Nothing Yet From the 5th Circuit in the TX Voter ID Case
Because I know you were waiting for me to tell you. Of course, by the time you wake up, that could change.
All posts by Justin Levitt
Who, What, Where, When, How – but not Why
In the WaPo, Robert Barnes discusses the Supreme Court’s decisions last week not to take the same-sex marriage cases, and to stay voting decisions from the courts of appeals, shaping the law without offering much contemporaneous rationale.
“The Selective Reading of the Supreme Court’s Decision in Citizens United”
The Washington Post notes that Citizens United protected independent speech, but much current spending seems decidedly non-independent. And it concludes that the spenders are ignoring or dodging the Court.
I think the blame is misplaced. In making constitutional rulings, the… Continue reading
“Political Spending Double-Cross”
The WSJ continues to beat the drum against the CPA-Zicklin index of corporate political disclosure.
“Judge Rules Colorado Disclosure Law Unconstitutional”
CCP, counsel for the plaintiffs, discusses the Colorado reporting-and-disclosure case I mentioned yesterday.
“Ballot Item Would Reform Redistricting, at Least in Theory”
A NY Times report about the constitutional amendment on the ballot in New York to change the redistricting structure. Unlike other states that have recently changed their redistricting process (like California and Florida), New York has no citizens’ ballot… Continue reading
“What’s In A Name? It Could Matter If You’re Writing To Your Lawmaker”
NPR reports on a fascinating (and alarming) study — I’d seen an earlier draft. Researchers emailed state legislators, asking what kind of documentation they needed; the only difference in the emails was the name of the sender (Jacob Smith… Continue reading
“GOP-Backed Voting Limits Spur Backlash”
And here come the backlash stories. A snippet of the latest:
Already, more Americans than ever will face new voting restrictions in November as 15 states – some with the closest midterm races in the country – begin implementing laws… Continue reading
“The Most Persuasive Judicial Response to Voter Suppression Laws Yet”
Andrew Cohen connects Judge Ramos to Judge Posner in The Week.
“The Big Lie Behind Voter ID Laws”
Yesterday’s editorial from the New York Times.
“Braced for Voter Fraud in Colorado”
John Fund’s latest in the National Review Online.
Mr. Fund is a very careful writer. One paragraph (the brackets are mine) states:
One of the examples [Secretary Gessler] cites [as reason to be afraid of same-day registration] is Wisconsin. In… Continue reading
Collateral Damage from the Voting Wars?
NPR profiles the surprisingly close election for Kansas Secretary of State.
“Judge Richard A. Posner’s Riposte Skewers State’s Flawed Voter ID Law”
Today’s editorial in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.
Fifth Circuit documents
The 5th Circuit still hasn’t recognized the Texas voter ID appeal on its own case management system, in part because the state’s initial petition for a 5th Circuit order slowing the whole business down was apparently filed under seal. But… Continue reading