NYT:
President Trump said on Tuesday that protesters who assembled during a military parade he planned in Washington on Saturday for the Army’s 250th birthday would be met with “very big force” — a dark warning that made no distinction… Continue reading
I enjoyed this conversation with Doug Laycock and Patty Roberts about the just-published Sixth Edition of Laycock & Hasen, Modern American Remedies (6th ed. 2025):
Douglas Laycock, University of Virginia Law School, and Richard Hasen, UCLA School of Law, discuss… Continue reading
NYT:
Misleading photographs, videos and text have spread widely on social media as protests against immigrant raids have unfolded in Los Angeles, rehashing old conspiracy theories and expressing support for President Trump’s actions.
The flood of falsehoods online appeared intended… Continue reading
AJC:
The State Election Board exceeded its authority by passing new voting rules last year, the Georgia Supreme Court unanimously ruled Tuesday, limiting the Republican-led board’s power.
The 96-page decision upholds a lower court decision last year that invalidated… Continue reading
Russell Berman in The Atlantic:
They called it the “Big Send.” Democrats gathered in living rooms, libraries, and coffee shops across the country to write letters to millions of potential voters in swing states and competitive congressional districts, urging them to… Continue reading
NYT:
President Trump’s political team is encouraging Republican leaders in Texas to examine how House district lines in the state could be redrawn ahead of next year’s midterm elections to try to save the party’s endangered majority, according to people… Continue reading
NYT on what is perhaps the worst ruling on freedom of the press that I’ve ever read:
A federal appeals court on Friday paused a lower court’s ruling that had required the White House to allow journalists from The Associated… Continue reading
AJC:
A man falsely accused of voting fraud in the conspiracy film “2000 Mules” tried to hold its producers responsible Friday, asking a federal judge to rule in his favor.
But the moviemakers, including conservative filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza and the… Continue reading
Always appreciate the excellent work of my fellow ELB contributors! I’m back in this week, before a big stretch of ELB contributors through June and July:
Week of June 16, 2025Rick PildesWeek of June 23, 2025Justin LevittWeek of June 30,… Continue reading
Earlier this year, I wrote about how potential reform over the “universal” or “nationwide” injunction might affect a set of election law cases. The Supreme Court’s recent oral argument in Trump v. CASA has brought the debate about nationwide injunctions… Continue reading
Decision by Judge Murphy, joined by Judges Bush and Larsen, in Tennessee Conference of the NAACP v. Lee. From the introduction:
Tennessee grants the right to vote only to some convicted criminals. When processing voter-registration forms, then, state officials… Continue reading
Chicago Tribune:
In the closing hours of the Illinois General Assembly’s spring session, Senate President Don Harmon tried to pass legislation that would have wiped clean a potential multimillion-dollar fine against his political campaign committee for violating election finance… Continue reading