the USPS entirely if that's a worry. Full talk from last week here www.youtube.com/watch?v=kih_...

Join us next Thurs, Oct. 22 at 6pm PT for a free screening of the short documentary On Rescuing Democracy and the Rule of Law followed by a Q&A with the film's Director, Terry Sanders, and Prof. Paul Hoffman (Director, Defending Democracy Clinic, UCI) RSVP here forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/Respon...

SDP Staff Attorney Shelby Wayment @sherbington.bsky.social addressing a top concern to election integrity that could come after election day: election materials such as ballots being seized by law enforcement. Full discussion here www.youtube.com/watch?v=kih_...

@jonathandiaz.bsky.social Dir., Voting Advocacy & Partnerships @campaignlegal.org encourages U.S. citizens to ignore intimidation tactics and get out the vote. The Trump Administration has been mostly unsuccessful at changing how elections are run. Full vid www.youtube.com/watch?v=kih_...

Join us online in one hour!

Happening tomorrow, Tuesday, October 13 at UCLA Law and online via webinar. Please see the links below for RSVP information if you care to join, we hope to see you there.

What can go wrong (or right) in the upcoming midterms? Join @jonathandiaz.bsky.social @mattgermer.bsky.social @justinlevitt.bsky.social and Shelby Wayment of @sdpucla.bsky.social @law.ucla.edu for October 13 live/streamed event. Free registration required. @campaignlegal.org @rstreet.bsky.social

We are excited to announce a late addition to our fall events: Join us Thurs. 10/22 at 6pm for the short doc On Rescuing Democracy and the Rule of Law and a Q&A with director Terry Sanders and Prof. Paul Hoffman (Dir. Defending Democracy Clinic, UCI). Reg here forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/Respon...

Join us next Tue 10/13 12:15pm-1:15pm PT for our hybrid panel talk What Can Go Wrong (and What Can Go Right) with November’s Midterm Elections? Webinar registration ucla.zoom.us/webinar/regi... In-person registration forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/Respon...

A new report from the Safeguarding Democracy Project (@sdpucla.bsky.social) at UCLA Law offers judges practical guidance on potential law enforcement efforts to seize election materials while an election is underway. Learn more: law.ucla.edu/news/safegua...

@votebeat.org Election Expert Desk electionexpertdesk.org is a help line for election coverage where reporters can ask vetted experts questions, see what others are asking, use on-the-record answers, and spot nationwide trends. @levinecarrie.bsky.social explains what election reporters should cover.

Rick Hasen asks David Kaye, where are we relative to other countries regarding government favoritism / punishment of speech? At what point do we enter the realm of an illiberal democracy? Full webinar here www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfMA... @rickhasen.bsky.social @davidakaye.bsky.social @law.ucla.edu

@shannimcg.bsky.social talks about the importance of how we frame news stories like the recent White House press ban and how that framework can spur action or inaction. Full webinar: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfMA...

Yesterday's webinar Election Talk: How are the Media and Social Media Doing in Informing Voters? is available on our YT channel www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfMA... Thanks to our panelists @shannimcg.bsky.social @davidakaye.bsky.social and @levinecarrie.bsky.social and moderator @rickhasen.bsky.social

Join us tomorrow at 12:15 PT!

Join us Tuesday, September 22 12:15pm-1:15pm PT for Election Talk: How are the Media and Social Media Doing in Informing Voters? Register here ucla.zoom.us/webinar/regi... With speakers David Folkenflik, David Kaye, Carrie Levine, and Shannon Mcgregor. Moderated by Richard L. Hasen.

Former EAC member Thomas Hicks echoes the SDP recommendation that judges not break the chain of custody if a warrant calls for ballots to be seized. Hear the whole conversation with Thomas Hicks and Rick Hasen on our YouTube channel www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1AZ...

Here are the six recommendations found in our judicial guide released this morning on what judges should do if they receive a warrant to seize election materials. @law.ucla.edu

Today we released a report with recommendations for the judiciary should they receive a warrant to seize election materials. You can read it at the link in our bio or here tinyurl.com/SDPJudicialG... @law.ucla.edu

Join us for our first event of the fall on September 9 at 12:15 pm PT with former U.S. Election Assistance Commission Member Thomas Hicks. The event will be in-person and online. Register here: law.ucla.edu/academics/ce... @rickhasen.bsky.social

Watch the recording of our recent event @hammer.ucla.edu Under the Gavel 2026: The U.S. Supreme Court's Most Recent Term in Review. channel.hammer.ucla.edu/video/2006/u... @law.ucla.edu