Texas Tribune: Texas’ highest court for criminal cases on Wednesday struck down a law that allows the attorney general to unilaterally prosecute election cases.The state’s Court of Criminal Appeals issued an 8-1 opinion saying a provision of the law… Continue reading

The Hill: The nation’s biggest companies have steadily ramped up their donations to GOP lawmakers who voted against certifying the 2020 election results, largely ending the giving freeze instituted following the Capitol riot.Less than a year after the Jan. 6… Continue reading

Eli Stokols for the LAT: Just over a quarter of Republicans accept President Biden as the winner of the 2020 election, according to a new survey that underscores the instability of American democracy and the growing partisan divide over the… Continue reading

Politico: While the full scale of what the White House is planning remains unclear, Biden is expected to deliver a speech connecting the day to the defense of the ballot, aides said.But aides also recognize that a full-court press… Continue reading

WaPo reports.

The Atlantic profiles Crystal Mason.

Travis Crum has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Notre Dame Law Review). Here is the abstract: One of the most provocative debates in constitutional theory concerns the lawfulness of the Reconstruction Amendments’ adoptions. Scholars have contested whether Article V… Continue reading