Has a lengthy quote from Rick Pildes: “When people perceive politics as existential, they believe the country will never be the same, in a fundamental way, if the other side prevails. The other side is not merely the opposition, but… Continue reading

In the latest episode of The New Yorker Radio Hour podcast, David Remnick interviews Marc Elias about the threat to next year’s midterms posed by the possibility that President Trump will attempt to abuse presidential power in order to… Continue reading

New Law and Democracy podcast episode.

It is often observed among scholars of democracy that an essential ingredient for the success of democracy is for political opponents to view each other, not as implacable enemies to be crushed, but instead as fellow citizens who have good-faith… Continue reading

Votebeat reports, focusing on the pending case in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, but also noting the recent Third Circuit decision: “The Republican National Committee is asking the full bench of 3rd Circuit judges to rehear the case. … And… Continue reading

POLITICO reports that “Charles Munger Jr. has spent more than $30 million to defeat a redistricting campaign. … He dedicated about $14 million to sell Californians on ballot measures to create an independent redistricting commission, which he argued would permanently… Continue reading

Michelle Cottle’s N.Y. Times Opinion essay on the Republican representatives from California who may end up as “collateral damage” from the “redistricting war” that Trump has unleashed.

N.Y. Times reports. “The chaos is partly from an act of fate — the death of Mr. Turner on March 5 — but mostly from acts of humans. A special election to serve out the remainder of Mr. Turner’s term… Continue reading

Last week at NYU’s Democracy Project‘s series of 100 essays in 100 days, we featured two essays, among others, on the role of Congress in this moment. One, from congressional expert Molly Reynolds, is titled When It Comes to … Continue reading

At the Volokh Conspiracy, Ilya Somin has a piece that provides a policy critique of this decision from his Cato colleague David Bier and then a discussion of the legal issues. Here’s some of the legal discussion: As David Bier… Continue reading

Over at Divided Argument, Sam Bray has posted this abstract of an essay he has just released. I have wondered about some of these questions, and Sam has been influential with the Court, as in the universal injunction case: When… Continue reading

POLITICO reports. “Democrats trying to counter President Donald Trump’s red-state gerrymander are facing a roadblock. Fifteen roadblocks, actually. “That’s how many Democratic-led states have a political trifecta — the same setup that helped Texas Republicans push through new maps last … Continue reading

Peter Baker in The NY Times details all the ways Trump’s attacks on dissent differs from his predecessors. A few paragraphs in this piece, all of which is well worth reading, struck me in particular: “’Donald Trump is hardly the… Continue reading

With Charles Stewart, Seth Bluestein, and Karen Brinson Bell. You can watch it here.