Nicholas Stephanopoulos’s research and teaching interests include election law, constitutional law, administrative law, legislation, and comparative law, with a particular focus on the intersection of democratic theory, empirical political science, and the American electoral system. His academic articles have appeared in prestigious law journals, including the Harvard Law Review, Yale Law Journal, Stanford Law Review, and Columbia Law Review, among others. He has also written for popular publications including the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Atlantic, New Republic, Slate, and Vox. He has been involved in several litigation efforts, including two partisan gerrymandering cases based on his scholarship and decided by the Supreme Court.

Stephanopoulos is a frequent television and radio commentator on legal issues. He is a co-founder of PlanScore, a website evaluating past, present, and proposed district plans. He is a member of policy reform initiatives including the Campaign Legal Center’s Litigation Strategy Council and the Committee for the Study of Digital Platforms. He has been named to The Politico 50 list as well as the National Law Journal’s “Chicago’s 40 Under 40.”

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