“Kamala Harris Could Be the New Democratic Presidential Nominee — Here’s Her Record on Voting Rights”
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“RFK Jr. floated a job in a Trump White House as he weighed endorsing Trump”
Washington Post:
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. held talks this month with former president Donald Trump about endorsing his campaign and taking a job in a second Trump administration, overseeing a portfolio of health and medical issues,… Continue reading
“$30 million gift will fund center to push for Supreme Court overhaul”
Washington Post:
A business executive and philanthropist has pledged $30 million to launch a first-of-its-kind center pushing to overhaul the Supreme Court, after a series of ethics controversies and conservative rulings prompted rising scrutiny of the justices.
The major… Continue reading
Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy on Presidential Immunity
An interview with CIVICUS.
“Nebraskans react to AG’s opinion on voting rights for people with a felony conviction”
Nebraska Public Media:
A bill that aimed to restore a felon’s voting rights in Nebraska upon completion of their sentence was recently ruled unconstitutional.
On June 17, Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued an opinion that the Pardons Board alone… Continue reading
“GOP eyes legal challenges as Harris assumes control of Biden’s war chest”
Washington Post:
But as Biden tries to hand over the committee’s millions in remaining cash to Harris, Republican lawyers and operatives are saying “not so fast.” . . . .
Within hours of Biden announcing his decision, the committee… Continue reading
Thanks Dan . . .
Thanks to Dean Dan Tokaji of the University of Wisconsin Law School for blogging over the last two weeks, and for his contributions to the election law field and to the legal academy generally. I had the good fortune of… Continue reading
Over to Overton . . .
Thanks to Rick Hasen for allowing me to guest blog these past two weeks. It’s been a crazy time, with both historic and horrific things happening. Keeping track of it all has been exciting, if sometimes exhausting, which makes me… Continue reading
Unfortunate use of the word “coup”
The New Yorker writer Susan Glasser, a journalist whom I greatly admire (and read regularly), in her most recent column uses the word “coup” to describe the current effort within the Democratic Party to persuade Joe Biden to step aside… Continue reading
Thanks to Dan Tokaji; Spencer Overton Blogging Weeks of July 22 and July 29; Tabatha Abu El-Haj Blogging Week of August 5
Great thanks to Dan for stepping in these last few weeks. Great job as always. Certainly not the lazy days of summer around here!
Spencer Overton steps into the chair for two weeks, July 22-August 4.
Then Tabatha Abu El-Haj … Continue reading
“In Arizona, a court ruling narrows the path for registering to vote without proof of citizenship”
Votebeat explains:
Arizona residents who try to register to vote with the widely used state form will have their registration rejected unless they provide proof of U.S. citizenship, under a temporary ruling Thursday from a federal appeals court.
Previously,… Continue reading
Bipartisan Group of Election Officials and Experts Condemn Assassination Attempt on Former President Trump
You can find the statement here. Signatories include Brad Raffensperger, Jocelyn Benson, Scott Schwab, and Trey Grayson.
“Don’t Overread the Court’s Immunity Opinion”
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
The Presidential Nominations Process: History and Suggested Reforms
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