Prosecutors and Democracy

Prosecutors have become one of the most powerful actors of criminal justice systems around the world. This project aims at producing knowledge and analysis about what is and should be the relationship between prosecutors and democracy not only in the United States but elsewhere. One of the products of this research is the book Prosecutors and Democracy: A Cross-National Study, edited by Máximo Langer and David Alan Sklansky, Cambridge University Press (2017).

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Sep 14, 2026

Rick Hasen is quoted by the AP about the Safeguarding Democracy Project's advice for judges evaluating search warrants for ballots

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Sep 14, 2026

Rick Hasen talks to the Washington Post about the last-minute fight over mail-in ballots and other election procedures

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