Bertrall Ross
Bertrall Ross is the Chancellor’s Professor of Law at U.C. Berkeley School of Law. His research is driven by a concern about democratic responsiveness and accountability, as well as the inclusion of marginalized communities in the political process. Ross's past scholarship in the areas of election law, constitutional law, and statutory interpretation has been published in the Columbia Law Review, NYU Law Review, and the University of Chicago Law Review, among others. He is currently working on articles related to separation of powers, partisan gerrymandering, and voter data and inequality. Ross earned his J.D. from Yale Law School and masters degrees from the London School of Economics and Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Prior to joining Berkeley Law, he was a Kellis Parker Academic Fellow at Columbia Law School.
Writings & Appearances
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Essays and Scholarship
Voter Data, Democratic Inequality, and the Risk of Political Violence
How data is used to marginalize the poor during elections—and what can be done about it