2026-09-24
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From New York Times Opinion, I'm Sarah Isger, one of a series of guest hosts for Interesting Times.
I'm an attorney and the editor of the legal reporting site SCOTUSblog.
When people find out what I do for a living, they're always asking me,
how worried should I be about the midterm elections?
The Supreme Court says President Trump cannot restrict mail-in voting before the midterms.
There's a lot of back and forth between California and the federal government about possible new voting restrictions.
A federal court of appeals will now decide what should happen with Missouri's new congressional maps.
A lack of trust is understandable when both sides are telling their voters
that the other side is trying to rig the election or outright steal it.
But I want to separate fact from fiction and get into what we can do to restore faith in elections.
My guest today has argued that we're living in an era of democratic dissatisfaction.
And in 2026, it could be easy to blame the elections themselves.
Rick Pildes is a law professor at New York University, and he is the election law guy.
He's a liberal.
I'm a conservative.