I Spoke to the “Sidebar” Podcast About My New Book, “A Real Right to Vote”
You can listen here.
My New One with Dahlia Lithwick in Slate: “It’s Past Time to Quit Hoping the Courts Are Going to Stop Trump”
Dahlia Lithwick and I have written this piece for Slate. It begins:
The latest decisions out of the Supreme Court, first on when to hear former President Donald Trump’s immunity appeal, then on how to deal with his Colorado ballot… Continue reading
March 14 Free Safeguarding Democracy Project Webinar: “Business’s Role in Preventing Democratic Backsliding Webinar”
Looking forward to this online event, March 14 from 12 pm-1 pm PT. It is free but registration is required.
March 14, 12pm – 1pm Business’s Role in Preventing Democratic Backsliding Webinar Register here
Daniella Ballou-Aares (Leadership… Continue reading
“Newly Released Messages Detail Roots of the ‘Fake Electors’ Scheme”
NYT:
Just five days after Election Day in 2020, a conservative lawyer named Kenneth Chesebro emailed a former judge who was working for the Trump campaign in Wisconsin, James R. Troupis, pitching an idea for how to overturn the results.… Continue reading
“20 years of data shows no link between mailed ballots and illegal voting”
Steven Rosenfeld for The Fulcrum:
It is an article of faith among those who do not believe Donald Trump lost in 2020 that mailing ballots to voters increases illegal voting — often called voter fraud.
“Before the machines were introduced,… Continue reading
I Spoke to Michel Martin of NPR’s “Morning Edition” About the Ruling in the Trump Disqualification Case
You can listen here.
Wow: Trump v. Anderson Started as Having a Partial Justice Sotomayor Dissent
Great sleuthing from Mark Joseph Stern:
Fourteenth Amendment federalism over Electoral College federalism in Trump v. Anderson
This sentence, perhaps more than any other, in my judgment, drives the decision in Trump v. Anderson (and the unanimous consensus of the Supreme Court):
Because federal officers “‘owe their existence and functions to the united voice of the whole,… Continue reading
How Should We Read Justice Barrett’s Separate Decision in Trump Disqualification Case? Is this 6-3 or 5-4 on Congress’s Power?
Following up on my earlier discussion of today’s ruling, some are asking whether the decision about Congress’s power is really 6-3 and I wrote, or 5-4 given Justice Barrett’s concurrence.
Justice Barrett joined Parts I and II.B, but not… Continue reading
Breaking: Supreme Court Unanimously Holds Colorado Cannot Disqualify Trump, But Divides Bitterly 6-3 Over Limits on Congress’s Power to Do So; Gives SCOTUS the Final Word on Trump Disqualification
You can find the Supreme Court’s decision, along with separate opinions of Justice Barrett, and Justices Kagan, Sotomayor, and Jackson (together) at this link. [This post is in progress]
The Court unanimously agrees that states cannot enforce Section 3… Continue reading
“More action needed to tackle disinformation and enhance transparency of online platforms: OECD”
Release:
As roughly half the world’s population prepares to vote in elections, a new OECD report offers the first baseline assessment of how OECD countries are upgrading their governance measures to support an environment where reliable information can thrive, prioritising… Continue reading
Supreme Court Decision in Trump Colorado Disenfranchisement Case Almost Certainly Being Released Monday at 10 am ET (So It’s Technically Out Before Super Tuesday and Colorado Voting) and It Will Not Let Colorado Disqualify Trump
As recently as this weekend, the Supreme Court had not announced that it was going to issue opinions this week. Opinion releases usually happen when the Justices physically take the bench in Court, and the next opportunity for that which… Continue reading
Must-read NYT: “Trump’s Allies Ramp Up Campaign Targeting Voter Rolls”
NYT:
A network of right-wing activists and allies of Donald J. Trump is quietly challenging thousands of voter registrations in critical presidential battleground states, an all-but-unnoticed effort that could have an impact in a close or contentious election.
Calling themselves… Continue reading
“Racial Turnout Gap Has Widened With a Weakened Voting Rights Act, Study Finds”
NYT:
When the Supreme Court knocked down a core part of the Voting Rights Act in 2013, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. argued that some of the law’s protections against racial discrimination were no longer necessary.
He wrote that… Continue reading