The 150th Anniversary of Minor v. Happersett:
The Past and Future of Women’s Rights
Washington University School of Law
September 27, 2024
Call for Papers
Abstract Submission Deadline: June 14
The Washington University School of Law and the Washington University Law… Continue reading
Protect Democracy link. A new report by John M. Carey and Oscar Pocasangre argues that proportional representation promotes consensus-building, accountability, and political stability without producing excessive fragmentation. Rather than understanding PR and winner-take-all systems as divergent models, the report… Continue reading
AJC link. Former Georgia congressional representative John Barrow filed suit in federal district court to stop the state’s Judicial Qualifications Commission from proceeding with a complaint against him for promises the judicial candidate made to “protect” abortion rights.
Former… Continue reading
AP link. On Monday, Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson removed the Executive Director of the Milwaukee Election Commission, Claire Woodall. Johnson tapped Woodall’s deputy, Paulina Gutiérrez, to step into the role, but Gutiérrez’s nomination must be approved by the city’s… Continue reading
This week I’ll be blogging on ELB along with Kunal Dixit. Kunal is about to graduate from HLS and has been a terrific member of HLS’s Election Law Clinic. Welcome, Kunal!
Walen v. Burgum was decided before a three-judge panel and is on appeal to the Supreme Court. It involves the interaction of the Equal Protection Clause and racial gerrymandering with Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in the drawing… Continue reading
In South Dakota, reformers have gathered far more signatures than needed to get a measure on the ballot in November that would create a Top Two open primary, much like CA and WA use. Those signatures now have to be… Continue reading
NYT on an FEC advisory opinion that candidates can raise unlimited sums for issue advocacy groups working on ballot measures.
The Federal Election Commission quietly issued an advisory opinion last week allowing candidates to raise unlimited money for issue-advocacy groups… Continue reading
Detroit News on Democrats’ arguments that recent Republican lawsuits in Michigan have the political aim of sowing doubts about election integrity.
On Monday, lawyers for the Democratic National Committee, which is working to reelect President Joe Biden, said two suits… Continue reading
Interesting story about a Missouri county party claiming the authority to “vet” Republican candidates and bar them from running as Republicans if they fail its test.
In March, the Vernon County Republican Committee filed what is known as a writ… Continue reading
Politico. Of course, these moves to impede Kennedy’s ballot access and attack his candidacy are a product of winner-take-all electoral rules. Under, say, ranked-choice voting, there wouldn’t be the same incentive to stop minor party challengers.
There is a… Continue reading
WaPo reports that the share of Black adults who say they’re certain to vote in this year’s election is down sharply from 2020 — and down by more than the analogous share for all adults. Lower turnout is always a… Continue reading
Charis Franklin has written this Note for the Fordham Law Review. Here’s the excerpt:
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 (“the Voting Rights Act”) is one of the primary vehicles by which plaintiffs receive injunctive relief ahead of elections. More… Continue reading