“How Does the Gerrymandering Arms Race End?”
Alex Keena, Michael Latner, and Natasha Romero Moskala write at the Substack of the Houston Institute for Race & Justice.
Should Representative Ronny Jackson’s Lawyers Be Sanctioned for Filing a Frivolous Federal Lawsuit Attacking California’s Proposed Ballot Measure Redrawing Congressional Districts?
This ridiculous complaint went nowhere even before federal district judge Matthew Kascmaryk given that Rep. Jackson could not prove irreparable harm before the ballot measure even passes and given that Jackson failed to give notice to the other side. Here’s… Continue reading
“The Secret Bundlers Behind Eric Adams’ Campaign Fundraising Revealed”
The City:
In October 2023, Mayor Eric Adams showed up for the opening of a new office of a big personal injury law firm, Morgan & Morgan, smiling and posing for selfies in Manhattan’s South Street Seaport. The firm made… Continue reading
“U.S. Is Increasingly Exposed to Chinese Election Threats, Lawmakers Say”
NYT:
Democratic lawmakers warned on Friday that severe staff cuts at an intelligence office that monitors foreign threats to U.S. elections would leave the country vulnerable to interference and subversion from Beijing, as Chinese companies use artificial intelligence as a… Continue reading
“10 Alaskans born in American Samoa plead not guilty in voting case highlighting citizenship issues”
AP:
Ten Alaska residents pleaded not guilty Thursday to voter misconduct or other charges in cases that have renewed attention on the complex citizenship status of people born in the U.S. territory of American Samoa.
Those facing charges —… Continue reading
Election Conspiracy Theorist Cleta Mitchell Suggests Trump Could Declare a “National Sovereignty” Crisis and Do an Emergency Federal Takeover of the Midterm Elections (He Can’t and It Would Trigger Massive Protests and the Potential End of American Democracy)
Chilling video:
Trump lawyer Cleta Mitchell says Trump may try to declare a “national sovereignty” crisis in 2026 to claim “emergency powers” over elections and override the states— People For the American Way (@peoplefor.bsky.social) 2025-09-05T18:23:54.459Z
“To Boost Turnout, Ballot Measure Proposes Moving New York City Elections to Even Years”
Pam Karlan: Why Section 2 Matters to *Existing* Minority-Opportunity Districts
The following is an important guest post from Pam Karlan:
In a recent post describing his amicus brief in Louisiana v. Callais, Nick Stephanopoulos points out a “large decline in racially-polarized voting” in many jurisdictions may preclude plaintiffs… Continue reading
“Inside Gavin Newsom’s Redistricting Cash Blitz; Total spending could top $200 million in a November contest that could help determine control of the House next year.”
NYT:
Over the next two months, Democratic and Republican donors are expected to funnel as much as $200 million into a California ballot fight that could heavily shape which party wins control of the U.S. House next year.
It is… Continue reading
“Gabriel Sterling joins Republican race for Georgia elections chief”
AJC:
Gabriel Sterling, a leading defender of Georgia’s voting system who famously called for President Donald Trump to condemn election threats in 2020, entered the Republican race for secretary of state on Thursday.
Sterling, 54, immediately becomes the most well-known… Continue reading
“In Texas, a Senate Race Turns Brutal Before It’s Even Declared; Attorney General Ken Paxton is waging ‘legal war’ against Beto O’Rourke, a possible Democratic rival, threatening jail and an investigation that could bankrupt his organization.”
NYT:
For the past month, two Texas political titans — the attorney general Ken Paxton and the former congressman Beto O’Rourke — have been locked in an escalating legal drama, complete with threats of jail time, courtroom showdowns and the… Continue reading
“House Republicans form new subcommittee to probe Jan. 6”
WaPo:
House Republicans voted on Wednesday to establish a new subcommittee to reinvestigate the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, moving to reopen one of the most polarizing chapters in American politics.
Lawmakers slipped a resolution into a… Continue reading
“In rare interviews, federal judges criticize Supreme Court’s handling of Trump cases”
Lawrence Hurley for NBC News:
Federal judges are frustrated with the Supreme Court for increasingly overturning lower court rulings involving the Trump administration with little or no explanation, with some worried the practice is undermining the judiciary at a sensitive… Continue reading
Very Sad News: Ed Still Has Passed Away
Ed was a great lawyer and a kind and gentle man. From the LDF announcement:
The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) mourns the loss of Edward Still, an attorney whose legal advocacy in voting rights and redistricting transformed democracy in Alabama… Continue reading