“The ‘Slave Power’ Behind Florida’s Felon Disenfranchisement; Laws barring the formerly incarcerated from voting have no business marring politics in a 21st century democracy”
Garrett Epps for the Atlantic.
Monthly Archives: February 2018
“Opponents of gerrymandering keep winning, but it might not affect 2018”
Bob Barnes for WaPo on the pending stay requests in Pa, NC, and more.
“Cybertraining Election Officials For This Year’s Voting”
The great Pam Fessler reports for NPR (before she goes on a year-long book leave):
It was clear that many of those gathering in Orlando already have protections in place and are well aware of the risks. But some county… Continue reading
“Elections and Redistricting Expert Jeffrey M. Wice Joins Rockefeller Institute of Government”
Congrats to Jeff Wice! Release:
Albany, NY — The Rockefeller Institute is pleased to announce that Jeffrey M. Wice, nationally renowned expert on elections and redistricting, is joining the Institute as a research fellow. Wice brings more than 35 years… Continue reading
League of Women Voters Files SCOTUS Opposition to Stay in Pa Congressional Gerrymandering Case; SCOTUS May Rule in This and NC Stay Case At Any Time
Here:
Applicants’ ostensible hook for federal intervention is an Elections Clause theory that this Court has squarely rejected in decisions dating back nearly a century. To accept Applicants’ theory, this Court would need to overrule no fewer than six of… Continue reading
Plaintiffs File Supreme Court Response Opposing Stay in North Carolina Racial Gerrymandering Case
You can read it here.
“About 25% of Trump’s Re-election Spending Continues to Go to Lawyers”
NYT:
President Trump’s re-election campaign raised $15.2 million in the last three months of last year, and spent $1.2 million on legal fees — with much of the cash going to law firms responding to investigations of Russian meddling in… Continue reading
LA ALOUD Mar. 28 Daytime Event: Erwin Chemerinsky in Conversation with Me on My New Book: “The Justice of Contradictions: Antonin Scalia and the Politics of Disruption”
Really looking forward to this one.
RVSP opens to the general public on February 9.
“CCR Voting Rights Briefing Raleigh, NC 2-2-18 Morning Session”
“A ‘Blue’ Florida? There Are No Quick Demographic Fixes for Democrats”
Nate Cohn for NYT’s The UpShot:
Democrats could be forgiven for dreaming about a “blue” Florida. It is diversifying as fast as Texas or Arizona, and the demographic composition of its electorate may be poised to shift even faster than… Continue reading
“Report: Oregon Large Political Donors Outmatched Small Donors 14 to One in 2016”
Release:
Days before the Oregon Legislature convenes for a month-long session and considers a proposal to make changes to how elections are financed, OSPIRG Foundation released a report examining the sizable disparity between large donors and small donors in Oregon’s… Continue reading
“Judge rules Florida’s arbitrary felon voting rights restoration scheme unconstitutional; remedy not immediately ordered”
Release via email:
United States District Court Judge Mark E. Walker ruled Florida’s voting rights restoration scheme violates the First Amendment rights of free association and free expression, and the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution. The decision, issued… Continue reading
“N.C. has the worst gerrymander in US history. What else is new?”
Gene Nichol oped in the News & Observer:
In mid-January, yet again, a three-judge federal court ruled the redistricting work of the North Carolina General Assembly to be a knowing, intentional and hugely impactful violation of the U.S. Constitution. This… Continue reading