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Common Cause
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JURIST
US civil rights organizations file suit challenging DHS ‘Unlawful Voter Initiative’
By Paige Miller | U. Arizona College Of Law, US
US civil rights organizations filed a lawsuit on Wednesday seeking a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration’s “Unlawful Voter Initiative,” days ahead of midterm elections. The plaintiff organizations, which include…
Missouri Lawyers Media
Federal judge rules Justice Department use of voter rolls unlawful
By Reuters
Home>National News>Federal judge rules Justice Department use of voter rolls unlawfulA person votes during early voting at the Alexandria City Registrar Office in Alexandria, Virginia on October 7, 2026. (REUTERS/Nathan…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"The Paid Jailer: How Sheriff Campaign Dollars Shape Mass Incarceration"
The title of this post is the title of this new report published by Common Cause and Communities for Sheriff Accountability. Here is part of the report's introduction: In the…
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“The Paid Jailer: How Sheriff Campaign Dollars Shape Mass Incarceration”
The title of this post is the title of this new report published by Common Cause and Communities for Sheriff Accountability. Here is part of the report's introduction:In the criminal…
Subscript Law Blog
Rucho v. Common Cause and Lamone v. Benisek (Decision June 27, 2019)
Argument: March 26, 2019Decision: June 27, 2019Rucho v. Common Cause:Appellants Brief: Robert A. Rucho, et al.Appellee Brief: Common Cause, et al.Lamone v. Benisek:Appellants Brief: Linda Lamone, et al.Appellee Brief: O. John…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
SCOTUS Finds Partisan Gerrymandering Non-Justiciable Political Question
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawIn its opinion in Rucho v. Common Cause, consolidated with Lamone v. Benisek, a sharply divided United States Supreme…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments in Partisan Gerrymandering Case
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawThe Court heard oral arguments in Rucho v. Common Cause (& League of Women Voters) regarding the constitutionality of…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Three Judge Court Invalidates North Carolina Redistricting Plan Redux
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law In an extensive opinion, a three judge court in Common Cause v. Rucho (& League of Women Voters v. Rucho)…
The Faculty Lounge
More Adventures in Ethics, Now with Porn Stars: Trump Lawyer Seizes the Moral and Ethical Low Ground by Appearing to Claim He Committed Disciplinary Violations and Possibly Felonies
Current events have favored us with another rash of ethics questions. These are more difficult analytically than they are from the standpoint of plain old common sense, but they bear…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
SCOTUS Stays North Carolina Redistricting Order
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law The United States Supreme Court granted the application of a stay by North Carolina in Rucho v. Common Cause…