Video of University of New Hampshire Law Review symposium
Last Friday, the University of New Hampshire Law Review held a symposium on “Contemporary Issues in Election Law.” Among those making presentations were Andrew Appel, Jonathan Cervas, Joel Goldstein, Gene Mazo, Derek Muller, Sam Wang, FEC Commissioner Ellen Weintraub,… Continue reading
“‘Stop the steal’ supporters train thousands of U.S. poll observers”
Reuters:
As the United States enters the final stretch to November’s midterm elections, Reuters documented multiple incidents of intimidation involving an expanding army of election observers, many of them recruited by prominent Republican Party figures and activists echoing Trump’s false… Continue reading
“‘Clear and present danger’: Jan. 6 committee to describe lingering Trump threat”
Politico:
Donald Trump’s bid to subvert the 2020 election didn’t end on Jan. 6, 2021, or even when he left office. Since then he’s gone to even further lengths to delegitimize his defeat.That ongoing effort will be a centerpiece… Continue reading
Watch Archived Video of My Interview with Dahlia Lithwick About Her Great New Book, “Lady Justice”
Great conversation, and even better book! Thanks to JUDJ for facilitating the conversation.
Watch:
“Kentucky Law Journal Symposium Friday: “Drawing the Lines: Redistricting After the 2020 Census”
Great lineup! Details. Videos of each session will be posted to the KLJ website by early next week.
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Jacksonville Racial Gerrymandering Decision
In a lengthy opinion today, a federal court granted a preliminary injunction barring Jacksonville from holding any elections under its newly drawn city council districts. Seven of those districts, the court held, are likely unconstitutional racial gerrymanders: four “packed” districts… Continue reading
“Leonard Leo Pushed the Courts Right. Now He’s Aiming at American Society.”
NYT:
Millions of dollars in television advertisements blasting schools for teaching critical race theory and assailing corporations like BlackRock, Uber and American Airlines for catering to “woke politicians.”A lawsuit pending before the Supreme Court to radically reshape how federal … Continue reading
Watch Archived Video of My Conversation with Rep. Adam Schiff: “Lessons from the January 6 Committee: A conversation with Representative Adam Schiff”
Latest video for UCLA Law’s Safeguarding Democracy Project webinar series:
“Misinformation Swirls in Non-English Languages Ahead of Midterms”
NYT:
Unsubstantiated rumors and outright falsehoods spread widely in immigrant communities ahead of the presidential election in 2020. That is happening again in the run-up to this year’s midterm elections, researchers say, but with an insidious twist: The social media… Continue reading
Read the Position Papers for Friday’s Stanford/UCLA Conference, “Should Donald Trump Be Returned to Social Media?”
Very diverse group of papers from a set of very smart people for this Friday’s conference (not too late to register for the virtual webinar):
Chinmayi Arun
Guy Charles
Evelyn Douek
Katie Fallow
Katie Harbath
Rick Hasen
David … Continue reading
“New evidence to show Trump was warned of violence on Jan. 6”
WaPo:
The probably final public hearing of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol is expected to highlight newly obtained Secret Service records showinghow President Donald Trump was repeatedly alerted to brewing violence that… Continue reading
“This QAnon Secretary of State Candidate Is Promising to Reinstall Trump in 2024; ‘President Trump and I lost an election in 2020 because of a rigged election,’ Jim Marchant lied at a rally on Saturday night.”
Baude and McConnell: “The Supreme Court Has a Perfectly Good Option in Its Most Divisive Case; In Moore v. Harper, the justices should not side with the views of either party.”
William Baude and Michael McConnell in The Atlantic:
In a constitutional republic like ours, legislatures ultimately derive their authority from the people. This authority is conveyed through written constitutions that charter the government, vest power in different branches, and… Continue reading