I was pleased to be interviewed by Expand Democracy, whose Democracy Exchange Network has been hosting high-quality, forward-looking conversations to stress test promising ideas for democratic renewal.
We dove into the long-term decline in judicial legitimacy–including the current crises, but also many broader ones–along with big ideas to close the distance between people and the judiciary, so that courts can protect our rights and uphold the rule of law in a dangerous age.
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The Credibility Crisis of the Courts
The Democracy Lab
In the episode, Democracy Fellow Nivea Krishnan speaks with Bert Brandenburg, one of the country’s foremost voices on judicial legitimacy, about the specific levers available to restore judicial legitimacy at a moment when trust in the courts is under serious strain.
In the episode, Democracy Fellow Nivea Krishnan speaks with Bert Brandenburg, one of the country’s foremost voices on judicial legitimacy, about the specific levers available to restore judicial legitimacy at a moment when trust in the courts is under serious strain.

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