Category Archives: Uncategorized

“Black Church Leaders in Georgia Intensify Their Voting Rights Push”

July 13, 2022, 5:33 amUncategorized, voter registrationDan Tokaji

NYT: [A]fter Georgia Republicans passed an extensive law last year with a variety of balloting restrictions, Jackson and other Black faith leaders across the state worry that they need to do more to help Black Georgians exercise their right… Continue reading

Berggruen Institute Report on Citizens Panels in the EU

July 13, 2022, 5:29 amUncategorizedDan Tokaji

You can find the report, authored by Carsten Berg, here: “Random groups of citizens were key drivers of the process at the just-concluded Conference on the Future of Europe. By gathering 800 citizens from all member nations to make… Continue reading

Safeguarding Democracy Project Advisory Board Member Janai Nelson Gives Extensive Interview to CBS News about SDP and the Need to Protect U.S. Democracy

July 12, 2022, 6:05 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

You can watch here. .@JNelsonLDF on CBS News on the Safeguarding Democracy project:"Many lawyers, legislators, scholars and democracy advocates are coming together across an ideological spectrum to examine what we can do to safeguard our democracy as we… Continue reading

6th Edition of “The Law of Democracy” Now Available

July 12, 2022, 5:44 amUncategorizedRichard Pildes

Foundation Press Release with description of changes in this edition below: This edition represents a significant revision that reflects the embattled state of democracy in the U.S. and abroad. With the addition of Franita Tolson as well as Nathaniel Persily… Continue reading

“Hutchinson Testimony Jolts Justice Dept. to Discuss Trump’s Conduct More Openly”

July 11, 2022, 4:37 pmUncategorizedDan Tokaji

NYT: A small team of prosecutors in the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington has ramped up its investigation into a scheme to install fake state electors, spearheaded by lawyers who were in frequent contact with Mr. Trump. And… Continue reading

“Senator Warren, Rep. Williams to Introduce Bill to Expand Youth Access to Voting”

July 11, 2022, 4:18 pmUncategorized, voter registrationDan Tokaji

You can find a media release and summary here.

The Independent State Legislature Doctrine and Election Subversion: Avoiding Misunderstanding

July 11, 2022, 8:58 amUncategorizedNed Foley

Dan linked to Jessica Levinson’s MSNBC’s opinion piece with the unfortunate title How the Supreme Court could make it legal to steal the next presidential election. While there is ample and justified reason to be concerned about how SCOTUS will… Continue reading

“She won a local election in a landslide. A conservative activist launched a recount anyway”

July 11, 2022, 8:55 amelection administration, recounts, UncategorizedDan Tokaji

From the LA Times, yet another example of the difficulties that come with serving as an election official these days: Last month, Natalie Adona won her race to become the clerk-recorder and registrar of voters in rural Nevada County… Continue reading

Google’s Request for an FEC Advisory Opinion on Political Spam

July 11, 2022, 5:51 amcampaign finance, UncategorizedDan Tokaji

Business Insider reports on the July 1 request, on which public comments are reportedly due July 16: Google wants to ease its Gmail spam filters when political candidates and committees email you for donations or otherwise try contacting you… Continue reading

“Ranked-choice voting could help Murkowski in Alaska race, poll finds”

July 9, 2022, 8:09 amUncategorizedRichard Pildes

From the Wash. Post: An Alaska Survey Research poll found that ranked-choice voting could help incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) in the race against Trump-backed challenger Kelly Tshibaka. Alaska will conduct a nonpartisan primary on Aug. 16 with the… Continue reading

“ND Judge Won’t Throw Out Tribes’ Redistricting Suit”

July 8, 2022, 3:35 pmredistricting, Uncategorized, Voting Rights ActDan Tokaji

Law360: “A North Dakota federal judge on Thursday denied the state’s motion to dismiss a suit claiming its new legislative districts dilute Native Americans’ voting rights, ruling the tribes’ right to seek a remedy is embedded in case law.”… Continue reading

National Constitution Center’s “Restoring the Guardrails of Democracy” Project

July 7, 2022, 6:50 pmUncategorizedNed Foley

I’m honored to be a participant in this new initiative of the National Constitution Center. As its name indicates, the “Restoring the Guardrails of Democracy” project aims to redress the erosion of democratic norms that has occurred recently in the… Continue reading

Voting Rights Lab Report, “The State of Election Law: 2022 Mid-Year Review”

July 7, 2022, 2:34 pmUncategorizedDan Tokaji

Available here. From the summary: In recent years, we’ve witnessed an onslaught of election-related legislation pulling the nation in two directions. On the one hand, many states have taken steps to erode participation in our democracy, creating hurdles to… Continue reading

“How Congress Can Preempt the Most Dangerous Possible Ruling of the Next Supreme Court Term”

July 7, 2022, 12:11 pmUncategorizedNicholas Stephanopoulos

I wrote this column for Slate on how Congress could nullify the North Carolina legislators’ claim in Moore v. Harper through a short statute giving the imprimatur of federal law to the regulatory activities of non-legislative state actors: Fortunately, Congress… Continue reading