“Are we heading towards the gerrymander apocalypse with David Wasserman”
I’m looking forward to listening to this Odd Years podcast, given David Wasserman’s unsurpassed expertise on congressional redistricting.
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“Utah Supreme Court rejects emergency stay in redistricting case, Utah legislature must draw new maps”
ABC4 [Salt Lake City] reports, stating that the state supreme court’s order “means that unless another stay is granted, presumably by the U.S. Supreme Court, the Utah Legislature will need to draw new congressional maps by September 25.” I’m… Continue reading
“Election deniers now hold posts on local US election boards, raising concerns for midterms”
The Guardian reports. I doubt that defying court orders is the best way to combat election denialism. The story discusses Democrats in Georgia who were found in contempt of court for refusing to appoint Republican election commissioners on the ground… Continue reading
Looking Forward to Speaking at University of Oregon Law on Friday Sept. 19: “Keynote Address: The Past and Future of the Voting Rights Act at the U.S. Supreme Court “
I will be at the O’Connell conference. Details here.
“Bracket Voting: Structuring ‘Final Four’ Elections like Familiar Sports Tournaments”
I’ve posted this new article on SSRN. Here’s the abstract:
This essay, a contribution to the Ohio State Law Journal symposium on the important new book Aligning Election Law by Nicholas Stephanopoulos, addresses the value of the alignment principle for… Continue reading
Essays on Measures to Overcome Social Polarization, from NYU’s Democracy Project
In our first week, we published three additional essays with views on several ways to address the toxic political culture of our era, in addition to Randy Kennedy’s essay excerpted earlier here entitled: NOT By Any Means Necessary.
From John … Continue reading
“Fourth Circuit finds North Carolina’s felon voter law unconstitutional”
“Battle over Arizona’s election manual expands to citizenship checks, early voting, hand counts”
Votebeat (via Electionline)
“Trump administration requests to access voting machines worries election officials”
“Our Coming Plutocracy”
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
“Congressman wants to eliminate SC’s only Democratic district. Republicans say they have a plan.
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
“The Corporate Power Reset That Makes Citizens United Irrelevant”
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.”
Ned Foley Blogging Weeks of September 15 and 22
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“Clarity about Callais and the fate of the Voting Rights Act”
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