AJC: Jury selection is slated to begin early Monday in downtown Atlanta for a special investigative panel that will delve into the actions of former President Donald Trump and his allies as they sought to reverse Georgia’s 2020 election results.Prosecutors… Continue reading

SYMPOSIUM – 2022 – SAFEGUARDING THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT TO VOTE The Post-Trump Rightward Lurch in Election Law by  Michael Kang  on  April 29, 2022 The United States Supreme Court’s decisions last Term, Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee and Americans for Prosperity v. Bonta, mark only… Continue reading

Idaho Press: While both Moon and McGrane said voter education and encouraging Idahoans to vote would be high priorities should they be elected, Souza said, “I have a different look at that. I do not think that it… Continue reading

WaPo: A federal judge late Sunday rejected the Republican National Committee’s bid to block its mass email marketing vendor from releasing records to the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack as it probes whether President Donald… Continue reading

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Tuscon.com: A  judge on Friday threw out a lawsuit by three current and former lawmakers claiming that former state Rep. Charlene Fernandez, D-Yuma, “smeared’’ their names.Yuma County Superior Court Judge Pro-Tem Levi Gunderson said Fernandez had an absolute… Continue reading

Interesting speculation about that in this Axios story: What they’re saying: J. Michael Luttig, a former U.S. Court of Appeals judge appointed by the late President George H.W. Bush, told Axios: “Ideally, federal judges would make few, if any,… Continue reading

One of the most consequential, yet not fully appreciated, decisions when the Constitution was formed was the choice of a single-headed rather than plural executive branch. This was an issue much discussed at the time. Putting the power in one… Continue reading

I’m very proud of the programs David Kaye and I put together over the last year for UCI Law’s Fair Elections and Free Speech Center. Here are links to the videos of the events: Is the US. Constitution Up to … Continue reading

Bloomberg Law: A case about birthright citizenship for residents of American Samoa could prompt the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider longstanding rulings Justice Neil Gorsuch blasted as resting “on a rotten foundation.”At issue are decisions known as the Insular… Continue reading

Politico: What’s happening: The Democratic National Committee and the Arizona Democratic Party are planning a lawsuit over a law in Arizona that demands further proof of citizenship to register to vote, creating a bifurcated system in the state for voters… Continue reading

NYT: For Republican supporters of Donald J. Trump in Michigan, it seemed like a crowning moment: The state party chose two candidates endorsed by the former president, both outspoken preachers of 2020 election falsehoods, as its contenders for the state’s… Continue reading

We use party primaries, followed by a single-round general election. Matt Yglesias speculates that, in our system, Le Pen would have won the primary among the party on the right, while Mélenchon would have won the primary among the party… Continue reading

With New York’s highest court now striking down the blatant Democratic gerrymander of NY’s congressional districts, I want to address a point that Nick Stephanopolous @ProfNickStephan has made his “hobby horse” — in his words — throughout this litigation. Nick… Continue reading