AP: The 48-year-old appellate court judge, nominated by President Donald Trump and on track for quick confirmation before the Nov. 3 election, also declined to commit to recusing herself from any cases arising from that election.“I can’t offer an… Continue reading

From this ABC report: If Judge Amy Coney Barrett is confirmed and seated by Nov. 3 or shortly after, she could participate in decisions about any election-related petitions. This week, Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., said Barrett “made no commitment… Continue reading

I’ve been quite critical of the Purcell Principle, most comprehensively in this piece, Reining in the Purcell Principle. Since I wrote that article, the Court has only made things worse. David Gans, in this careful ACS issue brief, brings… Continue reading

Here’s the reply brief. Update: Here‘s the other reply brief.

I have written this piece for CNN Opinion. It begins: With coronavirus infections raging through the White House and the state of the President’s health unclear, it’s time to face up to an unsettling reality. We need to start thinking… Continue reading

I wrote earlier today at Slate about the important case coming out of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Here’s part of what I wrote: The final argument that Republicans are advancing is the boldest and perhaps most dangerous one. The argument… Continue reading

Ariane de Vogue for CNN.

You can find the order here. As I explained today in Slate, “In South Carolina, a federal district court held that a requirement that those voting by mail obtain a witness signature unconstitutionally burdened voters’ rights during the… Continue reading