All posts by Justin Levitt

“Does the Fourteenth Amendment Require Collecting Citizenship Data?”

July 18, 2019, 6:26 pmcensus litigation, election law and constitutional lawJustin Levitt

Thomas Berry makes the case that it does, in Yale’s Notice & Comment administrative law blog. He’s promised more on enforcing that reading tomorrow, with a hint of a note of caution. One note: whether the basic argument is… Continue reading

Justice Kagan speaks at Georgetown Law event

July 18, 2019, 4:57 pmredistrictingJustin Levitt

Some enlightening answers on interesting questions. She’s spot-on on partisan gerrymandering. And on Spider-Man.

“Voter Fraud Activist Will Apologize To Citizens He Accused Of Being Illegal Voters”

July 18, 2019, 11:42 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, voter registrationJustin Levitt

HuffPost follows up on yesterday’s announced settlement.

“Senate passes bill making hacking voting systems a federal crime”

July 18, 2019, 11:24 amelection administration, voting technologyJustin Levitt

The legislation passed the Senate yesterday, and now heads over to the House.

“States don’t have enough money to secure the 2020 election, new report warns”

July 18, 2019, 11:23 amchicanery, election administration, voting technologyJustin Levitt

A WaPo article on a new Brennan Center report diving into how six states (Alabama, Arizona, Illinois, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania) used 2018 federal election security grants … and the need each has for much more.

2020 Presidential fundraising hits a new record

July 18, 2019, 11:23 amcampaign financeJustin Levitt

The Campaign Finance Institute parses the 2Q returns.

“A ‘Train Wreck’ Was Averted at the Supreme Court, but for How Long?”

July 18, 2019, 11:22 amcensus litigation, election law and constitutional lawJustin Levitt

Linda Greenhouse on the rule of law’s near-miss in the census case, and its aftermath.

“The Citizenship Question Is Dead But The Fight Isn’t Over”

July 18, 2019, 11:22 amcensus litigation, redistrictingJustin Levitt

David Gans weighs in on the base for representation in redistricting. UPDATE: Keshia Morris does too.

The Citizenship Question Is Dead But The Fight Isn’t Over, Part II

July 18, 2019, 11:22 amcensus litigationJustin Levitt

HuffPost on complete count advocacy in hard-to-count communities And a piece from Minnesota on a complete count, but not an over-complete count, of snowbirds.

“Why Have Democrats Suddenly Become The Anti-Citizenship Party?”

July 18, 2019, 11:21 amcensus litigationJustin Levitt

Auguste Meyrat, in The Federalist, with a slightly different take on the census controversy.

“After census debacle, White House to knock out senior Commerce official”

July 18, 2019, 11:21 amcensus litigationJustin Levitt

Earl Comstock, top policy director over at Commerce, features heavily in the motion for sanctions over conduct in the litigation over the citizenship question on the census.

A preview of the points of redistricting flux in 2020

July 18, 2019, 11:21 amredistrictingJustin Levitt

With some fascinating data on the fastest shrinking, and fastest growing, place in every state.

“2020 Redistricting: An Early Look”

July 18, 2019, 11:21 ampolitical parties, redistrictingJustin Levitt

Kyle Kondik reviews partisan control of the process for Rasmussen. I’ve got a summary of who’s in charge of what, with the partisan control as of today, right here for Congress and here for state legislatures.

California’s citizens redistricting commission

July 18, 2019, 11:20 amredistrictingJustin Levitt

The application process is underway, until August 9, with stats (including the mix of gender, region, ethnicity, and political affiliation) updated regularly here. As of last week, 5000 people have applied for 14 slots.