Here is the notice of appeal. Here are the issues Coleman plans to raise on appeal: I. Whether the trial court erred in excluding evidence regarding (a) the disparate application by election officials of the statutory standard governing absentee ballots… Continue reading

Bob Stern and Molly Milligan have written this LA Times oped.

Here.

I have just posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, California Law Review). Here is the abstract: One of the hallmarks of a mature democracy is professionalized, centralized, and nonpartisan election administration. It is hardly news that the United States does… Continue reading

Details here.

Perhaps veto the controversial election administration bill working its way through the Florida legislature.

The opinion in Vargas v. City of Salinas is here. It considers the earlier standard set forth in the influential Stanson v. Mott decision. Here is the introduction to the Vargas opinion: Plaintiffs–proponents and supporters of a local ballot… Continue reading

Eliza is.

Roll Call offers this report ($).

Norm Coleman Meets Monty Python at Roll Call.

AP offers this report.

Adam Fogel has written this WaPo oped.

This seems right on Coleman-Franken.

Joanna Shepherd has published this article in the Journal of Legal Studies. Here is the abstract: This study shows that the political preferences of those responsible for retaining judges are strongly associated with judicial voting. The evidence supports the widespread… Continue reading