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Rocky Mountain Real Estate Law
Colorado Initiative Reform
By Bob Fisher
Action is now pending in the Colorado General Assembly to reform the State’s constitutional initiative process, which is the mechanism available to the electorate for amending the Colorado Constitution. Under…
International Law Prof Blog
Human Rights Situation Getting Worse in Côte d’Ivoire
A new United Nations report highlights an ongoing pattern of human rights violations, including extrajudicial killings, abductions and excessive use of force, in Côte d’Ivoire since the November election and…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Voter Identification Laws and the Discourse of “Free and Fair Elections”: West Virginia Weekend Spotlight on Atiba Ellis
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
A cornerstone of democracy is the "free and fair election." Recent events in Egypt and less dramatic ones in West Virginia have demonstrated the importance of the ballot box. Moreover,…
The Faculty Lounge
Oscar Countdown: Day 15
So here's today's Oscar trivia question... Which of this year's nominated documentaries features a person who recently settled litigation loosely connected with a presidential election?
Ohio Appellate Insights
The Hamilton County Juvenile Court Election
On election night, Nov. 2, 2010, in the race for Hamilton County Juvenile Court Republican John Williams was ahead by 2,847 votes— 10,500 provisional ballots were not included in that…
Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog
Hunter v. Hamilton County Board of Elections — The Sixth Circuit Brings Bush v. Gore To Ohio
In a decision that is being called the “most significant” application of Bush v. Gore in the past decade, the Sixth Circuit held that the Hamilton County Board of Elections violated…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Egypt’s Constitution: Presidential Election
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
Several provisions of the Constitution of the Arab Republic of Egypt address the election of President. The ongoing events in Egypt raise the possibility that the three decade Presidency of Hosni…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Vote Counting in County Judicial Election
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
A three-judge panel of the Sixth Circuit ruled yesterday in Hunter v. Hamilton County Board of Elections that Tracie Hunter, a candidate for Hamilton County (Ohio) Juvenile Court Judge, had…
SALT Shaker
2010 Midterm Elections
At both the federal and state levels, the GOP won a number of game-changing races that will impact state and local tax policy in 2011 and beyond. Of the 37…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Tom DeLay: Political Prisoner
By Ellen Podgor
The Washington Post reports here on the three year prison sentence handed down Monday to former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay by Texas state judge Pat Priest. DeLay was found…