“Will kids count? Panels debate who to include in new Missouri House, Senate districts; Eliminating children and non–citizens when drawing maps would shift balance of power in legislature”
The Missouri Independent reports.
Daschle & Hagel: “Americans deserve democracy reforms. Senate should allow a filibuster exception”
Chicago Tribune oped.
Will Laurence Tribe draft his own Eastman memo for January 6, 2025?
Last month, The Atlantic published a piece with the title, “Kamala Harris Might Have to Stop the Steal.” That is, the vice president* may have to exercise some authority during the counting of electoral votes in 2025 in the joint… Continue reading
“Letter in Support of Professors Sharon Austin, Dan Smith, and Michael McDonald”
Posted here:
We, the undersigned, are an ideologically diverse group of university professors who have served as expert witnesses on election administration, voting rights, redistricting, campaign finance, and similar cases. Some of us have worked in support of plaintiffs… Continue reading
“Wisconsin elections commissioner says fellow Republicans are looking for a scapegoat after Trump’s loss”
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
A Republican state elections commissioner says lawmakers calling for his resignation are looking for a scapegoat because Donald Trump lost Wisconsin. Dean Knudson made the comments Friday, a day after Racine County Sheriff Chris Schmaling accused him … Continue reading
“House select committee targets 134-year-old law in effort to prevent another January 6”
CNN:
Members of the January 6 committee are working on potential legislation to tighten the process of certifying a presidential election in an effort to eliminate contentious avenues that spurred the January 6 riot, sources tell CNN.The legislation… Continue reading
“‘A roadmap for a coup’: inside Trump’s plot to steal the presidency”
“10 Most-Cited Legislation/Statutory Interpretation Law Faculty in the U.S., 2016-2020”
Brian Leiter:
Based on the latest Sisk data, here are the ten most-cited law faculty working on legislation (understood broadly to include statutory interpretation and study of the legislative [e.g., Congressional] process) in the U.S. for the period… Continue reading
“An Election Board that Operates Like a Mafia Without the Guns”
Any guesses as to what election board this refers to??
It’s the NYC Election Board, as lovingly described by the New York Times. Here’s more of the Times disemboweling of the Board:
If you built a laboratory solely to… Continue reading
“The Washington Post releases “The Attack: Before, During and After,” an investigation of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection and its aftermath”
As the subtitle says, this Washington Post three-part immersive series examines Jan. 6 and its fallout through audio, video, photography and revelatory new reporting.
The Washington Post today released a three-part investigation into the forces that led to the… Continue reading
Why the Vote Counting in VA Will be Faster this Week Than in 2020
VA made a change in its election-administration policies after the 2020 election that I and many others had been advocating. In 2020, state law barred officials from starting to process must absentee ballots before polls had closed. This year, election… Continue reading
“Parsing Partisanship and Punishment: An Approach to Partisan Gerrymandering and Race”
New Janai Nelson in the NYU Law Review:
The threat of extreme and punishing partisan gerrymandering has increased exponentially since 2019 when the Supreme Court held partisan gerrymandering claims nonjusticiable. Although the Court was unanimous in recognizing that partisan… Continue reading
“2021 Distinguished Regulation Lecture: Guy-Uriel Charles”
Nov. 2 at Penn (virtual):
The 2021 Distinguished Regulation Lecture, organized by the Penn Program on Regulation, will feature Professor Guy-Uriel Charles of Harvard Law School. His talk is titled, “Race, Political Power, and American Democracy: Rethinking Voting Rights… Continue reading
“One of These People Is the Future of the Democratic South”
This is the opening of a Politico deep dive into the riveting Democratic Party primary for a Senate seat in NC:
By the time Jeff Jackson got here, he already had been to 95 of the 100 counties in the… Continue reading