“A study confirms it: Tennessee’s democracy really is as bad as the expulsions made you think”
Vox on Jake Grumbach’s State Democracy Index.
Monthly Archives: April 2023
“For DeSantis, Overflowing War Chest Obscures the Challenges Ahead”
A fair amount of this NYT piece is about the various PACs that support DeSantis, how much they matter, and what they can legally do with the money they’ve got.
“How Herschel Walker’s Wife Tried—and Failed—to Profit Off His Campaign”
Some insight into the economics of media buys, and the potential for profit therein.
Kari Lake tries to make election denial a litmus test for 2024
But not with particular subtlety.
And I think you should get even more specific, ‘Was the 2022 election for governor in Arizona stolen?’ And if they won’t say ‘Absolutely, yes,’ that’s a big red flag,” she added. “That’s a… Continue reading
Justice Thomas addresses ProPublica report on luxury travel gifts
NPR has his full statement:
Harlan and Kathy Crow are among our dearest friends, and we have been friends for over twenty-five years. As friends do, we have joined them on a number of family trips during the more… Continue reading
“Meta won’t say if politicians can post AI-made fakes without warnings”
It seems … suboptimal … for platforms to be building terms-of-service policy ad hoc and mid-campaign for AI images and video in a political context.
“With more costs to come, Shasta County will spend $950,000 on new voting system”
The $950,000 is apparently for “the equipment needed to hand-count ballots”; the final bill will also include personnel costs estimated at more than $1.6 million.
Virginia sued over restoration of rights for people with convictions
The return to permanent disenfranchisement with a wholly discretionary process for the governor to grant re-enfranchisement has now drawn a federal lawsuit.
“‘What the court misunderstood is just how fragile our democracy is’”
An interview with Debo Adegbile, who argued Shelby County, about the anniversary of the case and its legacy ten years on.
“Voting in Other Languages: Registration Hindered By Lack of Translation”
A deep dive on language access in New York.
“Beyond the Spoiler Effect: Can Ranked Choice Voting Solve the Problem of Political Polarization?”
Nate Atkinson, Scott Ganz and I have co-authored a new article, to be published in the Illinois Law Review, and now posted on SSRN in its current draft. The article is based on computer simulations that Nate and Scott… Continue reading
Congrats to Election Law Prof, and ELB Contributor, Ned Foley, Winner of A Guggenheim
Well deserved Ned!
And congrats to my UCLA colleague Scott Cummings and UC Davis prof Mary Ziegler, whose work on campaign finance and abortion is next up on my reading list!
Breaking: DC Circuit Decides Case About “Obstruct[ing]” “Official Proceedings” with Major Implications for Prosecution of January 6 Rioters for Invading U.S. Capitol, and Potentially Trump
A divided three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit, siding with almost all of the district court decisions considering the question, has held that some of those who invaded the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 could be charged under a… Continue reading
How Fox Chased Its Audience Down the Rabbit Hole
Jim Rutenberg in the NYT Magazine with a deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep dive on how we got to the Dominion defamation lawsuit.