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Verfassungsblog
Power Without Oversight
By Anmol Jain
Last week, the Indian Supreme Court delivered an important verdict on the power of the Election Commission of India (ECI) under the Indian Constitution – specifically, whether, and in what…
Indian Constitutional Law and Philosophy
The SIR Case: A Round-Up
Readers can find below, in chronological order, the CLP blog’s coverage of the SIR case. Bihar’s Voters and Constitutional Chicken: Hearing of 10 July 2025, by Vasudev Devadasan (10 July, 2025).…
Althouse
"Jill Biden is now out there finally admitting that she did NOT know what went wrong with Sleepy Joe during our spectacular, and highly rated, 2024 Presidential Debate…"
By Ann Althouse
"... where Joe was not exactly performing to the highest level of debate standards. She said that she thought he was having a 'stroke,' and various other really bad things,…
Indian Constitutional Law and Philosophy
ADR v Union (the SIR Judgment): We will not protect you
This week, the Supreme Court delivered its judgment in ADR v Union of India upholding the legality of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (‘SIR’) of electoral rolls. Earlier posts on…
Legal Bites
Case Summary: Association for Democratic Reforms & Ors. v. Election Commission of India & Ors. (2026) | Bihar SIR and Voter Verification
By Apurva Neel
The Supreme Court in Association for Democratic Reforms & Ors. v. Election Commission of India & Ors. examined the legality of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls conducted…
JURIST
California governor signs bill restricting law enforcement at polls ahead of June 2 primary
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 73 on Wednesday, expanding the state’s election security protections by restricting unauthorized law enforcement access to polling places, banning military personnel from voting…
Indian Constitutional Law and Philosophy
Programming Democracy – III: Connecting the Dots [Guest Post]
[This is the final post in a three-part series by Rudraksh Lakra. Parts One and Two are linked.] This is the third essay in the Programming Democracy series. The first…
Indian Constitutional Law and Philosophy
Programming Democracy – II: The SIR in West Bengal [Guest Post]
[This is a guest post by Rudraksh Lakra. The writer wishes to thank Pushpendra for his valuable research assistance and contribution to the piece.] Introduction In West Bengal, anti-incumbency sentiment,…
El Juego de la Suprema Corte • Blog de la revista Nexos
Un par de iniciativas inútiles y perniciosas
El jueves 21 de mayo del año en curso, el diputado Ricardo Monreal Ávila presentó dos iniciativas con proyectos de reforma relacionadas con la incorporación de una nueva causal de…
Angela Reddock-Wright Blog
Civil Rights Attorneys Stephen King & Carmen-Nicole Cox on the SCOTUS Louisiana v. Callais Decision & How It Reshapes the Voting Rights Act
The recent United States Supreme Court ruling in the Louisiana v. Callais case has prompted widespread legal debate regarding the future of voter rights and electoral representation. Many citizens and…