As described in my forthcoming Essay, the results of updating my data on the rates of election litigation to include 2023 and 2024:
The voting wars also brought a significant increase in litigation. The rate of election administration has… Continue reading
I have written this draft for a symposium issue of the Florida State University Law Review on 25 Years after Bush v. Gore. Here is the abstract:
The Supreme Court framed its holding in its 2000 case, Bush v. Gore,… Continue reading
WaPo:
President Donald Trump and billionaire adviser Elon Musk are going all-in on flipping control of Wisconsin’s top court, with Trump endorsing the conservative in the race and Musk’s PAC hunting for votes by offering state residents cash for their… Continue reading
WSJ:
The White House, on the heels of a successful pressure campaign against law firm Paul Weiss, is escalating its attacks on the legal industry and leaving some firms scrambling to stay out of the crosshairs.
President Trump took… Continue reading
The following is a guest post from Travis Crum:
Over the weekend, Rick Pildes published a response to my post—which built on a recent essay—calling on the Supreme Court to overturn Shaw’s racial gerrymandering cause of action in Louisiana … Continue reading
Politico recently published this public relations piece on behalf of former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg noting that he was “clearing a path for a potential presidential campaign instead.” The New York Times looks at Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as a… Continue reading
Here’s SCOTUSblog on Louisiana v. Callais (consolidated with Robinson v. Louisiana), an appeal from a three-judge panel on a racial gerrymandering claim. Argument will take place 10 am ET Monday, March 24. Some oral argument previews:
CBS NewsThe Center … Continue reading
In light of the upcoming Supreme Court argument in Louisiana v. Callais, Travis Crum published a guest post at this blog arguing that racial gerrymandering should not be unconstitutional. Crum rejects the 30+ year line of cases that began with… Continue reading
Associated Press. Reading stories like this, I’m watching to see if the bigger complexities arise in jurisdictions with same-day registration and how that interacts with proof-of-citizenship requirements.
New article from Stephen Pettigrew and Dylan Radley in Political Behavior:
Voters express their electoral preferences through their ballot. More states and local jurisdictions are adopting ranked choice voting (RCV), which affects how voter preferences are translated into electoral… Continue reading
Wall Street Journal:
As Elon Musk’s government-shrinking operation slashed its way through federal agencies across Washington this month, one of his top lieutenants turned his attention to a smaller political arena, more than 2,000 miles away.
Chris Young, the… Continue reading