Monthly Archives: August 2015
Breaking: TX Seeks En Banc Review in 5th Circuit Voter ID Case
You can read the petition for en banc review here. The effect of this filing is to stay the mandate and to put the remand of the case on hold, at least for now. It is not clear if… Continue reading
Please Unregister from Voting So Property Owners Can Vote
Bizarre story out of Missouri:
A mistake by representatives of the Business Loop 70 Community Improvement District means a sales tax increase the district needs to thrive will require approval by a single University of Missouri student.
On Feb. 28,… Continue reading
“Convention a basic N.Y. right”
J.H. Snider for the Times-Union.
“On ‘dumbing down’ the Democratic debate”
Larry Lessig responds to Tom Mann’s post of yesterday:
I get the appeal in blaming Republicans. I understand the attraction in good vs evil stories. I see the strength in the partisan rally. I get it’s a great strategy for… Continue reading
“How Larry Lessig’s presidential campaign changed the campaign reform agenda”
Mark Schmitt for Vox.
“Redistricting Reform Commission holds first meeting with just 10 weeks to act”
Maryland Reporter:
Gov. Larry Hogan’s 11-member Redistricting Reform Commission, created on Aug. 6 by executive order, met for first time near the State House Thursday where they outlined their first steps to reform the process of drawing Maryland’s… Continue reading
“Presidential Ballot Access: 50 Shades of Law”
That’s the lead story in NCSL’s The Canvass.
“FairVote in the Supreme Court”
FairVote:
FairVote provides its innovative analysis and pro-voter perspective to activists, local and state policymakers, and to all three branches of the federal government. This month, FairVote submitted amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) briefs along with the Center … Continue reading
“INVESTIGATION: Is Ohio the Next Home Of Hanging Chads?”
Nicholas Kusnetz of the Center for Public Integrity has written this extensive Politico magazine piece.
“Donald Trump Weighing Whether to Sign Pledge to Back Republicans’ Eventual Nominee”
“Clarence Thomas, a Supreme Court Justice of Few Words, Some Not His Own”
Adam Liptak in the NYT:
Mr. Feldman conducted an extensive analysis of overlapping language, using anti-plagiarism software to detect similar wording in briefs and opinions from 1946 to 2014. The study and related findings were based on almost 10,000 briefs… Continue reading
AALS Election Law Winner
From Josh Douglas:
I am pleased to announce that the AALS Section on Election Law has selected the winner of the Call for Papers: Hank Chambers (U. of Richmond) “Local Officials and Voter ID.”
Hank will join David Schleicher (Yale… Continue reading
“Has Lessig Lost It? The Marriage of Larry and the Donald”
Steven Rosenfeld at Alternet:
Given the arc of Lessig’s activism, it’s not surprising that an individual who is driven to address one of the fundamental flaws in American politics is willing to embrace one of America’s most divisive politicans because… Continue reading