Michael Meltsner for TAP:
This month, a special three-judge federal district court, and the Supreme Court eventually, will be asked to resurrect 135 words of the Constitution that have never been enforced, even though they were specifically intended to ensure… Continue reading
Details here.
Maybe that’s the right call, but it certainly points out a disparity in how voter fraud prosecutions are handled.
Wonder if Governor DeSantis has commented on this documented case of voter fraud.
Mediaite:
Former President Donald Trump went on a Truth Social tirade on Tuesday, once again claiming Mike Pence had a “choice” in whether he certified the results of the 2020 presidential election. Trump’s latest echo of this declaration appeared to be sparked by an… Continue reading
Greg Sargent:
Nobody tell Donald Trump, but Republicans in the Senate appear poised to join Democrats in protecting our democracy from exactly the election subversion he attempted in 2020 — and would surely attempt again in 2024 if given the… Continue reading
Yesterday a federal district court rejected the remedial map the City of Jacksonville adopted in an effort to cure racial gerrymandering violations in its original city council plan. Instead the court ordered the use of one of the remedial maps… Continue reading
Announcement via email:
Fordham University School of Law’s Voting Rights and Democracy Forum is a new online publication committed to short, timely articles, essays, and commentaries concerning voting rights and issues affecting democratic institutions. In November 2022, the Forum released… Continue reading
This was disappointing to see, whether or not one believes Sen. Warnock has overstated the extent to which Georgia’s laws make it harder for people to register or vote. The term “election denialism” should be reserved for those people who… Continue reading
Richard Johnson and Lisa Miller have written this article for PS. Here is the abstract:
The US Senate is unique in the United States and rare internationally for its total disregard of population differences among its representational units. To… Continue reading
NYT:
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol will hold its last public meeting on Monday afternoon, ending an 18-month investigation with the approval of its final report and a vote on issuing criminal and… Continue reading
Adam Liptak NYT Sidebar column:
The arguments this month over the role of state legislatures in setting rules for federal elections seemed to illustrate the point. The questioning suggested that the court was not prepared to adopt a novel… Continue reading