SCOTUSblog:  Retired Justice Anthony Kennedy’s memoir, Life, Law and Liberty, comes out today, Oct. 14…. Throughout his time on the court, Kennedy wrote some of its most important cases. In the book he discusses several of these.… Continue reading

The following is a guest post from Kerrel Murray: Just in time for this week’s reargument of Louisiana v. Callais, I’ve posted to SSRN a draft of my latest Article, False Conflict: Colorblindness and Section Two of the Voting … Continue reading

I have a new Justice, Democracy, and Law column on SCOTUSblog. In advance of tomorrow’s argument in the huge Voting Rights Act case Louisiana v. Callais, I consider how principles of originalism and respect for precedent apply to the question… Continue reading

In New Jersey, a new political party called the Moderate Party is challenging the state’s ban on fusion voting. The New Jersey Supreme Court is currently considering whether to hear this challenge. The bipartisan ABA Task Force on American Democracy,… Continue reading

Many thanks to Rick Hasen for inviting me to manage the Election Law Blog over the next two weeks. It’s an honor to help steward this indispensable forum for election law scholars, practitioners, and advocates—especially during such a pivotal moment… Continue reading

During my visit to Australia, I was a guest on an episode of the Presidential Upending! podcast hosted by professors Claire Corbould and Zim Nwokora of Deakin University. I really enjoyed this wide-ranging conversation. Spending time in Australia allows one… Continue reading

Adam Liptak’s article in today’s NYT feature this essay that Caleb Nelson wrote for NYU’s Democracy Project series of 100 essays in 100 days. The title and subtitle of the article are Originalist ‘Bombshell’ Complicates Case on Trump’s Power… Continue reading

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At the NYU Democracy Project, William Galston publishes an essay today on reining in presidential emergency powers. Here’s an excerpt: The most important and urgent constitutional issue of our era is the relentless growth of executive power under presidents of… Continue reading

In the pre-argument essay I published on the Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections case, which was argued today, I concluded with the view that the Court would be likely to reverse the lower court and find standing for… Continue reading

Tonight I’ll be participating in this program at the NY Historical (formerly NY Historical Society) on political reform issues. I’ll be joined by Scott Kendall, a key figure in the enactment of Alaska’s Top-4 primary system, along with Lauren Karallunas… Continue reading