Monthly Archives: February 2018
“Pennsylvania has to draw new congressional districts, but getting rid of gerrymandering will be harder than you think.”
Bernie Grofman and Jonathan Cervas for the Monkey Cage:
A map that meets all these criteria will probably reduce the Republican Party’s advantage in the state’s congressional races. Although the two parties poll more or less equally statewide, Republicans hold… Continue reading
Breaking: 4th Circuit, on 2-1 Vote, Grants Emergency Stay in North Carolina Judicial Primaries Case, Raising Potential for Some Election Confusion
Here’s what I reported on Jan. 31:
Federal District Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Barring NC Legislature’s Elimination of Partisan Primaries for Electing State Appeals and State Supreme Court Judges
Posted on January 31, 2018 12:06 pm by Rick Hasen
You… Continue reading
“Voting Technology in Pennsylvania: Report of the Advisory Committee on Voting Technology”
Cutting-Edge Evidence and an Old-Fashioned Decision
I was very happy to see Jim Gardner’s guest post on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision striking down the state’s congressional plan. Jim has written several terrific articles on the state constitutional law of partisan gerrymandering, so I can’t think… Continue reading
Scalia Legacy: Trump Wants Originalists, Textualists and Flamethrowers on the Federal Bench
From TIME’s Inside Trump’s Plan to Dramatically Reshape U.S. Courts:
Trump’s own participation in the selection process varies based on the court. For the Supreme Court opening, he personally interviewed four candidates, making his final decision after meeting each of… Continue reading
Jim Gardner Analysis of PA Redistricting Decision: “Federalism complicates the analysis as a state court opens a second front in the struggle against gerrymandering”
The following is a guest post from the great Jim Gardner:
{Note from Rick: You can find 139 pages of the majority opinion and maps at this link, as well as a concurring and dissenting opinion and two dissenting… Continue reading
“As deadline looms, Republicans consider new strategy for Pa. congressional maps”
Philly Inquirer:
It’s official: The state legislature will not pass a new congressional map before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s Friday deadline.
But the Republican leaders who control both chambers weren’t ready Thursday to cede the redrawing of districts to the… Continue reading
“Orange County, Calif. Election Academy aims to educate voters”
Electionline:
Nelson Mandela once said that education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world and U.S. Rep. John Lewis once said that the vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.
Orange County, … Continue reading
“Cybersecurity Threats Loom, Nation’s Outdated Election Infrastructure Must Be Upgraded”
Release:
Election officials across the country say they are heading into the 2018 midterms with outdated voting machines and computer systems, and many of them do not have the resources to replace them. In response to a nationwide survey distributed… Continue reading
Yale Law Journal Forum symposium: Five Years After Shelby County v. Holder: The Ongoing Fight for Voting Rights
Can’t wait to read all of these:
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Five Years After Shelby County v. Holder: The Ongoing Fight for Voting Rights
08 FEB 2018
In the five years since Shelby County v. Holder, voting rights litigators… Continue reading
“Kobach sits on board of veterans group that isn’t using money to help veterans”
Bryan Lowry for the KC Star:
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach sits on the advisory board of a Missouri-based veterans’ group that received a failing grade from the Better Business Bureau this week.
Kobach, a candidate for Kansas governor,… Continue reading
Watch Recent Federalist Society Panel on Donor Disclosure and Donor Privacy with Judge Bea, Brad Smith and Me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrCKFCuTS_M&list=PLWwcngsYgoUWmkPUA8YBVelw5fhuubI8g&index=4