“We can’t assume Virginia Democrats will keep their promise on redistricting reform”
The Post’s editorial board laments the potential change of heart after the change in electoral fortunes.
Category Archives: political parties
“New York Dems Are Redrawing Congressional Districts and It Could Put Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Out of a Job”
The Daily
Wire ties the census, redistricting, and (perhaps) a bit of wish
fulfillment. They’re not wrong about legislative
leadership use of redistricting to enforce party discipline, though.
It’ll be interesting to see the extent to which New York’s new … Continue reading
“The Constitution in 2020″ in 2020”
Josh
Blackman, at the Volokh Conspiracy, offers a timely reminder of the 2009
ACS essay compilation — “The Constitution in 2020” – with a progressive vision
of future constitutional law. The
compilation included, among others, a piece
by Pam … Continue reading
“Cash, claims of illegality already flying in Michigan’s Senate race”
Here
come the allegations of unlawful coordination.
And with it, your reminder that,
as Dan Tokaji and Renata Strause explained
years ago, in assessing the legality of campaign coordination, there’s
often a “gap between the line the law draws… Continue reading
Partisan gerrymandering and the 2010s
And for David Daley, one of the biggest stories of the decade-in-review is partisan gerrymandering.
I’m shocked – shocked – to find that gambling is going on in here.
A few stories about incumbent government officials weighing the merits of redistricting reform, finding reason to put up the strongest resistance coincidentally right when they unilaterally control the partisan levers of power. In Virginia, it’s Democrats; in Idaho,… Continue reading
“Gerrymandering is alive and well. The coming battle will be bigger than ever.”
And Jane Timm at NBC News previews the 2020 redistricting cycle these partisan fights are about.
Today’s Must-Read: “Fear and Loyalty: How Donald Trump Took Over the Republican Party”
Remarkable look in the NYT at the transformation of the Republican Party.
“Constitutional Law and the Presidential Nomination Process”
Richard Briffault has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, The Best Candidate: Presidential Nomination in Polarized Times (Eugene D. Mazo and Michael R. Dimino, eds., Cambridge Univ. Press 2020)). Here is the abstract:
The Constitution says nothing about the presidential… Continue reading
“Why Almost Nobody Will Defend the Iowa Caucuses”
NYT:
In Iowa, fretting about the caucuses is a quadrennial tradition among Democratic and Republican officials alike. But at a time when leading Democrats have made the fight for ballot access, voting rights and diverse representation core principles, their marquee… Continue reading
Eleventh Circuit Rejects Claims from Sanders’ Supporters of DNC Bias in 2016
“Hawaii and Kansas to Use Ranked Choice Voting Ballots in 2020 Primaries”
“California’s Trump tax return law raises fears of Republican lockout”
Politico:
California’s new law requiring candidates’ tax returns may be aimed at Donald Trump, but its most consequential effects would likely be felt downballot if it survives a legal challenge.For Republicans who already face a steep climb to blunt… Continue reading
The Coming Constitutional Challenge to CA Requirement that Presidential (and Gubernatorial) Candidates Provide Tax Returns to Appear on the Primary Ballot: What’s Likely to Happen and When?
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill requiring Presidential candidates (as well as gubernatorial candidates) to supply their tax returns if they want appear on the primary ballot. There is no question the Trump campaign or their allies, and… Continue reading