Heather K. Gerken, the J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law at Yale Law School, is an expert in election law. Her book on election reform, The Democracy Index: Why Our Election System is Failing and How to Fix It (Princeton University Press), comes out this spring.
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Heather K. Gerken
The Real Problem with <i>Citizens United</i>
The case didn't just give corporations greater voice -- it changed the rules about what corruption means in election funding. Read more
An Uncertain Fate for Voting Rights
The Supreme Court might not have struck down the act yesterday, but it didn't preserve the act, either. Read more
Race, Voting Rights, and the Genius of Justice Souter
Justice David Souter doesn't care for politics, but he understands the politics of race better than his colleagues to his left or his right. Read more
We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes
We cannot achieve meaningful electoral reform until we can quantify exactly what is wrong with the system. Read more
The Case for Keeping Score
A democracy index could push states toward more ambitious electoral reforms. Read more
