Bolts:
Frustrated by slowing mail delivery, particularly in rural areas, the Kansas legislature in 2017 passed a law to let elections officials count mail ballots that arrived after Election Day, for up to three extra days, so long as the… Continue reading
Senator McConnell oped:
In the near term, Executive Order 14248 will face constitutional scrutiny. That isn’t because the citizenship requirement for participation in elections is unclear but because the delegation of authority over election administration is crystal clear. Elections… Continue reading
WaPo:
A former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice agreed Monday to give up his law license for three years after facing a string of ethics allegations stemming from his error-riddled review of the 2020 election for Republican state lawmakers.
In… Continue reading
OC Register:
An Orange County judge on Monday, April 7, denied the state attorney general’s efforts to overturn Huntington Beach’s voter ID law, saying he disagreed with arguments it would disenfranchise voters in future elections.
“There is no showing that… Continue reading
NYT:
The Trump administration’s aggressive efforts to enact major elements of its agenda have led to a series of courtroom clashes between increasingly skeptical judges and the beleaguered lawyers responsible for defending the government’s positions, which some have come to… Continue reading
Charles Stewart and Joseph Loffredo have posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
In recent years, confidence and trust in the American electoral system have drawn the attention of academics, the media, the public, and policymakers. Much of… Continue reading
Derek Clinger has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Case Western Law Review). Here is the abstract:
After Ohioans overwhelmingly approved an initiated statute in 2023 legalizing adult-use marijuana and establishing a regulatory framework for the new commercial industry, state… Continue reading
Camille Aynes and Eleonora Bottini blog:
It was a political bombshell. On Monday, 31 March 2025, Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right party Rassemblement National (National Rally) in France, was convicted of misappropriation of public funds in the so-called… Continue reading
Court order:
BREAKING: NC Supreme Court has temporarily blocked appeals court decision that would've disqualified roughly 267 ballots and required more than 61,000 voters to cure registration/ballot deficiencies within 15 business days in order for their votes to count. Story… Continue reading
Deuel Ross has written this fascinating article for the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review. Here is the abstract:
Voting is an act of faith. Faith that your vote will matter. Faith that your vote will make a difference.… Continue reading
NY Times:
When President Trump returned to office, his rivals and law enforcement officials feared he would follow through on his pledges to use the Justice Department and F.B.I. to investigate and even imprison his perceived enemies.
But since winning… Continue reading