According to some of the most prominent scholars in the field, the answer is yes.
Earlier this year, Nick Stephanopoulos, Eric McGhee, and Chris Warshaw published an essay in the Washington Post which showed that after the 2020 round… Continue reading
The last time Texas engaged in mid-decade re-redistricting, back in 2006, I filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court for myself, Burt Neuborne, and Sam Issacharoff. Our brief urged the Court to hold that states have no power under… Continue reading
Interesting new study here. Abstract:
In seven studies, we investigated how reporting partial vote counts influences perceptions of election legitimacy. Beliefs in election fraud, as in the 2020 U.S. presidential election, may be fueled by the cumulative redundancy bias… Continue reading
The ACLU, the League of Women Voters, and other groups have filed an amicus brief in support of the standing claim raised by candidate for Congress Michael Bost in Bost v. Illinois State Bd of Elections. Bost is seeking to… Continue reading
I’ve been reading Lawless Republic: The Rise of Cicero and the Decline of Rome, by Josiah Osgood. I came across this striking passage on campaign finance issues in elections in 66 BCE, which shows that some of the same issues… Continue reading
This is from the WSJ, which is paywalled. To put this in a broader perspective, the combined “favorability” of both parties is -41% (Rs at -11%, Ds at -30%), which is the worst combined ratings for the two parties… Continue reading
It’s been nearly a month since the Court announced it would hear re-argument in this case and would issue a supplemental order with additional questions to be briefed. That’s a surprisingly long delay.
The Court rarely orders cases to be… Continue reading
This WSJ article confirms what I have been saying for a while now (see also here), that small donors tend to fuel the more ideological wings of the parties. That’s all the more true for out of state (or… Continue reading
The Impoundment Act of 1974 was passed with strong bipartisan support in the pre-polarization era. It was designed to reassert congressional control over the budget, while ac acknowledging there might be circumstances in which Presidents had good reasons not to… Continue reading
An initial big question here is whether enough credible candidates will be willing to run under this party label. Especially since Musk has tried to define in advance the major policy positions of the party. If states permitted fusion candidacies,… Continue reading
As Elon Musk announces his effort to form a new party here, it’s worth noting that even in the UK, the home of the first-past-the-post electoral system, we are seeing the traditionally dominant two major parties losing support to new… Continue reading
At Law 360:
While most shareholder activists are hitting a brick wall with environmental,social and governance measures at 2025 annual meetings, a proposal askingfor increased transparency around corporate political spending has passed atfive companies, surprising some experts.This proxy season, 13… Continue reading
From the AZCentral:
Clint Bolick is worried.
The Arizona Supreme Court justice and rock star of the political right stood before a crowd of lawyers recently and rebuked “deeply disturbing” attacks on the American justice system coming from senior Trump… Continue reading