Monthly Archives: March 2015
“Cuts to Voting Rights Act calls for protest, trumps Selma celebration, Rev. Jesse Jackson says”
Federalism and the burden of textual clarity on the challengers in King v. Burwell
I have a new piece at Politico that follows up on the federalism arguments in King v. Burwell, the challenge to the Obamacare subsidies heard by the Court this week. Here is an excerpt and link to the full piece:… Continue reading
“A Note on Redistricting Initiatives, Legislatures and the Popular Will”
“From Selma to Ferguson: 50 Years in the Struggle for Voting Rights”
Dale Ho at Bill Moyers.
“Driving the Vote: Are States Complying with The Motor Voter Requirements of the National Voter Registration Act?”
“Democracy Initiative Organizations and Allies Release Statements Commending Oregon State Legislature’s Passage of New Motor Law”
Big news from Oregon:
Today, members of the Democracy Initiative released statements supporting the passage of HB 2177, also known as the New Motor Voter. This bill, expected to be signed by Governor Kate Brown, makes voter registration simple and… Continue reading
“New Jersey: Retaliation in West Wildwood recall leads to $350,000 settlement”
Recall Elections Blog flags “incredible story.”
“Fifty Years After Bloody Sunday, Voting Rights Are Under Attack”
“Kris Kobach stands by remarks made to radio show caller”
KC Star:
Secretary of State Kris Kobach stands by his comments to a caller on his weekly radio show Sunday that although he thought it unlikely, it would not be “a huge jump” for the Obama administration to call… Continue reading
“Measuring Political Power: Suspect Class Determinations and the Poor”
Bertrall Ross and Su Li have posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, California Law Review). Here is the abstract:
Which classes are considered suspect under equal protection doctrine? The answer determines whether courts will defer to legislatures and other government… Continue reading
“Why ‘Selma is Now’”
I have written this new essay for BillMoyers.com. It begins:
When singer-songwriter John Legend recently declared “Selma is now” at the Academy Awards, we could perhaps chalk it up to poetic license. After all, states no longer use… Continue reading
“(Ex-) Director’s Note: When going gets tough, the tough get geeky”
Doug Chapin leads off this week’s Electionline Weekly.
Can Cute Kids Dressed as Dinosaurs Stop Gerrymandering?
I guess it didn’t hurt to try.