Aaron Goldzimer and I wrote this piece for Slate, arguing for a third-best response to congressional gerrymandering if neither Congress nor the federal courts are willing to tackle the problem. States should enact reforms requiring their congressional maps to be… Continue reading

This looks good: Speakers: Vikram D. Amar: Dean and Iwan Foundation Professor of Law, University of Illinois School of LawLeah Litman: Assistant Professor of Law, Michigan LawCarolyn Shapiro: Professor and Co-director of the Institute on the Supreme… Continue reading

Cap Radio: Election experts say Padilla’s double-billing stems from the threat of potential legal challenges to California’s practice using appointments to fill vacant U.S. Senate seats.Lawmakers cited two federal court rulings in cases involving the appointment of senators… Continue reading

Delaware Valley Journal: GOP gubernatorial candidate state Sen. Doug Mastriano abruptly ended a podcast interview with Delaware Valley Journal, angry over questions about his participation in a rally linked to QAnon conspiracy advocates. The Franklin, Pa. Republican also objected… Continue reading

Just Security: A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) reveals that seven federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies were aware of open source information on social media about “potential violence” planned for January 6, 2021. The report… Continue reading

The current structure of our primary elections is a significant factor in driving candidates and incumbents to the extremes. We know this, and I’ve written about some of the evidence for it here, but it’s always useful to hear… Continue reading

It is often argued that the prevailing system of partisan primaries followed by a plurality-winner general election is a sensible way for an electorate to make a clear policy choice between one left-of-center option and one right-of-center alternative. But one… Continue reading

Politico’s story on how JD Vance won the Republican primary contains what is a striking new development in campaign finance. Vance’s campaign itself was not raising large amounts of money, but the massive contributions from Peter Thiel and others were… Continue reading

Des Moines Register: The Iowa Democratic Party is promising to rework its caucuses as party leaders begin a formal application process that will determine whether it can continue holding an early presidential nominating contest.The state party submitted a letter of intent to members… Continue reading

I wanted to flag this interesting racial gerrymandering suit that Harvard Law School’s Election Law Clinic filed yesterday, in collaboration with the ACLU of Florida and the Southern Poverty Law Center. The suit alleges that Black voters were unconstitutionally packed… Continue reading

AP: Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose won the Republican nomination for his second term in office on Tuesday, defeating conservative challenger John Adams, who had questioned the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election.LaRose will face Democrat Chelsea Clark,… Continue reading

With about three-quarters of the vote from the Republican primary for Ohio’s U.S. Senate seat in (a little before 10pm ET), it looks like the top three vote-getters will be Vance, Mandel, and Dolan. If one adds to these three… Continue reading

The Fourth Circuit heard oral argument in Cawthorn v. Amalfi today, a challenge to Representative Madison Cawthorn’s eligibility under the Fourteenth Amendment and whether North Carolina has the power to exclude him from the ballot. The News & Observer has … Continue reading

NYT: he House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol sent letters on Monday seeking interviews with three Republican members of Congress, and the panel said it had gathered evidence that some House Republicans sought presidential pardons in… Continue reading