“Republicans Reject Raffensperger, Who Refused to ‘Find’ Votes for Trump” electionlawblog.org?p=156284

“How Democrats can fight new GOP gerrymanders—while still respecting the VRA” electionlawblog.org?p=156281

@rickhasen.bsky.social Hey! We have a big story you may be interested in regarding how and where Democrats can respond to Republicans gerrymanders

As expected, Prof. Jamie Raskin is on it: bsky.app/profile/greg...

And now Sherrilyn Ifill, a lifelong civil rights lawyer and one of the foremost 14th Amendment experts in the nation, pulls no punches about the unconstitutionality of the insurrectionist slush fund. bsky.app/profile/sifi...

Brian Fitzpatrick distancing himself from Trump, the day after the primary, is a classic move from the Arlen Specter playbook. In 2004, the day after he narrowly beat Pat Toomey by arguing he, GWB, and Santorum were a tight-knit trio, he immediately pivoted. www.nytimes.com/2004/04/29/u...

The Trial Lawyer for the Minority Plaintiffs in Gingles: “The Roberts Court Has Turned the Voting Rights Act on Its Head” electionlawblog.org?p=156277

“US Supreme Court’s uneven approach to election-map rulings boosts Republicans” electionlawblog.org?p=156275

ELB Book Corner: Albert and La Raja: “When and Where Small Donors Matter” electionlawblog.org?p=156122

“League of Women Voters of Colorado Challenges One-Party Elections Law in Federal Court” electionlawblog.org?p=156271

“Ohio woman accused of illegally voting as a noncitizen acquitted at trial” electionlawblog.org?p=156273

“I.R.S. to Drop Audits of Trump and Family” electionlawblog.org?p=156269

“Senate recount hinges on Indiana’s not-quite-open primary election law” electionlawblog.org?p=156267

“Here’s Another Way Trump and His Allies Could Keep Democrats from Taking the House” electionlawblog.org?p=156259

“GOP-Backed Justices Prevail in Georgia in Unusually Spirited Supreme Court Elections” electionlawblog.org?p=156265

The updated Election Day numbers are in, per a state official. Democrats make up 49.3% of today's vote, slightly edging Republicans, who account for 48.2%. (The rest are nonpartisan ballots.) In a state where Republicans typically outpoll Democrats on Election Day, this is a big deal. #gapol

What a difference a day makes

The idea that race and partisanship would be too entangled to identify voting restrictions as racist would have seemed absurd to the authors of the 15th Amendment, given that it was itself adopted at a time of racist partisan disenfranchisement www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Nine New Restrictive Voting Laws Will Be in Effect in Different States This November electionlawblog.org?p=156256

“Lawsuit asks judge to force decision on Missouri gerrymandering referendum” electionlawblog.org?p=156254

ELB Book Corner: Albert and La Raja: “Who Benefits from Small Donor Fundraising?” electionlawblog.org?p=156118

After 7 Years of Work, “Restatement of the Law Third, Torts: Remedies Is Approved” electionlawblog.org?p=156244

Thread:

Donald Trump Colludes with Government that He Sued to Set Up $1.7 Billion Trust Fund to Reward Insurrectionists and Other Political Cronies electionlawblog.org?p=156233

“G.O.P. to Begin Debating Voting Maps in This State. Not Everyone Approves.“ electionlawblog.org?p=156231

“Structural modeling of campaign finance decisions in the U.S. House of Representatives” electionlawblog.org?p=156229

“The Freedom to Give: Philanthropy, Civil Society, and the Limits of State Power” electionlawblog.org?p=156227

“Why the Supreme Court’s voting rights ruling could play a big role at the local level” electionlawblog.org?p=156225

ELB Book Corner: Albert and La Raja: “Small Donors Aren’t Who You Think They Are” electionlawblog.org?p=156115

I dunno. This seems like a big deal.

The new epilogue covers what the 2024 election tells us about the necessity of a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to vote.

A must read from @rickhasen.bsky.social on John Roberts perfidy slate.com/news-and-pol...

Supreme Court Sends Back to 8th Circuit the Question Whether Private Parties Have the Right to Sue to Enforce Section 2 of Voting Rights Act in Light of Callais Case electionlawblog.org?p=156223

“With Timing of Voting Rights Decision, Supreme Court Chose a Political Scramble” electionlawblog.org?p=156221

I dunno. This seems like a big deal.

“7 Republicans Voted to Convict Trump. Most Are No Longer in Office.” electionlawblog.org?p=156219

“Trump Tightens Grasp on G.O.P. as Cassidy Loss Shows Cost of Defiance” electionlawblog.org?p=156217

“A Noncitizen Says She Was Told She Could Vote. Then Customs Detained Her at the Airport and Threatened to Deport Her.” electionlawblog.org?p=156215

“‘The entire South is on fire’: Black Southern Democrats warn that minority-majority legislative districts are at risk” electionlawblog.org?p=156213

A 57-year-old resident with no criminal history was detained on a layover as she traveled home from visiting her ailing father in France. She was forced to spend the night in a holding cell and was threatened with deportation.

How liberated will Senator Bill Cassidy feel to vote his conscience after today like Tillis?

The new epilogue covers what the 2024 election tells us about the necessity of a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to vote.

Here's what I told the NYT:

“Political Money Is Flowing to Influencers. But From Whom?” electionlawblog.org?p=156191

Adam Liptak: “At Supreme Court, Virginia Democrats Pressed Legal Theory Embraced by Trump” electionlawblog.org?p=156193

“ActBlue C.E.O. Agrees to Testify Before Congress About Foreign Donor Vetting” electionlawblog.org?p=156196

How liberated will Senator Bill Cassidy feel to vote his conscience after today like Tillis?

California “Supreme Court will hear ballot seizure case with gubernatorial candidates on opposing sides” electionlawblog.org?p=156187

“Federal court sets May 22 hearing on new Alabama congressional map” electionlawblog.org?p=156185

“I’m just so goddamn fed up with all this,” Gina Small, 29, said in a comment on the U.S. economy that one of her friends assumed was about the world’s ongoing humanitarian crises, another friend thought was about the weaponization of America’s military against its own people.