Civics Center Report on Voting by 18-year-olds in New Hampshire
The report concludes that “the state’s restrictive voter registration rules significantly harm youth efforts to participate in the political process.”
APSA and Protect Democracy Report on Political Parties
APSA and Protect Democracy have issued a new report entitled “More than Red and Blue: Political Parties and American Democracy.” From the press release:
A new report released today by the American Political Science Association (APSA) and Protect Democracy… Continue reading
AP Series on Supreme Court Ethics
The A.P. has released a series of stories on the ethics practices of Supreme Court justices, relying on more than 100 public records requests to colleges and universities. (Disclosure: my university was among those that received a request.) You can… Continue reading
Social Choice Theory, the Independent State Legislature Theory, Insincere Voting, and the Missing Liberal Dissents in Moore v. Harper
As I have explained, although the Supreme Court in Moore v. Harper rejected the most extreme version of the independent state legislature theory, it endorsed another theory that amounts to a “time bomb:”
It is indeed a cause for… Continue reading
2023 Supplements to Laycock and Hasen, Modern American Remedies 5th Edition, and to Concise 5th Edition, Now Available for Free Download
You and find the 2023 Teachers’ Update to Laycock & Hasen, Modern American Remedies (5th edition) at this link.
You can find the Teachers’ Update to the Concise 5th Edition at this link.
Both are up to date… Continue reading
Trump’s Lawyers Ask to Delay Classified Documents Trial
CBS News:
“Proceeding to trial during the pendency of a Presidential election cycle wherein opposing candidates are effectively (if not literally) directly adverse to one another in this action will create extraordinary challenges,” the former president and current Republican… Continue reading
Civic Information Handbook
From Karen Kornbluh and Adrienne Goldstein, in collaboration with UNC Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life, comes this valuable resource. Here’s an excerpt from the introduction:
Social media platform tools are better suited for campaigns seeking to manipulate… Continue reading
Utah Supreme Court to Hear Partisan Gerrymandering Argument Today
NYT:
On Tuesday, the Utah Supreme Court will consider whether to wade into the increasingly pitched nationwide battle over partisan gerrymanders. The justices will decide whether the state’s courts can hear a lawsuit challenging the House map, or whether… Continue reading
“Justice Dept. asks 5th Circuit to delay judge’s social media order”
WaPo reports on DOJ’s motion to stay the preliminary injunction limiting government communications with social media companies: “The 22-page request came just hours after U.S. District Judge Terry A. Doughty denied the Justice Department’s request for a stay. Doughty imposed… Continue reading
“Meta cut election teams months before Threads launch, raising concerns for 2024”
CNN:
Meta has made cuts to its teams that tackle disinformation and coordinated troll and harassment campaigns on its platforms, people with direct knowledge of the situation told CNN, raising concerns ahead of the pivotal 2024 elections in the… Continue reading
“Doug Burgum is about to drop hundreds of thousands of dollars on gift cards to qualify for the debate”
Politico reports on a creative if expensive way of trying to get on the stage: “The North Dakota governor’s presidential campaign is offering $20 cards to donors who give his campaign as little as $1.” The cards are reportedly being… Continue reading
“Grand jurors who will consider Trump charges to be selected Tuesday”
From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: “The selection of two Fulton County grand juries will be made Tuesday, with one of the panels expected to decide whether to hand up an indictment for alleged criminal interference in the 2020 presidential election.”
“A Pair of Election Deniers Are Running To Take Over Election Offices In Washington”
Bolts:
Robert Sutherland and Doug Basler have a lot in common.
The two Republicans have spent the better part of the past three years sowing doubt about Washington state’s election system, filing frivolous lawsuits that questioned the mail ballot… Continue reading
“Dearth of mail-in ballot requests raises fears of voter disenfranchisement”
Florida Politics:
Six months since prior vote-by-mail requests expired, just a fraction of voters have renewed their absentee request, arousing fear that millions of Floridians could discover too late that their ballot is not arriving in the mail.
It’s… Continue reading