“U.S. Senate confirms Michigan’s Bagenstos to be Health and Human Services lawyer”
Congrats Sam! Coverage of Sam’s latest accomplishment here.
Center for Political Accountability Issues Report on Corporations, Political Spending, and Democracy
Bruce F. Freed and Karl J. Sandstrom have this post on the Center For Political Accountability’s report on corporations and democratic crisis. From the post:
“Companies today face a moment of reckoning for their political spending. The crisis that confronts… Continue reading
“‘Trump Was at the Center’: Jan. 6 Hearing Lays Out Case in Vivid Detail”
Luke Broadwater has this story for the NY Times. From the article:
The House Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6 Attack on the United States Capitol opened a landmark set of hearings on Thursday by showing video of aide… Continue reading
“Order To Redo Louisiana Maps Temporarily Halted By Circuit Court”
The Fifth Circuit has issued a temporary stay of the district court opinion in Robinson v. Ardoin. Here is a short story by Bloomberg reporter Meghashyam Mali. This development is not surprising. The question for me is whether the plaintiffs… Continue reading
Live-Tweeting the First January 6 Committee Hearing
You can follow along here on Twitter:
Starting here with my live-tweeting the @January6thCmte hearings. My first point: the most important audience for these hearings are the 10+ Republican Senators who are poised to enact reforms to make the next… Continue reading
Breaking and Analysis: Supreme Court, with 3 Noted Dissents, Won’t Interfere with Pennsylvania Race Requiring Counting of Undated but Timely Mail-In Ballots; Justice Alito Suggests Expeditious Review Before Next Elections
You can find the Court’s order without opinion, and Justice Alito’s dissent for himself and for Justices Gorsuch and Thomas at this link. (Thanks to Steve Mazie for the pointer.) The case involves whether a part of the Civil Rights… Continue reading
“Dems meddle in Senate primary to advance hardline MAGA Republican”
Natalie Allison for Politico. From the article:
“Colorado isn’t viewed as a prime Republican Senate pickup opportunity this fall — not yet at least.In the hopes of keeping it that way, Democrats are aggressively advancing the campaign of a… Continue reading
“Ten years later, California’s ‘top two’ primary isn’t always what it seems”
John Myers has this piece in the LA Times. From the article:
“The promises made by supporters of the top-two primary largely fell into one of three categories: increased participation by the state’s growing number of independent voters, a decrease… Continue reading
My Cheap Speech Book Included in NY Times Roundup of the Four Best Books to Read on Disinformation: “Misdirection, Fake News and Lies: The Best Books to Read on Disinformation”
Richard Stengel for the NY Times:
The rise in disinformation aided by automatic bots, false personas and troll farms is leading some thinkers to conclude that the marketplace of ideas — the foundation of modern First Amendment law… Continue reading
America’s Redistricting Process Is Breaking Democracy
This is a few days old but worth highlighting. In the New Yorker by Sue Halpern (@suehalpernvt). From the piece:
“The redistricting process may seem arcane and academic, even negligible, but it is a foundation of representative… Continue reading
Even if the Court Endorses the Independent State Legislature Doctrine, it Would Not Mean State Legislatures Could Appoint Presidential Electors After the Election Has Taken Place
The Supreme Court is likely to grant a cert. petition, possibly the pending one from North Carolina, on what’s known as the “independent state legislature” issue. The Constitution’s Elections Clause gives state “legislatures” power to regulate national elections; the issue… Continue reading
“The Law of Democratic Disqualification”
A new law review article forthcoming in the California Law Review by Tom Ginsburg (University of Chicago), Aziz Huq (University of Chicago), and David Landau (Florida State University). From the abstract:
Almost all constitutions, including our own, contain one or… Continue reading
“The Supreme Court Is Not Supposed to Have This Much Power”
Nikolas Bowie and Daphna Renan for The Atlantic. From the piece:
“Contrary to what many people have come to believe, judicial supremacy is not in the Constitution, and does not date from the founding era. It took hold of… Continue reading
Supreme Court calls for response in cert petition relating to Michigan term limits
A petition for cert is pending before the Supreme Court in Kowall v. Benson. The Supreme Court has called for a response, which doesn’t mean they’re granting cert, but at least marginally increases the likelihood that it would do… Continue reading