Franita Tolson: I am happy to inform you that the AALS Section on Election Law has selected Gerrymandering and the Constitutional Norm Against Government Partisanship by Michael Kang (Emory) as the Best Election Law Paper of 2017.  We received a… Continue reading

Great news for plaintiffs. Paul is one of the very best. (The original arguing attorney had to drop out for medical reasons).

Politico: The Trump administration is leaning toward naming Thomas Brunell, a Texas professor with no government experience, to the top operational job at the U.S. Census Bureau, according to two people who have been briefed on the Bureau’s plans. Brunell,… Continue reading

Announcement here. Still waiting for the Institute to denounce President Trump’s incessant attacks on the free press. So far, I’ve not seen anything (and when I call them out on it, I’m labeled a “speech suppressor” who does not have… Continue reading

AP: Election law expert Jocelyn Benson announced Tuesday that she is running for Michigan secretary of state, saying no one should have to wait more than 30 minutes to renew a driver’s license, register a vehicle or vote. It is… Continue reading

Condolences to his family and friends on this untimely death.

Announcement via email: We are very pleased to announce that Professor David T. Canon, University of Wisconsin, Madison, has been appointed to assume the role of Editor-in-Chief of Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy beginning September 1, 2017. Professor… Continue reading

Politico: White House counsel Don McGahn has largely stepped back from managing Donald Trump’s response to the expanding Russia investigation, but that hasn’t stopped the president from lashing out at him about it anyway. Trump started the week by giving… Continue reading

Here’s my yearly roundup of election law academic hires, promotions moves, visits, accolades: Benjamin Plener Cover will be starting as Associate Professor of Law at the University of Idaho College of Law. Josh Douglas of Kentucky Law was a Visiting… Continue reading

Must-listen Nina Totenberg at NPR.

Pro Publica: Mike Roman, a longtime Republican opposition researcher who worked for billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch before joining the Trump campaign, is now the White House’s director of special projects and research. He is one of a half-dozen… Continue reading

Release: Common Cause announced today that Stephen Spaulding will be returning to Common Cause in May as Chief of Strategy and External Relations. He departs the Federal Election Commission (FEC) this week after serving as Special Counsel to FEC Commissioner… Continue reading