New Issue of the Fordham Law Voting Rights and Democracy Forum Now Available
Volume II, Issue 2
(March 2024)
Essay:
The California Supreme Court Replaces Gingles Prong One
Bruce A. Wessel & Jason D’Andrea
Articles:
Fraudulent Vote DilutionJason Marisam, Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Spies, Trolls, and Bots: Combating Foreign Election Interference … Continue reading
“Can Trump use campaign funds to pay his $454 million civil fraud debt? Absolutely not.”
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy at Law & Crime.
LDF 8th Circuit Amicus Brief in North Dakota Indian Country Case Argues that Section 1983 Gives Private Right of Action to Sue to Enforce Section 2 of VRA
Very Strong Brief from Plaintiffs in South Carolina Racial Gerrymandering Case Opposing Getting Last Minute SCOTUS Intervention
You can find it here.
Still amazed that the state of South Carolina tried to rely on Purcell here.
“Murkowski Won’t Vote for Trump and Declines Ruling Out Leaving the G.O.P.”
NYT:
Senator Lisa Murkowski, Republican of Alaska, said in an interview released on Sunday that she would not vote for former President Donald J. Trump. She also did not rule out the possibility of leaving the Republican Party.
In the… Continue reading
“Federal officials say 20 have been charged for threatening election workers”
WaPo:
Justice Department officials said reports of widespread threats against officials running the 2020 and 2022 elections have resulted in charges against roughly 20 people, with more than a half dozen receiving sentences between one and 3½ years.
But the… Continue reading
“United in Security: How Every State Protects Your Vote”
New explainer from the Bipartisan Policy Center, Issue One, and the R Street Institute.
“New Guidance on Preventing Election Certification Interference”
New from Protect Democracy.
“How a Pandemic Malaise Is Shaping American Politics”
NYT:
In March 2020, when Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Donald J. Trump competed for the White House for the first time, American life became almost unrecognizable. A deadly virus and a public health lockdown remade daily routines with startling… Continue reading
“Deepfake Kari Lake video shows coming chaos of AI in elections”
WaPo:
Hank Stephenson has a finely tuned B.S. detector. The longtime journalist has made a living sussing out lies and political spin.
But even he was fooled at first when he watched the video of one of his home state’s… Continue reading
Watch Archived Video of National Constitution Center Event, “Democracy Checkup: Preparing for the 2024 Election,” with Sarah Isgur, Larry Lessig and Me, Moderated by Jeff Rosen
All of the Balkinization Symposium Pieces on “A Real Right to Vote”
Thanks again to Jack Balkin for hosting to to all the contributors.
Here are the collected posts for our Balkinization symposium on Rick Hasen’s new book, A Real Right to Vote: How a Constitutional Amendment Can Safeguard American Democracy (Princeton … Continue reading
Ohio SOS Frank LaRose: “He entered Ohio’s Senate GOP race a frontrunner. He ended it an afterthought.”
Politico:
When Donald Trump’s team invited Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose last summer to a gathering of Republican elected officials at the former president’s Bedminster golf club, it was a big moment for the Senate hopeful.
But it came… Continue reading