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PrawfsBlawg
NBA players try a different peaceful protest (Updated Aug. 28)
Main Wednesday, August 26, 2020NBA players try a different peaceful protest (Updated Aug. 28)Vice President Pence's RNC speech this evening was to include criticisms of professional athletes for kneeling during…
PrawfsBlawg
Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment and Voting
Main Tuesday, August 18, 2020Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment and VotingSection Three of the Fourteenth Amendment addressed only officeholding by former Confederates, but the language of that provision was…
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STAR TRIBUNE: Minnesota Republicans decry secretary of state deal on pandemic ballots
Ramsey County District Judge Sara Grewing signed off Wednesday on a consent decree to move forward with the changes in a lawsuit brought by one of the groups, the Minnesota…
Race and the Law Prof Blog
Remembering Terry Smith (1964-2020)
Remembering Terry SmithWe write to express our sadness at the passing of Professor Terry Smith, most recently of St. Thomas University (Florida) Law School, and admiration for all he contributed to our…
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…
The Right Coast
Given how little effect you can have, is it rational to vote? | Aeon Ideas
In this, voting is not fundamentally different from many other actions. Failure to participate in a collective endeavour is fundamentally irrational whenever it risks contributing to outcomes contrary to our…
PrawfsBlawg
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern vote Democratic (Further Updated)
Main Wednesday, August 21, 2019Rosencrantz and Guildenstern vote Democratic (Further Updated)• Isn't the President's problem that Denmark is finally governed by someone who can make up their mind (about Greenland…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
New NY Domestic Violence Law Includes Economic Abuse and the Right to Vote by Mail
By Tracy Thomas
Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation Expanding Protections for Victims of Domestic ViolenceGovernor Andrew M. Cuomo today signed three pieces of legislation expanding protections for victims of domestic violence. These measures broaden…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Register Now Center for Constitutional Law Conference on the 19th Amendment at 100: From the Vote to Gender Equality
By Tracy Thomas
Register now for the upcoming conference sponsored by the Center for Constitutional Law at Akron: The 19th Amendment at 100: From the Vote to Gender EqualityThe conference examines both historic…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Video with Soledad O’Brien, The 19th Amendment: Then and Now
By Tracy Thomas
Soledad O'Brien, 19th Amendment: Then and NowThe National Archives is launching a new exhibit, “Rightfully Hers,” to spotlight a century of political struggle by suffragists, including Susan B. Anthony and…