On March 25, President Trump issued a sprawling executive order on Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections. The order focuses on the “integrity” of federal elections. It repeats ...

For additional coverage of a case that Rick H. has been following (see here and here), check out this NYT piece: In North Carolina, the Republican candidate for a State Supreme Court seat has refused ...

Cleveland.com: The next time someone asks you to sign a petition, they might be wearing a government-issued badge. Republicans say voters deserve to know when someone is being paid to gather ...

Another Section 2 case dropped by the Trump Administration. The Standard Speaker reports: The U.S. Justice Department dropped a lawsuit Monday to stop the City of Hazleton from electing council ...

At this time, when so many democratic norms and institutions of government and civil society are being challenged, I hope readers of this blog will be interested in my new article, A Right of ...

Politico: Some of Britain’s hereditary peers are already planning a comeback to the House of Lords despite the ruling Labour Party’s plans to boot them out. Peers from multiple parties have discussed ...

Election Law–Cases and Materials (7th edition, Carolina Academic Press, 2022) (with Daniel Hays Lowenstein, Daniel P. Tokaji, and Nicholas O. Stephanopoulos) 2024 Casebook Supplement (Free) ...

At this time, when so many democratic norms and institutions of government and civil society are being challenged, I hope readers of this blog will be interested in my new article, A Right of ...

The court’s order stops what is likely an unconstitutional attempt approved by North Carolina state courts to overturn the results an election to the North Carolina Supreme Court. I’ve written about ...

Reuters: A federal jury in Manhattan on Tuesday found the New York Times not liable for allegedly defaming Sarah Palin in a 2017 editorial about gun control, dealing the former Republican U.S. vice ...

The shadow docket order in Yost v. Brown is here. The case concerns Ohio AG Yost’s repeated refusal to certify a proposed summary of a proposed constitutional amendment. The district court concluded ...

NYT: Three Manhattan federal prosecutors who worked on the criminal corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams of New York City said Tuesday that they would resign rather than admit wrongdoing in ...