“Redistricting, Gerrymandering, and the Impact on the 2026 Mid-Term Elections”
I was the guest and enjoyed a productive conversation on a Lawyer-2-Lawyer podcast.
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“Trump attacks Utah’s anti-gerrymandering ruling”
Axios:
President Trump took to Truth Social on Wednesday afternoon to attack a Utah court ruling that ordered new congressional maps pursuant to an anti-gerrymandering lawsuit.
What they’re saying: Trump claimed Monday’s order by state judge Dianna Gibson is “absolutely” unconstitutional.… Continue reading
“How to End Gerrymandering”
Brendan Schneiderman in Slate on the potential of cumulative voting to curb gerrymandering:
It doesn’t have to be like this. There is a way to avoid line drawing altogether, and to do it constitutionally. Yes, the Constitution requires that the… Continue reading
“What America Can Learn from Australia”
I was honored to be a Miegunyah Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the University of Melbourne this summer (well, winter in Australia). The fellowship was a wonderful opportunity to get to know members of the university’s superb faculty, especially at its… Continue reading
Number of Executive Orders/Year for Every President
In preparing for a class on presidential powers I’ll be teaching this fall with Bob Bauer, I made this chart of the average number of executive orders per year each President has issued over the course of their presidency. The… Continue reading
“How Did State Count More Kauaʻi Ballots Than County Said It Delivered?”
Troubling story out of Hawaii, hat tip to Charles Stewart for flagging this:
The next meeting of the Hawaiʻi Elections Commission on Wednesday is expected to be dominated by recent findings of discrepancies in the number of drop box and… Continue reading
Bart Gellman: “Trump’s Stunning Power Grab on Elections”
NYT oped:
To begin with, the surprise announcement and the sudden, if ambiguous, turnabout suggested once again that Mr. Trump is governing in his second term without advisers who can or even try to help him discipline his impulses. The… Continue reading
“Doggett won’t seek reelection to Congress if new district is upheld by courts, paving way for Casar”
“Musk must face lawsuit brought by voters he convinced to sign petition in $1 million-a-day election giveaway, judge says”
The Independent:
A judge in Texas denied, on Wednesday, Elon Musk’s request to dismiss a class action lawsuit against him and his political action committee brought by a group of voters who participated in his $1-million-a-day “giveaway” leading… Continue reading
I Spoke to Mary Harris of Slate’s “What Next” About Trump and Mail-in Ballots
You can listen here.
“Gavin Newsom wants an election in a hurry on his gerrymander. Here’s what has to happen”
“Trump vows to change how elections are run. The US Constitution doesn’t give him that power”
The Roberts Court Has Applied the Unitary Executive Branch Doctrine Consistently Across Administrations
As most separation of powers/administrative law scholars know, the Roberts Court has consistently applied the unitary executive branch theory (UET) across Democratic and Republican administrations. That theory maintains, at a minimum, that the President must have the power to remove… Continue reading
“Missouri Republicans appear headed to congressional redistricting special session”
St. Louis Public Radio reports.