Stephen Kinzer wrote this commentary the Boston Globe on the issues raised by Fitisemanu v. United States and the Petitioners’ request that the Court overrule the Insular Cases. From the piece:
“May the United States rule foreign territories without granting… Continue reading
Brendan Lyons for the Times Union. From the article:
“A Troy councilwoman on Wednesday pleaded guilty to a felony criminal charge in U.S. District Court, becoming the first person snared in a federal grand jury investigation examining widespread ballot-fraud… Continue reading
Massachusetts inches closer to expanding voting rights. From the AP:
“Mail-in ballots and early voting — popular options used to cast ballots in Massachusetts during the 2020 pandemic-era election — would become permanent features of the state’s political landscape under… Continue reading
Kevin McGill for the AP. From the article:
“Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards on Tuesday called a special legislative session to redraw Louisiana’s congressional boundary lines after a map adopted by the Republican-dominated Legislature was blocked by a federal… Continue reading
Joseph Marks of The Washington Post on Audrey Trujillo. From the article:
“Last night, Audrey Trujillo became the latest 2020 election denier to win her party’s nomination to oversee a state’s elections.
The New Mexico Republican is part of… Continue reading
In The NY Times, Blake Hounshell reports on the efforts of a new political party, the Moderate Party, to get rid of New Jersey’s anti-fusion law.
From the article:
“The party’s goal is to give centrist voters more of a… Continue reading
Since 2011, the Election Law Blog has been hosted by UCI Law, run out of the law school’s IT department with the assistance of the Office of Information Technology at UC Irvine. The law school’s IT department has been headed… Continue reading
A federal district court in Louisiana granted a preliminary injunction in favor of the plaintiffs who challenged Louisiana’s congressional redistricting plan. The case, brought by a coalition of civil rights groups, is Robinson v. Ardoin. The court concluded that… Continue reading
Reuters reporting that state authorities in Michigan are expanding their investigation into attempts by local Republicans and allies of former President Trump to illegally access voting systems.
From the Reuters report:
“The police documents reveal, among other things, that the… Continue reading