Expand Democracy Roundup
ELB readers might be interested in this roundup of various law and democracy issues from the Expand Democracy team.
Brennan Center Releases Local Election Officials Survey
You can download a PDF of the report at this link.
Could the Texas Mid-Decade Redistricting Scheme Backfire?
This article from Politico, quoting Democratic lawmakers, makes the case.
From the article:
A Donald Trump-backed effort to gerrymander Texas would boost the GOP’s attempts to cling to its razor-thin House majority in next year’s midterms — but it also… Continue reading
Former NJ Governors, Whitman and Corzine, Urge New Jersey Supreme Court to Lead the Way
Christine Whitman (R) and Jon Corzine (D) urge the New Jersey Supreme Court to lead the way in reducing the cycle of polarization. In an opinion piece, the two former Governors of New Jersey explain how recognizing the constitutional… Continue reading
Two Events Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Section 203 (the Language Provisions) of the Voting Rights Act
Announcement via email:
The ACLU SoCal, ALC, CA Common Cause, and PANA are excited to share that registration is now open for “More Voices, Stronger Democracy: The 50th Anniversary of Section 203,” a statewide summit on language access and voting… Continue reading
Texas Mid-Decade Redistricting and DOJ Letter
Harmeet Dhillon, the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, and Michael Gates, the Deputy Assistant Attorney General, have sent this letter to Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Ken Paxton, the Texas Attorney General, warning that four of the… Continue reading
Two members of ABA Task Force highlight fusion’s potential to break political polarization and empower the center, as New Jersey Supreme Court considers the state’s ban on fusion
In an exceptionally clear piece in Newsweek, William Kristol and Tom Rogers, members of the ABA cross-partisan Task Force for American democracy, explain fusion voting and how relegalizing it could “break political polarization and empower the center.” The authors… Continue reading
Taking Torts This Fall? The New 5th Edition of My Study Aid, Glannon Guide to Torts, Is Now Available
Many schools make the book available for free through a library subscription.
About the new 5th edition:
Material on the new tort of purposeful infliction of bodily harm and discussions on intentional infliction of emotional distress
Updated discussions on remedies,… Continue reading
Plaintiffs in a North Dakota VRA Case Intend to File a Cert Petition
Yunior Rivas with the Democracy Docket has the story here.
From Yunior’s write-up:
In a case where the 8th Circuit has severely weakened the Voting Rights Act (VRA), Native American voters in North Dakota are preparing to ask the… Continue reading
Mid-Decade Redistricting in Texas Redux?
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has put redrawing the State’s congressional map on the agenda for a special legislative session. Stories here, here, and here.
From one of the news stories:
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday… Continue reading
New Lawsuit Challenging Wisconsin Congressional Districts
The story is here.
From the report:
MADISON, Wis. — A new lawsuit seeking to redraw Wisconsin’s congressional district boundary lines was filed on Tuesday, less than two weeks after the state Supreme Court declined to hear a pair of other… Continue reading
More on Ranked-Choice Voting
DOJ Possibly Investigating Former Directors of the FBI and CIA
Glenn Thrush and Julian Barnes reporting here.
From the article:
The Trump administration appears to be targeting officials who oversaw the investigation into the 2016 Trump campaign’s connections to Russia, examining the actions of the former F.B.I. director James… Continue reading
Crypto, Lobbying, & Trump
David Yaffe-Bellany and Kenneth Vogel of The New York Times provide an interesting account of how crypto lobbyists won over President Trump. Here are some key excerpts:
Just over a year ago, while sitting around a table in an ornate… Continue reading