State of the Republican Party today: Gov. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire, who has been a vocal critic of former President Donald J. Trump, nonetheless committed on Wednesday to supporting him if he won the Republican nomination, even if he… Continue reading

Larry Schwarzol and Justin Florence in The Atlantic: The American experiment with constitutional democracy is in grave peril. If Donald Trump becomes president again, fighting to preserve U.S. constitutional democracy through his second term will require the courage, commitment, and… Continue reading

Great lineup at this NSU Florida symposium.

Great lineup for the Safeguarding Democracy Project at UCLA Law: January 23, 12pm – 1pm The Sedition Hunters: How January 6th Broke the Justice System Webinar Register here Ryan J. Reilly (NBC News) in conversation with Richard L. Hasen, Director,… Continue reading

Cleveland.com: A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit from left-leaning groups challenging a Republican-backed Ohio law requiring voters to show ID at the polls and altering the state’s early-voting times, among other changes. U.S. District Judge Donald Nugent… Continue reading

Led by the great Josh Lawson (with Vivian Schiller as head of the larger Aspen Digital project). Details.

NYT Magazine: It is unclear precisely how the Hillsdale contingent was brought into this widening conspiracy-seeking swirl. But the college was nothing if not well connected. Northon also did work for the Amistad Project, a self-described “election-integrity watchdog” that emerged… Continue reading

I was greatly honored this weekend to receive this award at the annual meeting of the American Law School Association, even if it partly means I have been at this work for a long time.  It’s particularly meaningful to me… Continue reading

A new Common Ground Democracy column: Hopefully, after this year’s elections, America will get another chance to adopt the structural reforms necessary to assure that elections produce the results that a majority of voters want.

Adam Liptak for the NYT: The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to decide whether former President Donald J. Trump is eligible for Colorado’s Republican primary ballot, thrusting the justices into a pivotal role that could alter the course of this… Continue reading

New at Bolts.

You can find it here. Click the email icon to subscribe for updates. UPDATE: Here is plaintiff’s brief supporting cert and reframing the questions presented. (Correction).

New report from CAP.

Like Rick, I’ve argued repeatedly here on ELB as well as earlier this week at Common Ground Democracy that the merits of whether or not Trump is disqualified from the presidency again by section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment… Continue reading