I have written this oped for the National Law Journal. It begins:
The battle over Justice Antonin Scalia’s approach to interpreting federal statutes shows no signs of abating even two years after his death, as a pair of opinions… Continue reading
You can find the complaint (which may or may not have already been filed) at this link.
Some of the plaintiffs are members of Congress who are not parties to the other litigation, so the Rooker-Feldman doctrine may not apply… Continue reading
Release:
In a change of course, effective February 21, 2018, the Texas Workforce Commission (“TWC”) will begin the process of implementing voter registration services to those served by its Vocational Rehabilitation program. The change comes after the agency received a … Continue reading
Electionline:
This new NCSL report, “The Price of Democracy: Splitting the Bill for Elections,” is the result of two years of studying all things related to elections and costs, addressing questions such as: What are the costs associated with… Continue reading
Yesterday I wrote about a petition that I said had been filed with Justice Alito by Republican legislative leaders in Pennsylvania trying to stop the congressional redistricting ordered by the state Supreme Court. The post explained why I believe the… Continue reading
Reuters Exclusive:
The head of a federal agency who has helped U.S. states protect election systems from possible cyber attacks by Russia or others is being removed from his post by Republican House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan and the… Continue reading
News & Observer:
Organizations that have challenged North Carolina redistricting plans are going back to state court over the General Assembly’s redrawing last year of election districts — this time with a new lawsuit challenging four state House districts in… Continue reading
Christopher Schmidt has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming Northwestern U. Law Review). Here is the abstract:
Few decisions in American constitutional law have frustrated, inspired, and puzzled more than Katzenbach v. Morgan (1966). Justice Brennan’s opinion put forth the… Continue reading
Michael Tomasky NYT oped:
Now imagine that the state’s House delegation were chosen differently — nine from districts, and nine via general ticket. That latter group would have to win statewide. That means they’d be more likely to tailor a… Continue reading