Monthly Archives: June 2017
“Friend Says Trump Is Considering Firing Mueller as Special Counsel”
NYT:
Under Justice Department rules, Mr. Trump would seemingly have to order Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein to rescind department regulations protecting a special counsel from being fired for no good reason, and then to fire Mr. Mueller. If… Continue reading
“Democrats seek a change in California recall elections, and it could help an embattled state senator”
John Myers for the LAT:
State Senate Democrats introduced legislation Monday to change the rules governing recall elections to remove a lawmaker from office, potentially helping one of their own survive an effort now underway in Southern California.
The proposal,… Continue reading
“Commentary: Opportunity for reform”
J.H. Snider:
On Nov. 7, New Yorkers will be asked whether they want to call a state constitutional convention. New York’s Constitution mandates that every 20 years this question be placed on the ballot. Based on the recent history of… Continue reading
“After the Override: An Empirical Analysis of Shadow Precedent”
Brian Broughman and Deborah Widiss have written this important article for the Journal of Legal Studies. Here is the abstract:
Congressional overrides of prior judicial interpretations of statutory language are typically defined as equivalent to judicial overrulings, and they are… Continue reading
“Avoiding the Seduction of the Dark Side”
“Election Administration and the Politics of Voter Access”
Kevin Pallister has written this new book:
Democratic countries vary widely in the extent to which the administration of the electoral process facilitates voter participation, showing a great deal of variation in everything from voter registration to the casting… Continue reading
No #SCOTUS Action in Wisconsin Partisan Gerrymandering Case Today
Orders list.
Tune in next week to see if the Court grants a hearing in the case for next term (as I’m expecting).
“In Watergate, One Set of Facts. In Trump Era, Take Your Pick.”
Jim Rutenberg NYT column:
Of course, Watergate unfolded in a much simpler time in the media industry.
There were three major news networks and PBS; a major paper or three in every city; and a political dynamic in which leaders… Continue reading
“Op-ed: Ranked Choice Voting can help Utah elections”
Rebecca Chavez-Houck and Marc Roberts have written this oped for the Deseret News. (Rebecca Chavez-Houck (D) represents House District 24 – Salt Lake. Marc Roberts (R) represents House District 67 – Santaquin)
“Supreme Court could tackle partisan gerrymandering in watershed case”
Bob Barnes for WaPo:
The Supreme Court could announce as soon as Monday that it is either affirming or reversing the lower court’s decision, or, more likely, accepting the case for full briefing and arguments in the term that begins… Continue reading
Al Franken Quotes Election Law Profs Guy Charles, David Schultz, in New Book
From Franken’s Giant of the Senate:
“A Pro-Trump Conspiracy Theorist, a False Tweet and a Runaway Story”
Jeremy Peters for the NYT:
But as the journey of that one tweet shows, misinformed, distorted and false stories are gaining traction far beyond the fringes of the internet. Just 14 words from Mr. Posobiec’s Twitter account would spread far… Continue reading
“Guest column: We still need majority-minority judicial sub-districts”
Pascal Frank Calogero Jr. writes for The Advocate (La.).