You can find the statement here. Signatories include Brad Raffensperger, Jocelyn Benson, Scott Schwab, and Trey Grayson.

ELB readers might be interested in this Lawfare analysis. Its subheading: “Chief Justice Roberts gives neither Trump nor any future president a green light to tyranny, as some initial reactions to his opinion fear.” Its opening paragraph: The Supreme… Continue reading

With the start of the Republican Convention and the issues circulating concerning the Democratic Convention, the Task Force on Institutional Reforms to Combat Political Extremism—a group of political scientists, law professors, and others with expertise concerning the institutional structure of… Continue reading

Yesterday’s horrifying attack injured former President Trump (though thankfully, he’s said to be okay), killed one rally attendee, and left at least two people critically injured. As the NYT editorializes: “Violence is antithetical to democracy. Ballots, not bullets, should… Continue reading

… the Democratic Party’s rules for what would happen if and when President Biden steps aside, on the latest episode of POLITICO Playbook’s Deep Dive podcast. (I assume ELB readers know of her expertise on this topic.) The discussion… Continue reading

I’ve been writing now for several years about the political fragmentation of democratic politics. The most recent French and UK elections drive home this thesis with unmistakable clarity. France, in particular, illustrates the perversity of how political fragmentation works. On… Continue reading

We will now go into a stretch where ELB contributors will mostly be taking the reins as primary ELB bloggers for the summer. First up is Dan Tokaji. I don’t know how he does it while deaning. Direct your… Continue reading

NBC News reports.

Release: The American Bar Association Task Force for American Democracy will hold the fourth in a series of listening tour events Tuesday, July 9, with a program in Madison, Wisconsin, featuring local leaders, legal scholars and defenders of democracy. The… Continue reading

This post is a revised version of a nonpublic email I sent yesterday. Several who received the email responded by saying that Lincoln example discussed in the email is useful. Therefore, I’m sharing it here. Yesterday the Washington Post ran… Continue reading

I wrote the following originally as a nonpublic email but subsequently have been asked to make it publicly available. I do so in the spirit that deliberation among scholars about a new Supreme Court opinion as important as the presidential… Continue reading

New Common Ground Democracy essay on yesterday’s SCOTUS decision, with this subtitle: “The effort to prosecute Trump criminally is a consequence of the Senate’s failure to convict him in the impeachment case, and why did the Senate fail in this?… Continue reading

NYT: The Supreme Court’s decision on Monday about executive immunity makes it all but certain that former President Donald J. Trump will not stand trial on charges of seeking to overturn the last election before voters decide whether to… Continue reading

As expected. Analysis to come.