“To harness the political power of young voters, teach civics”
Lauren Cristella, of the Committee of Seventy, highlights the infrastructure behind the infrastructure of democracy.
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“Beyond the Spoiler Effect: Can Ranked Choice Voting Solve the Problem of Political Polarization?”
Nate Atkinson, Scott Ganz and I have co-authored a new article, to be published in the Illinois Law Review, and now posted on SSRN in its current draft. The article is based on computer simulations that Nate and Scott… Continue reading
Congrats to Election Law Prof, and ELB Contributor, Ned Foley, Winner of A Guggenheim
Well deserved Ned!
And congrats to my UCLA colleague Scott Cummings and UC Davis prof Mary Ziegler, whose work on campaign finance and abortion is next up on my reading list!
“1A Remaking America: Safeguarding free and fair elections ahead of 2024”
I was pleased to speak to 1A, along with Carrie Levine and John Merrill.
New paper on modeling election outcomes
From Danny Ebanks, Jonathan Katz, and Gary King, comes “If a Statistical Model Predicts That Common Events Should Occur Only Once in 10,000 Elections, Maybe it’s the Wrong Model”:
Political scientists forecast elections, not primarily to satisfy public… Continue reading
“Donald Trump Probably Should Not Have Been Charged With (This) Felony”
I have written this piece for Slate:
Based on what I have seen so far, the decision to charge Donald Trump with felonies in New York state is a mistake both legally and politically.
First, the legal problems.
Back… Continue reading
Top Recent Downloads in Election Law on SSRN
Here:
RankPaperDownloads1.The Unabridged Fifteenth AmendmentTravis CrumWashington University in St. Louis–School of LawDate Posted: 22 Mar 2023Last Revised: 22 Mar 20232762.Nonprofit Law as the Tool to Kill What Remains of Campaign Finance Law: Reluctant Lessons from Ellen Aprill… Continue reading
Signing on for duty
Hi, all. Justin here. I’ll be your Cruise Director for the rest of this week. As Rick mentioned, please send tips my way. Critique, as usual, should be sent directly to @elonmusk.
“Trump Indictment Is a Perversion of Campaign-Finance Law”
Brad Smith WSJ oped:
Candidates with substantial business interests, such as Mr. Trump, will frequently find themselves facing lawsuits—some merited, some not. If such a candidate were to instruct his company’s legal counsel to settle them, the settlement payments… Continue reading
Wisconsin: “Dan Knodl says he would consider impeaching Janet Protasiewicz if he is elected to the Senate”
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
Republican state Senate candidate Dan Knodl says if his election gives Senate Republicans a two-thirds majority, he would “certainly consider” support launching impeachment proceedings against Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Janet Protasiewicz.
Wisconsin Republicans are defending a two-thirds majority… Continue reading
Matthew Seligman Testimony Before House Committee on Social Media Company Content Moderation Decisions and Government Censorship
An important corrective to the nonsense coming out of the House “Weaponization” committee.
“Many Democracies Have Prosecuted Ex-Leaders. The Politics Can Be Tough.”
NYT:
“It’s always a big deal when a former president or prime minister is indicted, but in most democracies, it is normal when they’re credibly accused of serious crimes,” said Steven Levitsky, a professor of government at Harvard who has… Continue reading
“Why This Indictment Can’t Stop Donald Trump From Being Elected President”
Time:
Former President Donald Trump was indicted by the Manhattan district attorney on Thursday for his role in paying alleged hush money to a porn star. The move raised a number of legal questions as Trump vies for the 2024… Continue reading
Justin Levitt is Primary ELB Blogger Next Week
Please direct any tips and comments to Justin beginning Monday. Glad to have him back!