Kosuke Imai and Ruth Greenwood wrote this column for CommonWealth on some of their data visualization projects for redistricting.
We run two projects that provide tools to help people, courts, and legislators understand how and why that is so. The … Continue reading
The newest episode of Our Body Politic has an excellent segment on Alabama’s redistricting fights. It is clear and accessible, and ends with a stark bottom line:
“The State of Alabama has never expanded the franchise to black voters on… Continue reading
The prospects of going another week without a Speaker of the House seems unlikely given Biden’s determination to support Israel. But as this round-up shows, it remains quite unclear who will emerge or how. Jim Jordan can only afford to… Continue reading
WaPo:
As prosecutors and lawyers for Donald Trump spar over the former president’s public statements, Trump the candidate keeps saying things that couldhurt Trump the defendant’s chances in court.
In the span of about six months, Trump has been charged… Continue reading
NYT:
As Mr. Trump dodges debates and is regularly seen on his golf courses in branded white polo shirts and red MAGA hats, it can seem that he is bypassing the 2024 primary fight entirely. He has done relatively few… Continue reading
CNN:
Former President Donald Trump has lost the first of several attempts to throw out a lawsuit that seeks to block him from the 2024 presidential ballot in Colorado, based on the 14th Amendment’s prohibition against insurrectionists holding public office.… Continue reading
This letter is pretty weak as a legal threat, but it does show the state of some parts of today’s Republican Party. Here’s a snippet of Warner’s accompanying press release:
Bolts:
The outlook changed dramatically for Kentuckians with felonies in 2019, when Democrat Andy Beshear entered office with what he called a “moral responsibility” to help others like Malone. Two days after his inauguration, Beshear issued a sweeping executive order… Continue reading
AJC:
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that lawsuits haven’t yet proven that Georgia’s 2021 election law is racially discriminatory, a conclusion that leaves in place the law’s limitations on ballot drop boxes, voter ID and water handouts to voters in… Continue reading
Adam Liptak for the NYT:
Among the bold claims in the motion filed last week by former President Donald J. Trump seeking to dismiss the federal indictment accusing him of conspiring to undermine the 2020 election, there was a significant… Continue reading