“‘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.
ProPublica blockbuster on undisclosed gifts to Justice Thomas
Here’s an excerpt:
For more than two decades, Thomas has accepted luxury trips virtually every year from the Dallas businessman [Harlan Crow] without disclosing them, documents and interviews show. A public servant who has a salary of $285,000, he… Continue reading
Tennessee House Expels Two Members Over Gun Reform Protest
There were three expulsion resolutions pending Thursday morning, based on three members (Justin Pearson, Justin Jones, and Gloria Johnson) leading gun violence reformers in a protest from the floor of the House chamber after they hadn’t otherwise been recognized… Continue reading
Continuing “Twitter Files” Tussle
General background: there’s an explainer here about the “Twitter Files” (and the controversies over the “Twitter Files”).
One of the controversies is about Matt Taibbi’s reporting on the Election Integrity Partnership, an academic research coalition studying misinformation related to elections.… Continue reading
House Judiciary Subpoenas Former Manhattan Special Assistant DA Mark Pomerantz
Here’s the cover letter attached to the subpoena, explaining House Judiciary’s rationale for conducting a deposition. Pomerantz worked on the Trump investigation for the Manhattan DA’s office, resigned in protest when Trump was not charged earlier in DA Bragg’s tenure,… Continue reading
More takes (collected) on the Trump indictment
Eric Columbus has started a thread accumulating several beyond those out in the immediate aftermath of the arraignment.
“Attacks on Dominion Voting Persist Despite High-Profile Lawsuits”
It may take an enforced monetary judgment to actually stop the nonsense.
“Trump-fueled election deniers still ‘spread lies,’ experts warn. What does that mean for 2024?”
USA Today discusses the half-life of information disorder.
“Cochise supervisors ordered to pay legal fees in election certification suit”
The supervisors who initially refused to certify the canvass for the 2022 midterms are on the hook for fees for the subsequent suit compelling certification. Here’s the order.
The court rejected the argument that “taxpayers might bear the burden… Continue reading