Politico:
If a government shutdown wasn’t already exceedingly likely, President Donald Trump might have made it a near certainty Monday night.
The president posted a vulgar AI-generated deepfake video to his Truth Social slamming the top Democratic leaders — Senate… Continue reading
Politico:
President Donald Trump is ratcheting up pressure on Republicans to redraw congressional maps across the country, going as far as weighing a primary challenge to New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte if she continues avoiding a remapping effort in her… Continue reading
FSU Election Law Center:
This conference, presented by FSU’s Election Law Center, will be a one-hour teleforum taking place on October 16, 2025, at 12 PM EST. We’ll bring together three panelists and a moderator to dig into the… Continue reading
Manoj Mate has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal). Here is the abstract:
Since Bush v. Gore, scholarship on election law has centered on a theoretical debate between rights-based and structural theory approaches,… Continue reading
I’m very excited to be working on this major project, bringing together my many strands of research on democracy and election law. Here’s the Publisher’s Marketplace announcement (the book itself won’t be published until early 2028):
Cleveland Plain Dealer:
In May 2018, after Ohio voters overwhelmingly approved the state’s current process for redrawing congressional districts, the Republican and Democratic sponsors of the proposal declared it would stop gerrymandering and ensure bipartisan collaboration.
“Ohio has decided that… Continue reading
WSJ:
YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a 2021 lawsuit that President Trump brought against the company and its chief executive over its suspension of Trump’s account after that year’s riot at the U.S. Capitol, according… Continue reading
Tuesday, October 7, 12:15pm-1:15pm PT, Room 1337
UCLA Law and online
Register here for in-person. Lunch will be provided.
Register here for Webinar.
Richard L. Hasen, Director, Safeguarding Democracy Project, UCLA and Nate Persily, Stanford Law School
UCLA School of Law is… Continue reading
Peter Baker for the NYT:
he indictment of the former F.B.I. director James B. Comey demanded by President Trump sent a shiver of fear through others on the so-called enemies list of the current F.B.I. director Kash Patel. But one… Continue reading
The Guardian:
MyPillow founder Mike Lindell defamed the election technology company Smartmatic with false statements that its voting machines helped rig the 2020 presidential election, a federal judge in Minnesota ruled recently.
But US district judge Jeffrey Bryan deferred until… Continue reading
AJC:
When it’s not busy bickering, the State Election Board keeps trying to insert itself into Georgia’s voting process even after the state Supreme Court reduced its power this spring.
The board’s two-day meeting last week was marked by arguments … Continue reading
NYT:
The election technology company Dominion Voting Systems settled a defamation lawsuit against Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former lawyer for President Trump and former mayor of New York City, according to court records and the company.
The lawsuit was… Continue reading
At the Democracy Project today, we’re running a special feature essay from Caleb Nelson, the Spies Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Virginia School of Law and former law clerk to Justice Clarence Thomas. Caleb is a major… Continue reading