Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“TN Supreme Court Upholds ID Law”
WBIR: “Chief Justice Gary R. Wade wrote that, although instances of people impersonating voters at the polls have not been documented in Tennessee.”
Read the City of Memphis, Tenn. v. Hargett Opinion authored by Chief Justice Gary R. Wade,… Continue reading
Justice Stevens Defends Voter ID Decision Based on Evidence Before Him
Jess Bravin asked Justice Stevens if he stands by his decision in Crawford, the Indiana voter id decision, in light of Judge Posner’s recent comments saying he got the case wrong:
In an interview this week, Justice Stevens said he… Continue reading
“Project Vote Pursues En Banc Hearing for Texas Voter Registration Case”
“Minnesota feuds over online voter registration”
WaPo reports.
“Thoughts on Judge Posner’s Admission of Error on the Indiana Voter ID Law”
Paul Smith: “As the lawyer who argued the constitutional challenge to the Indiana Voter ID law in the Supreme Court in 2008, I was both fascinated and pleased to hear that Judge Richard Posner – the author of the… Continue reading
“Virginia election officials purging almost 40,000 voters”
“North Carolina’s Big Election Changes”
This event will be held on October 25 in Raleigh. I’ll be the keynote speaker.
As noted, I’ll also be speaking October 24 at North Carolina State University giving the 2013 American Values Public Lecture.
“Second Thoughts on Voter ID”
NYT Editorial on Posner.
False Equivalence in NYT Story on Voter ID and Judge Posner?
That’s the claim of the Brad Blog about John Schwartz’s recent article.
Yes it is true it contains one of those “he said, she said” type sentences. But I took the entire thrust of the article to be a ding… Continue reading
Zack Roth’s Deep Dive into Post-Section 5 Beaumont TX School Board Dispute
Bauer on Judge Posner on Voter ID
Bob: “Judge Posner’s explanation of Crawford is unsatisfying, and it does not really get at the problem with the approach he took in that case.”
Entirely agree with this.
Get the Crosstabs on BPC/USA Today Survey on the Electoral Process
Quote of the Day: Posner Edition
Judge Posner seemed surprised that his comments had caused a stir, and said much had changed since Crawford. “There’s always been strong competition between the parties, but it hadn’t reached the peak of ferocity that it’s since achieved,” he said… Continue reading