“The Rising Trump Lawyer Battling to Reshape the Electorate”
NYT profiles William Consovoy.
That’s a weirdly neutral NYT title given what Consovoy does, which is to litigate to make it harder for people to register and to vote.
Category Archives: election law biz
Congrats to Paul Gronke
Awarded a Carnegie Fellowship. “For his Carnegie project, Dr. Gronke will focus on the beliefs and actions of 10,000 local election officials and explore the role these “stewards of democracy” might play in restoring public confidence in our elections and,… Continue reading
“Ann McBride, former Common Cause President, Passes Away at 75”
“How one of America’s most important voting rights groups plunged into chaos just before it was needed most”
Teddy Schleifer for ReCode:
A voting rights group called Vote.org seems like precisely the type of nonprofit that should thrive in 2020, with fans from Barack Obama to Taylor Swift and a URL that can’t be beat.Its efforts to expand… Continue reading
“Abigail Thernstrom, conservative voice on voting rights and education, dies at 83”
Sad news:
Abigail Thernstrom, a political scientist who was steeped in left-wing politics from childhood but became an influential conservative voice on racial equality, voting rights and education, died April 10 at a hospital in Arlington, Va. She was… Continue reading
“Rev. Joseph E. Lowery, Civil Rights Leader and King Aide, Dies at 98”
NYT:
The Rev. Joseph E. Lowery, a lieutenant to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who helped organize a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement — the bus boycott in Montgomery, Ala. — and who gave the benediction… Continue reading
New Issue of Election Law Journal
Now available. The contents of 18:4:
Segregated Ballots for Voters with Disabilities? An Analysis of Policies and Use of the ExpressVote Ballot Marking Device, by Jonathan LazarDiversifying the Donor Pool: How Did Seattle’s Democracy Voucher Program Reshape Participation in… Continue reading
19th Amendment Symposium at Seattle U.
From the announcement and call for papers for the event, scheduled for April 3, 2020:
The Seattle University Law Review is excited to announce a symposium in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, in… Continue reading
“Deceased GOP Strategist’s Daughter Makes Files Public That Republicans Wanted Sealed”
As Hansi notes,
Stephanie Hofeller just dropped the first full tranch of
documents on The Hofeller Files.
Enjoy.
“Give nonvoters a reason to participate in elections”
Algernon D’Ammassa offers an intriguing critique of the “running a race” frame of American elections, tied to both news coverage and the “Campaigns, Inc.” influence of consultants.
“Voting systems maker leaving NC, seeks probe of competitor’s practices”
Carolina Public Press reports.
Two Powerhouse Democratic Election Law Firms in California to Merge
Release via email:
California’s two leading political and government law firms – Olson, Hagel & Fishburn (“OHF”) and Remcho, Johansen & Purcell (“RJP”) – announced today that they are merging on January 1, 2020 to form the new law firm… Continue reading
“Benson appoints new elections head to replace outgoing director”
Detroit News:
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has elevated her legal policy director to become Michigan’s next elections director. Jonathan Brater will replace Director Sally Williams when she retires at the end of the year, Benson said in a Monday… Continue reading
Congratulations to Derek Muller
who will be moving to Iowa Law School in the fall. Iowa is one lucky place!