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Francis Fukuyama for Persuasion warning, in particular, about the latest moves from Elon Musk and especially Larry Ellison. The latter, with his son, are seeking to (in Fukuyama’s words) “control a vast array of outlets, both legacy and new media,… Continue reading

The Post and Courier reports on Rep. Ralph Norman’s proposal to eliminate through gerrymandering Rep. Jim Clyburn’s House seat. According to the story, “a far-right faction of the S.C. Legislature says it will introduce legislation to redraw the lines to… Continue reading

A new Center for American Progress report, with this subtitle: “By using their authority to define what corporations are—and what powers they hold—states can end the era of corporate and dark money in U.S. politics.”

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I’ve written a new “Justice, Democracy, and Law” column for SCOTUSblog. Here’s its summary: There’s a widespread belief that the Supreme Court is poised to invalidate the core provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. But that belief is… Continue reading

In light of yesterday’s tragic events, I am posting an excerpt here from Randy Kennedy’s essay we published earlier this week at the NYU Democracy Project: Because proponents of democracy are constantly battling its enemies, the ethics of fighting… Continue reading

Once again I condemn the use of political violence. It is equally repugnant when directed at liberals or conservatives, Democrats or Republicans, governors, presidents, or activists like Kirk. I have had to post sentiments like this far too often in… Continue reading

I’m excited to announce we are launching The Democracy Project at NYU School of Law. Bob Bauer, Sam Issacharoff, and I will lead The Project. Here’s link to the Project’s website. Dissatisfaction with democratic government has been pervasive for the… Continue reading

It starts with an episode, “What America Can Learn from Australia” available on YouTube and Apple Podcasts, in which I discuss with the Election Law at Ohio State team my reflections from spending a month this summer on a… Continue reading

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