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Two thoughts on today's Section 2 remands from SCOTUS #ELB
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (422+ words) Rick H. blogged about the remands in a pair of Section 2 cases. I find myself inclined toward the view that remand was appropriate, for two reasons. Professor of Law and Co-Director, Election Law Program, William & Mary Law SchoolView posts › Legislation, Statutory…...
My New One at Slate: Justice Alito is a Coward (and Possibly a Liar) #ELB
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (305+ words) I have written this piece for Slate. It begins: Wednesday’s disastrous Supreme Court opinion in Louisiana v. Callais reveals one thing, it’s this: Justice Samuel Alito is a coward. In that opinion, he’s either lying to himself or to the…...
Breaking: On 6-3 Party Line Vote, Supreme Court Drastically Weakens Voting Rights Act in Callais Case to Make It Much Harder for Minority Plaintiffs to Get Fair Representation in Redistricting #ELB
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (344+ words) And then later in the opinion, Alito writes: In short, §2 imposes liability only when the evidence supports a strong inference that the State intentionally drew its districts to afford minority voters less opportunity because of their race. Not only does…...
Some Thoughts About Callais #ELB
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (161+ words) Professor of Law and Co-Director, Election Law Program, William & Mary Law SchoolView posts › Season 7, Episode 3, ELB Podcast 7:3: The Supreme Court, the Voting Rights Act, and the 2026 Elections (Blencke, Katz, Ross) Season 7, Episode 2, ELB Podcast 7:2: Leah Litman: (When) Is the Supreme…...
"Trump lawyer from effort to overturn 2020 election to oversee probe of ex-CIA director, DOJ official says" #ELB
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (396+ words) Joseph DiGenova, a conservative attorney who previously represented President Trump’s campaign when it challenged the results of the 2020 election, is being tapped by the U.S. Justice Department to lead an ongoing criminal investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan, a…...
"The Inside Story of Five Days That Remade the Supreme Court; Secret memos obtained by The New York Times illuminate the origins of the court’s now-routine 'shadow docket' rulings on presidential power." #ELB
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (655+ words) Jodi Kantor and Adam Liptak in the NYT: Just after 6 p.m. on a February evening in 2016, the Supreme Court issued a cryptic, one paragraph ruling that sent both climate policy and the court itself spinning in new directions. For two centuries,…...
"Alito not expected to retire this term, cooling Supreme Court vacancy speculation: sources" #ELB
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (278+ words) Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is not expected to step down this term and has already hired all four law clerks for the upcoming annual term despite speculation the high court justice was weighing retirement, multiple sources said. Alito “is…...
John Fortier on SCOTUS Watson Case: "Mail Voting Deadlines Come to the Supreme Court" #ELB
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (170+ words) New report from John at AEI. From the conclusion: Professor of Law and Co-Director, Election Law Program, William & Mary Law SchoolView posts › Season 7, Episode 3, ELB Podcast 7:3: The Supreme Court, the Voting Rights Act, and the 2026 Elections (Blencke, Katz, Ross) Season…...
Georgia: "Burt Jones proposes paper ballot fallback in Georgia election mess" #ELB
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (384+ words) Lt. Gov. Burt Jones is turning up the pressure in Georgia’s elections standoff — and signaling a possible way to avoid a special legislative session. In a letter to the State Election Board on Tuesday morning, Jones blamed Secretary of State…...
Freedom House Ratings for United States Decline Another Three Points, to Lowest Level Since Survey Moved to 100 Point Scale in 2002 #ELB
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (247+ words) New Freedom House report. Among the key findings: Although many rights and liberties have been diminished over the last two decades, media freedom, freedom of personal expression, and due process have suffered the heaviest impacts. Coups, armed conflicts, attacks on…...