Bolts reports.

NYT: Over the next two months, Democratic and Republican donors are expected to funnel as much as $200 million into a California ballot fight that could heavily shape which party wins control of the U.S. House next year. It is… Continue reading

AP: A judge has ruled that Utah lawmakers must proceed with redrawing the state’s congressional district map right away, pointing to Texas and California in rejecting their argument that the job can’t be done in time for the 2026… Continue reading

I was reading Nick Stephanopoulos’ amicus brief in the LA v. Callais case and was struck by this statement in his summary of argument: “Based on these [the 2020 and 2024] elections’ results, Black vote-dilution plaintiffs would be unable to… Continue reading

I filed this amicus brief today in Callais in conjunction with lawyers from Mehri & Skalet. The brief makes three main arguments: (1) Section 2 is unlike the policies on which the Court has previously imposed temporal limits (Section 4’s… Continue reading

My article on ongoing shifts in voter behavior and what they mean for election law is now out in the Journal of Legal Analysis. Here’s the abstract: The American electorate is transforming—undergoing its most sweeping changes in half a… Continue reading

This is an important new study from Andrew C. W. Myers, Maria Silfa, Alexander Fouirnaies, and Andrew B. Hall. The paper also illustrates, though it doesn’t emphasize, the role that the rise of donations from individuals — including especially small… Continue reading

Ohio Journal: The women’s political organization Red Wine and Blue has sued Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose over changes to the voter registration process at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. Thanks to the federal “motor voter” law, car… Continue reading

Brad Smith, former FEC Commissioner and (retired) professor of law at Capital University, has long been one of the major advocates for the view that much of campaign-finance regulation violates the First Amendment. In an amicus brief in the NRSC… Continue reading

The poll also finds that only 25% of independents are satisfied with the way things are going in the US: https://twitter.com/IAPolls2022/status/1961130633196916856

I was the guest and enjoyed a productive conversation on a Lawyer-2-Lawyer podcast.

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

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

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