WaPo Editorial on Arizona Case: We Need Universal Voter Registration
Here.
Category Archives: Elections Clause
“The Court and States in the Age of Voter ID”
Bob Bauer:
So this is the question being debated about the Court opinion in the Arizona voting law pre-emption case: is it a major victory for the federal government, or just a win in this case, with the longer term… Continue reading
Douglas: “A Silver Lining to the ‘States Rights’ Portion of Justice Scalia’s Opinion”
Here is a guest post from Josh Douglas:
Justice Scalia, in his majority opinion in Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council, explained that “Arizona is correct that the Elections Clause empowers Congress to regulate how federal elections are held, but… Continue reading
Quote of the Night
“I think it’s preposterous that seven people can overturn the votes of over one million Arizona voters to say the honor system works [to verify a voter’s citizenship…] It’s a bunch of baloney. It’s nuts.”
–“Kathy McKee, an… Continue reading
“Voting Rights Groups Get High Court Win As Bigger Case Looms”
Frank James reports for NPR.
“This Time, Scalia Doesn’t Want to See Your Papers”
Read Emily Bazelon on today’s Arizona voting decision.
“Supreme Court Strikes Down Arizona Voting Rule”
Nina Totenberg reports for NPR.
“The Election Law Connection and U.S. Federalism”
Kirsten Nussbaumer has posted this timely paper on SSRN (forthcoming, Publius). Here is the abstract:
Addressing the comparative-federalism literature, this article offers a sketch of how the unique character of U.S. election law may have shaped U.S. federalism as a… Continue reading
Thought of the Day
Lesson about the Supreme Court from today’s voting decision: behind every silver lining there’s a dark cloud.
Scalia’s Voter Access Case
Spencer Overton blogs at HuffPo.
Early Press and Commentary Roundup on Arizona Case
NYT
WaPo
AP
Lyle Denniston (SCOTUSBlog)
NBC News
Bloomberg
WSJ
Politico
The Nation
MSNBC
USA Today
Ballot Access News
Reuters
I spoke with KPCC’s Take Two about the decision and also to NPR and Slate (links to come).
Earlier I… Continue reading
Lederman on the Qualifications Clause Issue in Today’s Supreme Court Election Case
In my piece today on Arizona v. Inter-Tribal Council, I express concern about what the Court says about congressional power to set the manner of elections but lack of congressional power to alter state qualifications of voters. I referenced an… Continue reading
“The Supreme Court Gives States New Weapons in the Voting Wars”
The Daily Beast has posted my analysis of today’s Supreme Court opinion in the Arizona case. It begins
Supreme Court watchers have been waiting each day to see if the Supreme Court is going to strike down a key provision… Continue reading
Goldfeder and Perez on Two Pending SCOTUS Voting Cases
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