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PrawfsBlawg
The complexities of the Senate
Main Saturday, April 18, 2020The complexities of the SenateDavid Super's piece about a canceled election, which I mentioned last night, revealed a math error in my original post on the…
Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog
Cert Watch: Supreme Court to review split Sixth Circuit FTCA decision on election-of-remedies
The Supreme Court recently granted certiorari in Brownback v. King, agreeing to review a split decision from the Sixth Circuit (then styled King v. US) involving the contours of the…
PrawfsBlawg
Even more January 20, 2021
Main Friday, April 17, 2020Even more January 20, 2021Following my posts speculating about the effects of President Trump canceling the elections, David Super (Georgetown) games it out at Politico.David plays…
PrawfsBlawg
A Campaign Without Campaign Rallies
Main Wednesday, April 15, 2020A Campaign Without Campaign RalliesOne special feature of 2020 is that we're probably not going to see traditional campaign rallies. (Too many people packed too closely…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Study Shows Sexism had a Politically Consequential Effect in the 2016 Presidential Election
By Tracy Thomas
Ann Owen & Andrew Wei, Hostile Sexism and the 2016 Presidential Election We use Google Trends data over the 2004-2015 period to identify hostile sexism and examine its effect on support…
Supreme Court Update
Republican National Committee v. Democratic National Committee (No. 19A1016), Babb v. Wilkie (No. 18-882), Kansas v. Glover (No. 18-556)
By Tadhg Dooley, David R. Roth
Two more decisions in argued cases this week, both 8-1 opinions on narrow grounds, though in widely different contexts. But it was the Court’s sharply divided 5-4 decision granting an…
The Faculty Lounge
University of New Mexico Professors File Amicus in Case Seeking Mail-in Primary
This is a guest post by Professor Joshua Kastenberg of the University of New Mexico, about an amicus brief he filed, along with Professors Maryam Ahranjani, John Kang, and Cliff…
Vorys on Labor
Covid-19 and the NLRB: Effective Date of New “Election Protection” Rule Postponed
By Nelson Cary, Lauren Sanders
Labor professionals waiting for the new rule on certain employee free choice issues to go into effect will have to wait a little longer. The NLRB announced on Wednesday that…
COVID-19 Workplace Law Advisor
NLRB Delays Effective Date of Election Rule on Blocking Charges, Recognition Bar, Construction Industry
By Howard M. Bloom, Jonathan J. Spitz
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has postponed until July 31, 2020, the effective date of its final rule modifying three aspects of its election procedures: its blocking charge policy,…
Simple Justice
Voting In A Pandemic: Is Risking Death A Civic Duty?
I’m informed that one of Trump’s most endearing qualities is that he says out loud what no one else would be foolish enough to admit. One such admission involves voting.…