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Early Returns - Law and Politics with Jan Baran
Early Returns - Law and Politics with Jan Baran
Latest Episodes
Inside the New Redistricting Wars with Richard Pildes and Jason Torchinsky
Congressional maps are being redrawn in the middle of the decade, the Supreme Court has sharply narrowed a core piece of the Voting Rights Act, and both parties are racing to squeeze out every seat they can before 2028. On this episode of Early...
Sarah Isgur - Last Branch Standing: Inside the Court That Everyone Gets Wrong
Jan Baran sits down with Sarah Isgur, author of the New York Times bestseller Last Branch Standing, for a wide-ranging conversation about law, campaigns, and the Supreme Court. Sarah draws on her experience in opposition...
Charlie Cook: Reading the Midterm Elections
With eight months until the 2026 midterms and Republicans holding razor-thin margins in both chambers, host Jan Baran welcomes back well-known political analyst Charlie Cook for a wide-ranging assessment of where the country stands heading into...
Election Year Insights with Public Affairs Council CEO Nneka Chiazor
In this episode of Early Returns, host Jan Baran speaks with Nneka Chiazor, President and CEO of the Public Affairs Council, about the critical role public affairs professionals play in navigating the intersection of business, community, and so...
Inside the Federal Election Commission: Keeping the Mission Alive with Just Two Commissioners
In this Early Returns episode, host Jan Baran speaks with the entire current Federal Election Commission, Chair Shana Broussard and Commissioner Dara Lindenbaum, the only two commissioners remaining after four departures left the agency without...
