Franita Tolson

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Issacharoff, Samuel; Karlan, Pamela S.; Pildes, Richard; Persily, Nathaniel; Tolson, Franita (2022). The Law of Democracy, Legal Structure of the Political Process (6th ed.). Foundation Press. ISBN   9781684677900.

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Franita Tolson
Academic background
Education Truman State University (BA)
University of Chicago (JD)