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Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Court Strikes Down Florida Felon Pay-to-Vote Law, but Rejects 19th Amendment Claim of Gender Discrimination
By Tracy Thomas
Press Release, In a Victory for Voting Rights, Federal Court Rules that Florida's Pay-to-Vote System is Unconstitutional The full opinion is here: Jones v. DeSantis (N.D. Fla. 2020)I want to think…
Government and Public Policy
NEW YORK TIMES: Trump Sows Doubt on Voting. It Keeps Some People Up at Night.
Marc Elias, a Washington lawyer who leads the Democratic National Committee’s legal efforts to fight voter suppression measures, said not a day goes by when he doesn’t field a question…
Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog
Covid E-Signature Voter Case on (Very) Fast Track from Ohio to En Banc Review?
Just two days after a federal district court's preliminary injunction allowed use of e-signatures to satisfy some Ohio election requirements, the Ohio Attorney General has taken the unusual step of…
CAP·impact
The CAP⋅impact Podcast – Episode 63: How You Have an Election in a Crisis with Prof. Richard Hasen
University of California, Irvine Professor Richard Hasen was worried about the 2020 election before the coronavirus pandemic. As the public health crisis evolved into a societal and economic crisis, it…
Inside Political Law
Reopening the FEC
By Robert Lenhard, Robert Kelner
In a 49-43 vote along party lines, the Senate confirmed Texas attorney James “Trey” Trainor to the Federal Election Commission today. This gives the FEC a quorum for the first…
Political Law Briefing
Federal Election Commission is Back in Business
By Janice M. Ryan, Meredith K. McCoy, Lawrence H. Norton
The Senate today confirmed James E. "Trey" Trainor III as a member of the Federal Election Commission, reestablishing a quorum just months ahead of the 2020 general election. Since August…
Government and Public Policy
WASHINGTON POST: Poorly designed ballots lead to thousands of undercounted votes each year
Democratic Party strategist and lawyer Marc Elias says that flaws in ballot design are often overlooked but have huge repercussions on elections. Watch the full video here.
SDNY Blog
Judge Vyskocil Denies Congressional Candidate TRO Arising from Reduction in Number of Days to Gather Signatures to Appear on Ballot
In an opinion this morning, Judge Vyskocil denied an application for a TRO by a Queens Republican who sought to have her name on the ballot for the June 23…
The Right Coast
How Democrats Lost a House Seat in California – The American Prospect
No matter how you slice it, what happened in last week s special election for California s 25th Congressional District was not good for Democrats. In resounding fashion, Democratic hopeful…
SCOTxBlog
Orders of May 15, 2020 [updated]
By Don Cruse
With today’s orders list (PDF version), the Texas Supreme Court issued opinions in 4 argued cases and 1 case decided by per curiam without oral argument. Update: Later on Friday,…