Category Archives: Elections Clause
More Commentaries on Arizona Case
“Arizona’s Proof-of-Citizenship Requirement for Voters Struck Down”
Why Would the Court’s Liberals Go Along with Justice Scalia’s Time Bombs in Arizona Elections Case?
In Anticipatory Overrulings, Invitations, Time Bombs, and Inadvertence: How Supreme Court Justices Move the Law, 61 Emory Law Journal 779 (2012), I discuss different methods Justices use to move the law in their preferred direction aside from getting a majority… Continue reading
“High Court Strikes Down Voting Law in Arizona”
Ted Robbins reports for NPR from Arizona.
“Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council: Opinions Have Layers”
WaPo Editorial on Arizona Case: We Need Universal Voter Registration
Here.
“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