Drowning Out Democracy
Vol. 137 No. 8
Money in politics. It’s an old problem, seemingly overwritten and unsolvable. Campaigns grow more expensive. Politicians genuflect to large corporate donors. And after Citizens...
Election Law
Arkansas State Conference NAACP v. Arkansas Board of Apportionment
Eighth Circuit Holds Voting Rights Act Does Not Contain a Private Cause of Action to Enforce Section 2
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Pico Neighborhood Ass’n v. City of Santa Monica
California Supreme Court Interprets State Act to Expand Reach of Vote Dilution Protection.
Vol. 137 No. 6
Pub. Act No. 23-204, §§ 410–418, 2023 Conn. Acts 819–48 (Reg. Sess.)
Connecticut Voting Rights Act Strengthens Vote Dilution Claims.
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Compulsory Voting’s American History
Vol. 137 No. 4
Voter turnout was higher in the 2020 U.S. presidential election than it had been in 120 years. Nearly sixty-seven percent of citizens over eighteen...
Voting Wrongs and Remedial Gaps
Vol. 137 No. 4
Today, voting rights plaintiffs largely seek injunctive relief. This wasn’t always the case. For most of the nation’s history, the standard remedy for a...
In re 2021 Redistricting Cases
Alaska Supreme Court Holds that Partisan Gerrymander Violates State Equal Protection Clause Based on Discriminatory Intent.
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Moore v. Harper
Vol. 137 No. 1
“[T]he biggest threat to US democracy since January 6.” “[A] theory that could upend elections.” “It’s Hard to Overstate the Danger of the Voting...
Allen v. Milligan
Vol. 137 No. 1
America was founded on ideals of democracy, freedom, and political equality. It was also founded with racialized slavery, and for most of its history...
Government by the People: Iowa’s Book-Ban Law and Direct Democracy
As the first day of classes neared, Bridgette Exman, assistant superintendent of the Mason City School District in north-central Iowa, found herself plugging a...