Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“Taking Heat for Doing What’s Right”
Ruth Greenwood on Judge Posner.
“The Part that Judge Posner Got Right—the Perils of Forecasting in the Regulation of the Political Process”
Bob Bauer blogs. Interesting list contained therein of what Bob says are predictions about McCain-Feingold which have not proven true.
“N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper must declare election law unconstitutional”
Bob Geary writes this column for IndyWeek. The column discusses my lecture last week at North Carolina State University.
“Texas AG Will Have To Sign Affidavit To Vote”
“The New Nullification Movement; Some states are reviving disenfranchisement schemes that date back to the antebellum South.”
Ari Berman writes for The Nation.
(I Hope My) Last Posner Post of the Night
Ari Melber video interview with Judge Posner.
Around the 6-minute mark, Judge Posner talks about the voter id controversy. “Since [my opinion in 2007],…there’s been a lot of writing about these [voter id] laws, and there seems to be a… Continue reading
Judge Posner and the Hokey Pokey Principle
Will Baude: “Posner’s ‘About Face’ on Crawford Continues Turning About”
Not sure either Ed Whelan or I are using this as a “hook” for blogging—whatever that means.
Judge Posner Splits Hairs Ever More Finely
He tells the WSJ:
In context, with particular reference to what I said after “yes, absolutely,” my point was that we judges in the Crawford case did not have sufficient information about the consequences of an Indiana-type photo ID… Continue reading
When Was Judge Posner Right on Voter ID and Crawford?
“More on Judge Posner’s (Now Disavowed?) Mea Culpa on Voter ID Laws”
“Judge Posner: I Never Said My Opinion Was Wrong”
WSJ Law Blog:
The line didn’t get much attention until HuffPost Live’s Mike Sacks asked Judge Posner about it in an interview that aired Oct. 11. The reporter read the passage to the judge and asked him if… Continue reading
“What’s In a Name? In Texas, Maybe a Problem as Voter ID Takes Effect”
Incredible: Judge Posner Said He Did Not Recant on Voter ID
Here is his New Republic piece:
I did not say that my decision, and the Supreme Court’s decision affirming it (written, be it noted, by the notably liberal Justice Stevens), were wrong, only that, in common with many other judges,… Continue reading