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“Rationalizing Democracy: The Perceptual Bias and (Un)Democratic Behavior”
Intriguing experimental paper from Suthan Krishnarajan in the APSR:
Democracy often confronts citizens with a dilemma: stand firm on democracy while losing out on policy or accept undemocratic behavior and gain politically. Existing literature demonstrates that citizens generally choose the… Continue reading
“Jan. 6 committee withdraws subpoena against RNC and Salesforce”
“Why U.S. Elections Are Vulnerable and What to Do About It”
I did this Q & A with John Medearis of Capital & Main.
Washington & Lee Law Search for Assistant Professor of Law Specializing in Election Law and Voting Rights
This looks like a great opportunity for a junior person:
Washington and Lee University (W&L) School of Law invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor of Law focusing on election law and voting rights. This… Continue reading
“Tech Company 2022 Midterm Election Announcements”
Useful chart from BPC and the Integrity Institute.
Rick Pildes’ Written Responses on the ISLT to the House Committee on Administration
Like Rick Hasen, I was given homework by the House Committee on Administration after testifying in July on the independent state legislature theory. The Committee sent me a list of follow-up questions, and my written responses are available here.
Massachusetts’ Top Court Issues Opinion Explaining Its Earlier Order Rejecting Republican Party Challenge to State Expansion of Early Voting
You may read the opinion at this link.
“California Judge Boots Majority of City’s Councilmembers For Illegally Holding Onto Power”
Law & Crime:
A judge has ordered the majority of a Southern California city’s governing body to be removed from office, concluding that the trio illegally held power by refusing to hold an election as required.The order finalized Wednesday… Continue reading
NC’s Opening Brief in Moore: State Constitutions and the Independent State Legislature Theory
North Carolina has now filed its opening brief. I want to single out one aspect of that brief here.
As I’ve emphasized, there are at least two different versions of ISLT on the role of state constitutions. The more sweeping… Continue reading
“First, an F.E.C. Complaint Against Trump Over 2024. Now One for Biden, Too.”
NYT:
A conservative group has filed a complaint against President Biden accusing him of violating federal election law by not officially informing the Federal Election Commission that he plans to run again in 2024.The complaint is unlikely to succeed… Continue reading
“Biden to give prime-time speech about ‘soul of the nation’ as voters prepare to cast midterm ballots”
NBC News:
President Joe Biden plans to deliver a prime-time speech this week about how America’s “rights and freedoms are still under attack,” returning to the core message of his 2020 campaign as Americans are getting ready to vote… Continue reading
“The Partisan Implications of the ISL Theory”
I wrote this piece for Democracy Docket on the partisan implications of the independent state legislature doctrine, solely with respect to congressional redistricting (the subject of Moore v. Harper).
However, at least in the context presented by Moore — congressional… Continue reading