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Can President Trump send federal or state law enforcement officers to polling places?

Can President Trump send federal or state law enforcement officers to polling places?

FromPassing Judgment


Can President Trump send federal or state law enforcement officers to polling places?

FromPassing Judgment

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Length:
1 minute
Released:
Aug 31, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Host Jessica Levinson explains whether the president has the power to send law enforcement officers to polling places on Election Day. She is joined by producer Joe Armstrong to walk through the legal and political limits on the president.
Jessica and Joe discuss who typically observes a polling place, whether Trump can send federal or state law enforcement, what power states have over their polling places, and what recourse voters have if they feel intimidated at the polls.
Released:
Aug 31, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Is the constitution in crisis? This podcast is for people who are curious about politics and the law and how the biggest political and legal issues of the moment affect you. Pull up a chair and join host Jessica Levinson, a professor at LMU’s Loyola Law School, and a rotating cast of experts. Jessica will be joined by journalists, politicians, political scientists, lawyers, and many others. Listen to Jessica and her guests for a wry, and sometimes irreverent take on the most pressing issues of our time. What are the laws of our democracy? How are they changing? And what does that mean for your daily life?