“Hey, Governor Shapiro: Time to Declare a Democracy Emergency”
From Laura Brill at the Civics Center, noting Pennsylvania’s low 18-year-old voter registration rate compared to Michigan’s.
ACLU Report: “Trump on Voting Rights”
Available here, arguing: “A second Trump administration will renew efforts to erode constitutional foundations of our democracy, make it harder for Americans to vote — particularly voters of color, voters with limited English proficiency, voters with disabilities, older voters,… Continue reading
“This House race reflects how the Supreme Court has narrowed options for Black voters”
Patrick Marley of WaPo has this piece on South Carolina’s 1st CD. An excerpt:
This spring, the Supreme Court signed off on district lines in South Carolina that Republican state lawmakers said they had designed to benefit their party. The… Continue reading
DC Circuit finds FEC improperly dismissed complaint that alleged coordination between Clinton, PAC in 2016
Campaign Legal Center v. FEC, opinion by Judge Pillard, joined by Judges Childs and Edwards:
Leaning heavily on that internet exemption, political action committee Correct the Record set out to engage in a wide range of coordinated activities to… Continue reading
ABA Unsung Heroes of Democracy Awards
The ABA’s Task Force for American Democracy has this announcement, on 22 individuals and organizations receiving the award this year. They include Bob Bauer, Ben Ginsburg, and Meaghan Wolf.
In related news, the ABA Task Force is hosting this … Continue reading
AEI “Ballot Battles” Book Event with Ned Foley
This Monday, July 15 at 10 ET, on the revised and expanded version of Ned’s book, with live and virtual options.
Political Fragmentation: The French and UK Elections
I’ve been writing now for several years about the political fragmentation of democratic politics. The most recent French and UK elections drive home this thesis with unmistakable clarity.
France, in particular, illustrates the perversity of how political fragmentation works. On… Continue reading
“Immunity Ruling Leaves Judge Facing Tough Calls on Trump’s Election Indictment”
NYT:
Judge Chutkan will have to sort through the 45-page indictment, making decisions about which of its many allegations can move forward and which will have to be tossed out.
The Supreme Court has held that former presidents are… Continue reading
“Biden Has 100 Million Reasons to Stay In”
Charlie Spies in WSJ Opinion: “Campaign finance rules create an incentive for Mr. Biden to stay in the race through the Democratic National Convention in August. At that point, but not before, Mr. Biden would be able to transfer… Continue reading
“House Democrat joins donor discussion about replacing Biden on ballot”
Washington Post:
Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) joined a Zoom call Sunday with more than 100 wealthy Democratic donors for a legal briefing about the process for replacing President Biden on the ballot, according to multiple people who joined the… Continue reading
“How a Last-Ditch Effort to Save Menendez From Prosecution Backfired”
NYT reports on the backstory behind the trial, in which closing arguments continue today:
Last September, a prominent white-collar defense lawyer met with federal prosecutors in Manhattan in a last-ditch effort to stave off an indictment against his client.… Continue reading
Congratulations to Election Law Profs Justin Levitt, Carolyn Shapiro, and Kate Shaw, Elected to the American Law Institute
They are among the great choices announced today who write (at least partially) in the area of election law.
Eric Segall Contrasts the Speed of the Trump Disqualification Case with the Slow Walk of the Trump Immunity Case at the Supreme Court
Eric writes:
There is simply no doubt that the Court’s fast-tracking of the disqualification case way back in February combined with the slow-walking of the immunity case and its eventual holding (the last case of the term) had the… Continue reading
11th Circuit finds Younger abstention applies to Georgia campaign finance dispute
From New Georgia Project, Inc. v. Attorney General, an opinion by Judge Newsom, joined by Judges Rosenbaum and Marcus (some light revisions):
In this appeal from the grant of a preliminary injunction, we are asked to decide whether two… Continue reading