Aziz Huq looks around the world to understand how democracy can corrode from within. Huq brings these lessons home to the United States when he asks how it is that courts have become so hostile to self-rule–and how we can use the Constitution to redeem our democracy.

Aziz Huq is a distinguished constitutional law scholar at the University of Chicago, specializing in US and comparative constitutional law. His research ranges from democratic backsliding to AI regulation. In addition to his scholarly books and articles, he has written for Politico, the Washington Post, The Nation, and the New York Times. Aziz maintains a pro bono practice in civil liberties matters, and sits on the boards of the American Constitution Society, the Seminary Coop, and the ACLU of Illinois.

Prior to teaching, Aziz litigated on behalf of ‘war on terror’ detainees at the Brennan Center’s Liberty and National Security Project. He was also a Senior Consultant Analyst for the International Crisis Group’s Asia division. And he was a law clerk for Judge Robert D. Sack of the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg of the Supreme Court of the United States.