NYT:
The largest super PAC backing House Democrats is creating a new fund with upward of $20 million to target congressional Republicans in Texas if legislators there follow through on plans to redraw district lines to eliminate Democratic seats ahead… Continue reading
I’m back at the helm, except for next week, when Nick is on.
I so appreciate the work of my fellow bloggers, which frees me to do other writing and travel over the summer.
Thanks all!
Via Politico:
“I don’t think it’s doable. I think there are too many constitutional constraints,” said Bruce Cain, a Stanford political scientist who was deeply involved as a staffer in the partisan gerrymanders from a prior era of California politics.… Continue reading
Via Steve Vladeck comes this Supreme Court order, over the dissents of Justices Alito, Gorsuch, and Thomas, of the Eighth Circuit case raising the question whether private plaintiffs have the right to sue under Section 2 of the Voting… Continue reading
NYT:
Displaying a willingness to weaponize the federal government in ways that were as novel as they were audacious, he took on a wide variety of individuals and institutions — from law firms and universities to journalists and federal bureaucrats… Continue reading
Sung Hui Kim has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
This Article examines the role of attorney Kenneth Chesebro in orchestrating the “fake electors plot” following the 2020 U.S. presidential election. It traces Chesebro’s transformation from a… Continue reading
As I noted a few days ago, Justice Kavanaugh put on hold via an administrative stay an Eighth Circuit case concerning whether private plaintiffs have the right to sue to enforce Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The answer… Continue reading
Even though the 6th edition of Laycock & Hasen, Modern American Remedies (2025) just published last month, we have prepared a free 2025 supplement. The supplement includes an edited version of a new principal case, Trump v. CASA, Inc., on… Continue reading
Announcement via email:
The ACLU SoCal, ALC, CA Common Cause, and PANA are excited to share that registration is now open for “More Voices, Stronger Democracy: The 50th Anniversary of Section 203,” a statewide summit on language access and voting… Continue reading
Many schools make the book available for free through a library subscription.
About the new 5th edition:
Material on the new tort of purposeful infliction of bodily harm and discussions on intentional infliction of emotional distress
Updated discussions on remedies,… Continue reading