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Sean Morales-Doyle and Gabriella Sanchez analyze the possible charge under 18 USC 241: Examining the historical and contemporary usage of Section 241 makes clear why it’s relevant to Trump’s case. He is accused of orchestrating an attempt to overturn the … Continue reading Brennan Center: “The Civil Rights Law That Could Be Used to Indict Trump” →

WaPo: For years, regulators and activists have worried that social media companies’ algorithms were dividing the United States with politically toxic posts and conspiracies. The concern was so widespread that in 2020, Meta flung open troves of internal data for … Continue reading “Changing Facebook’s algorithm won’t fix polarization, new study finds” →

The Guardian reports on a different kind of circuit split: Since 1870, the Augusta judicial circuit has been home to the criminal justice system of a three-county area on Georgia’s border with South Carolina. In that time, no African American … Continue reading “A Black prosecutor was elected in Georgia – so white Republicans made their own district” →

Atlantic: “In an echo of mid-century southern defiance of school desegregation, the Yellowhammer State’s Republican-controlled legislature defied the conservative-dominated Court’s directive to redraw its congressional map with an additional Black-majority district.”

NYT: [Sen.] Scott entered the 2024 race with a war chest of $22 million, and his campaign raised $5.8 million from April through June. In that same time, he laid out about $6.6 million, a significant clip — but most … Continue reading “The Mystery of How Tim Scott’s Campaign Is Spending Its Millions” →

Democracy Docket: “a federal judge in Illinois tossed out a lawsuit brought by three Republicans — including the current representative for the state’s 12th Congressional District, Michael Bost (R) — alleging that the state’s mail-in ballot receipt deadline violates federal law and burdens the … Continue reading Federal court dismisses lawsuit challenging Illinois mail ballot deadline →

Bolts: “At issue is an executive order Democratic Governor Andy Beshear issued in 2019, on his third day in office, that has restored the voting rights of at least about 180,000 people, or five percent of Kentucky’s adult population…. The fate of that … Continue reading “Kentucky’s Governor Race Could Unwind Voting Rights Restoration” →

Politico: “National Democrats had all but written off Florida as a lost cause — a former purple state turned solid red by the MAGA movement and Gov. Ron DeSantis. But key party leaders in the state, desperate to turn things … Continue reading “Republicans dominate in Florida. Abortion and pot could change that.” →

The Guardian: Over the last four years, at least 40 of North Carolina’s 100 counties have had to replace their election directors due to retirements, resignations and other career moves. Patrick Gannon, a spokesperson for the state Board of Elections, said … Continue reading “US election officials are quitting at an alarming rate” →

A few months ago, Rick and others celebrated the 20th anniversary of this blog with a series of guest posts. Serving as dean of a law school doesn’t usually allow me to keep up with day-to-day developments in the field … Continue reading #ELB20th: Election Law in the Age of Trump →