Category Archives: Elections Clause
“GOP State Officials Blame Republican Obstructionism For Blocking Voting Restrictions”
“Plan B for Voting Rights”
Jesse Wegman has written this NYT Editorial Notebook column on the Elections Clause.
“Accepting Scalia’s Offer, Arizona Sues Obama Administration On Voting Rights”
TPM: “Arizona and Kansas have taken Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s suggestion and sued the Obama administration in a continuing effort by both states to require proof of citizenship in order to register to vote.”
This is an outgrowth of… Continue reading
“Let the Voter Clampdown Begin”
Tyler Batten of the Charlotte Observer editorial board posts this item.
Musical selection via The Clash.
“Beyond the Discrimination Model on Voting”
Sam Issacharoff has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Harvard L. Rev.). Here is the abstract:
The Supreme Court’s contentious decision in Shelby County v. Holder closes the chapter on the most important and most successful of the civil rights… Continue reading
“Pa. voter ID law likely not affected by Ariz. case”
Sen. Barbara Boxer “Encourages” GOP to “Take Justice Scalia’s Advice” on US Election Assistance Commission
Interesting spin on Arizona decision.
“GUEST BLOG: Does Congress have authority to set voter qualifications for federal elections?”
Franita Tolson: “In Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council, the Court rightly recognizes that the area of voting and elections is unique, but completely misses that the story of the Elections Clause has to be told in light of the… Continue reading
Garrett Epps on the Arizona Case, and Whether Lyle, Marty, and I Are Too Pessimistic
“Jocelyn Benson: Supreme Court ruling a victory for Americans and the right to vote”
Detroit Free Press oped on Arizona.
“Justice Thomas’ Originalism and the Civil War”
Joey Fishkin on Justice Thomas’s dissent in yesterday’s Arizona elections case.