Thanks to Dan
Thanks to Dan, for manning the helm, and for his smooth-as-silk handoff. And without further ado…
All posts by Justin Levitt
Rhode Island voter ID followup
Rick links to an excellent Providence Phoenix article on the Rhode Island voter ID law. It’s a great in-depth look at the political calculus. But the lede poses a question — “how is it that one of the bluest states… Continue reading
Before 2012 lines are done, Texas re-considering re-redrawing 2014 district lines
Texas: standards for the San Antonio court
As Rick noted in the flurry of posts following Friday’s Supreme Court redistricting decision, the San Antonio three-judge court must now put pen back to paper to come up with three new interim 2012 maps. And it’s been instructed to… Continue reading
Laches and election-law: “Piling on” edition
In this post, Rick pointed out one substantial downside of last-minute election claims. I made a similar point in this Article, in the context of litigation challenging election-day burdens like lines at the polls (and citing the discussion… Continue reading
New report of potential “dead voters” in South Carolina … and it’s not even Halloween
In the wake of James O’Keefe’s latest videos about fictitious “dead voters,” now comes a new investigation in South Carolina, looking for “actual” “dead voters.” In reviewing the state’s motor vehicle records and its voting rolls, there is apparently evidence… Continue reading
Ten Lawyers Leaping: A New Year’s Redistricting Review
(Cross-posted from the Huffington Post)
The 2011 holiday season brought plenty of election-related tidings, of comfort and joy to some and consternation to others. Now, in the first days of 2012, in between hitting “refresh” on Iowa caucus coverage,… Continue reading
MD Redistricting Case Approves Districts, Adjustment for Incarcerated Population
And the pre-Christmas news keeps coming. (h/t Howard Gorrell)
A three-judge federal court just granted summary judgment, upholding the Maryland congressional districts against one challenge (there’s an additional challenge in federal court, and two others in state court; more… Continue reading
Texas court denies privilege for congressional redistricting conversations
Yesterday, the federal court handling most of the mammoth Texas redistricting litigation denied a motion by members of Congress to prevent disclosure of their conversations to the Texas legislators conducting redistricting. Michael Li, who’s been following all of the back… Continue reading
2002: “501(c)(4) entities may be vehicles for political spending”
In this post, I mentioned a prescient letter to the IRS from Greg Colvin and Rosemary Fei, asking for clarification on a host of (c)(4) issues. From the intro, written August 30, 2002: “Considering that a number of existing… Continue reading
“NC redistricting maps approved quickly by panels”
Looks like North Carolina’s redistricting maps are moving quickly as well.
“Dems: Riley violated new campaign finance law”
Allegations of a violation on a new Alabama law banning PAC-to-PAC transfers.
This is, I believe, the same law that the Alabama Speaker of the House and the Alabama Senate President called “a critical component of a series of … Continue reading
“Campaigning from the White House”
Intriguing judicial candidate strategy
h/t to Rob Richie for this article, discussing changes to Illinois law that will limit candidates’ abilities to file for multiple offices, to gauge their best chance of success.
Also of note, the article discusses the environment for judicial… Continue reading