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Election
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International Law Prof Blog
European Parliament Elections: The Significance of Voter Apathy
This week, approximately 375m EU citizens will have the opportunity to decide who represent them for the next 5 years at the only directly elected Pan-European assembly, i.e. the European…
Campylobacter Blog
Follow-Up On Green Party’s Campylobacter Expert Candidate: She Lost
Sarah Svensson, the Ph D candidate who is an expert in Campylobacter and who was running as a Green Party candidate in British Columbia, lost. She received 854 votes with…
International Law Prof Blog
Elections in Cyprus May Set Back Reunification of Island Nation
Turkish Cypriot nationalists won a parliamentary victory on Sunday that could set back efforts to reunite Cyprus and further hinder the integration of the entire island nation into the European Union. The winning…
Media Law Prof Blog
“Hillary: The Lawsuit”
NPR's Nina Totenberg covers the hotly contested lawsuit over "Hillary: The Movie" at the Supreme Court today here. Notes Ms. Totenberg,During the 2008 presidential primary campaign, a conservative advocacy group called Citizens…
International Law Prof Blog
EU Parliament’s communication strategy for 2009 elections
The European Parliament (EP) is a rather unique body. It is the only directly-elected body of the EU (since 1979) and offers the unique example of a supranational parliamentary body…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Bush v. Gore Redux in Coleman v. Franken?
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The Minnesota recount litigation goes on and on - - - more than four and a half months after the election, the Senate race between Franken and Coleman is still…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
India: Network of Activists and Orgs Aim to End Election of Criminal Politicians by Publicly Exposing their Crimes and Misdeeds
The Global Post reports that a network of activists and organizations known as the "National Election Watch" in India have dedicated themselves to making surecriminals do not end up in charge…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Hasen on “The Democracy Canon”
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Professor Rick Hasen (Loyola/LA and editor of the Election Law Blog) just posted "The Democracy Canon" on ssrn. This is Hasen's latest in a long line of impressive scholarship on…
The Right Coast
The Victory in IraqMike Rappaport
Charles Krauthammer explains how the recent local elections in Iraq are an important piece of good news for the success of the United States's efforts in Iraq. Preoccupied as it…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Katz on the Roberts Court and Election Law
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Professor Ellen Katz (Michigan) recently posted her excellent article Withdrawal: The Roberts Court and the Retreat from Election Law on ssrn. The piece is also forthcoming in the Minnesota Law…