The run-up to the 2026 midterm elections has been extraordinarily contentious, characterized by partisan accusations of fraud, extensive litigation over maps and mail-in ballots, and fears of federal interference in voting. To sort through this thicket, Professors Richard Pildes and Samuel Issacharoff, faculty directors of the NYU Law Democracy Project, joined Vanita Gupta, former associate attorney general of the United States and director of the Center for Law and Public Trust at NYU Law, for a wide-ranging conversation about the state of play as Election Day nears. At this Forum, the panelists discussed the challenges, concerns, and potential threats to the 2026 elections, and the mechanisms in place to address them.
Co-hosted by the Democracy Project and the Center for Law and Public Trust at NYU Law.
Richard Pildes, Sudler Family Professor of Constitutional Law and Faculty Director, Democracy Project, NYU Law
Samuel Issacharoff, Bonnie and Richard Reiss Professor of Constitutional Law and Faculty Director, Democracy Project, NYU Law
Vanita Gupta '01, Distinguished Scholar in Residence and Director, Center for Law and Public Trust, NYU Law; Associate Attorney General of the United States, 2021-2024
UPDATE: This event was held on Wednesday, October 14, 2026. Watch the recording below:
The run-up to the 2026 midterm elections has been extraordinarily contentious, characterized by partisan accusations of fraud, extensive litigation over maps and mail-in ballots, and fears of federal interference in voting. To sort through this thicket, Professors Richard Pildes and Samuel Issacharoff, faculty directors of the NYU Law Democracy Project, joined Vanita Gupta, former associate attorney general of the United States and director of the Center for Law and Public Trust at NYU Law, for a wide-ranging conversation about the state of play as Election Day nears. At this Forum, the panelists discussed the challenges, concerns, and potential threats to the 2026 elections, and the mechanisms in place to address them.
Co-hosted by the Democracy Project and the Center for Law and Public Trust at NYU Law.
Richard Pildes, Sudler Family Professor of Constitutional Law and Faculty Director, Democracy Project, NYU Law
Samuel Issacharoff, Bonnie and Richard Reiss Professor of Constitutional Law and Faculty Director, Democracy Project, NYU Law
Vanita Gupta '01, Distinguished Scholar in Residence and Director, Center for Law and Public Trust, NYU Law; Associate Attorney General of the United States, 2021-2024
UPDATE: This event was held on Wednesday, October 14, 2026. Watch the recording below:
The run-up to the 2026 midterm elections has been extraordinarily contentious, characterized by partisan accusations of fraud, extensive litigation over maps and mail-in ballots, and fears of federal interference in voting. To sort through this thicket, Professors Richard Pildes and Samuel Issacharoff, faculty directors of the NYU Law Democracy Project, joined Vanita Gupta, former associate attorney general of the United States and director of the Center for Law and Public Trust at NYU Law, for a wide-ranging conversation about the state of play as Election Day nears. At this Forum, the panelists discussed the challenges, concerns, and potential threats to the 2026 elections, and the mechanisms in place to address them.
Co-hosted by the Democracy Project and the Center for Law and Public Trust at NYU Law.
Richard Pildes, Sudler Family Professor of Constitutional Law and Faculty Director, Democracy Project, NYU Law
Samuel Issacharoff, Bonnie and Richard Reiss Professor of Constitutional Law and Faculty Director, Democracy Project, NYU Law
Vanita Gupta '01, Distinguished Scholar in Residence and Director, Center for Law and Public Trust, NYU Law; Associate Attorney General of the United States, 2021-2024
UPDATE: This event was held on Wednesday, October 14, 2026. Watch the recording below:
The run-up to the 2026 midterm elections has been extraordinarily contentious, characterized by partisan accusations of fraud, extensive litigation over maps and mail-in ballots, and fears of federal interference in voting. To sort through this thicket, Professors Richard Pildes and Samuel Issacharoff, faculty directors of the NYU Law Democracy Project, joined Vanita Gupta, former associate attorney general of the United States and director of the Center for Law and Public Trust at NYU Law, for a wide-ranging conversation about the state of play as Election Day nears. At this Forum, the panelists discussed the challenges, concerns, and potential threats to the 2026 elections, and the mechanisms in place to address them.
Co-hosted by the Democracy Project and the Center for Law and Public Trust at NYU Law.
Richard Pildes, Sudler Family Professor of Constitutional Law and Faculty Director, Democracy Project, NYU Law
Samuel Issacharoff, Bonnie and Richard Reiss Professor of Constitutional Law and Faculty Director, Democracy Project, NYU Law
Vanita Gupta '01, Distinguished Scholar in Residence and Director, Center for Law and Public Trust, NYU Law; Associate Attorney General of the United States, 2021-2024
UPDATE: This event was held on Wednesday, October 14, 2026. Watch the recording below:
The run-up to the 2026 midterm elections has been extraordinarily contentious, characterized by partisan accusations of fraud, extensive litigation over maps and mail-in ballots, and fears of federal interference in voting. To sort through this thicket, Professors Richard Pildes and Samuel Issacharoff, faculty directors of the NYU Law Democracy Project, joined Vanita Gupta, former associate attorney general of the United States and director of the Center for Law and Public Trust at NYU Law, for a wide-ranging conversation about the state of play as Election Day nears. At this Forum, the panelists discussed the challenges, concerns, and potential threats to the 2026 elections, and the mechanisms in place to address them.
Co-hosted by the Democracy Project and the Center for Law and Public Trust at NYU Law.
Richard Pildes, Sudler Family Professor of Constitutional Law and Faculty Director, Democracy Project, NYU Law
Samuel Issacharoff, Bonnie and Richard Reiss Professor of Constitutional Law and Faculty Director, Democracy Project, NYU Law
Vanita Gupta '01, Distinguished Scholar in Residence and Director, Center for Law and Public Trust, NYU Law; Associate Attorney General of the United States, 2021-2024
UPDATE: This event was held on Wednesday, October 14, 2026. Watch the recording below:
The run-up to the 2026 midterm elections has been extraordinarily contentious, characterized by partisan accusations of fraud, extensive litigation over maps and mail-in ballots, and fears of federal interference in voting. To sort through this thicket, Professors Richard Pildes and Samuel Issacharoff, faculty directors of the NYU Law Democracy Project, joined Vanita Gupta, former associate attorney general of the United States and director of the Center for Law and Public Trust at NYU Law, for a wide-ranging conversation about the state of play as Election Day nears. At this Forum, the panelists discussed the challenges, concerns, and potential threats to the 2026 elections, and the mechanisms in place to address them.
Co-hosted by the Democracy Project and the Center for Law and Public Trust at NYU Law.
Richard Pildes, Sudler Family Professor of Constitutional Law and Faculty Director, Democracy Project, NYU Law
Samuel Issacharoff, Bonnie and Richard Reiss Professor of Constitutional Law and Faculty Director, Democracy Project, NYU Law
Vanita Gupta '01, Distinguished Scholar in Residence and Director, Center for Law and Public Trust, NYU Law; Associate Attorney General of the United States, 2021-2024
UPDATE: This event was held on Wednesday, October 14, 2026. Watch the recording below: