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“Alabama Civil Rights Groups Scramble to Fight Back Against New Voting Law”
Bolts:
Alabama’s new voter suppression law has left the state’s civil rights activists preparing for court—and scrambling to figure out what they legally are allowed to do this election cycle.
The new measure passed by Republicans and signed into law… Continue reading
“Was the 2020 election stolen? Job interviews at RNC take an unusual turn.”
WaPo:
Those seeking employment at the Republican National Committee after a Trump-backed purge of the committee this month have been asked in job interviews if they believe the 2020 election was stolen, according to people familiar with the interviews, making… Continue reading
Federal Court Dismisses on Standing Grounds Challenge to Pa. Voter Registration Laws
April 2 Fordham Symposium: “If You Can Keep It: The Legal Issues Surrounding the 2024 Election”
New Issue of the Fordham Law Voting Rights and Democracy Forum Now Available
Volume II, Issue 2
(March 2024)
Essay:
The California Supreme Court Replaces Gingles Prong One
Bruce A. Wessel & Jason D’Andrea
Articles:
Fraudulent Vote DilutionJason Marisam, Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Spies, Trolls, and Bots: Combating Foreign Election Interference … Continue reading
LDF 8th Circuit Amicus Brief in North Dakota Indian Country Case Argues that Section 1983 Gives Private Right of Action to Sue to Enforce Section 2 of VRA
“How a Pandemic Malaise Is Shaping American Politics”
NYT:
In March 2020, when Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Donald J. Trump competed for the White House for the first time, American life became almost unrecognizable. A deadly virus and a public health lockdown remade daily routines with startling… Continue reading
Ohio SOS Frank LaRose: “He entered Ohio’s Senate GOP race a frontrunner. He ended it an afterthought.”
Politico:
When Donald Trump’s team invited Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose last summer to a gathering of Republican elected officials at the former president’s Bedminster golf club, it was a big moment for the Senate hopeful.
But it came… Continue reading
“State’s attorney’s race tightens to just 2,000 votes as city elections board acknowledges mail-in ballot miscalculation”
Chicago Tribune:
Already the Chicago area’s most closely watched primary campaign this year, the race for Cook County state’s attorney devolved into some confusion and much frustration this weekend as city election officials acknowledged a mistake in communicating how many… Continue reading
“Are We in the Midst of a Political Realignment?”
Nate Cohn for the NYT:
“Realignment” is the holy grail of American politics — the fantasy of every political consultant who wants to usher in a new era of Democratic or Republican dominance.
What’s a realignment? It’s a lasting shift… Continue reading
“The Supreme Court and Young Voter Turnout”
NYT:
Georgia, with its long history of the suppression of Black voters, has been ground zero for fights about voting rights laws for decades. The state has often seen stark differences in turnout between white and nonwhite communities, with the… Continue reading
“Trump’s invite to major donors prioritizes the committee paying his legal bills over the RNC”
AP:
Donald Trump’s new joint fundraising agreement with the Republican National Committee directs donations to his campaign and a political action committee that pays the former president’s legal bills before the RNC gets a cut, according to a fundraising invitation… Continue reading