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October 8 Live Event at UCLA Hammer Musuem: “The United States Electoral College and Fair Elections”
Hammer Forum  Part of the series Hammer Forum: 2024 Presidential Election Tuesday Oct 8, 2024 7:30 PM Hammer Forums are made ...
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October 10 Virtual Event: “2024 Presidential Elections: Implications and Consequences for U.S. Democracy”
Very much looking forward to participating in this virtual event, with Lilliana Mason and Steve Levistky (free registration ...
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“Pass the Freedom to Vote Act: How Elections Would Look Different This Year and in the Future”
The Stagnation, Retrogression, and Potential Pro-Voter Transformation of U.S. Election Law, 134 Yale Law Journal (forthcoming 2025), draft available: Reckoning with the Undead Irreparable Injury Rule ...
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“Michigan voter who was registered but denied a ballot settles lawsuit for $20,000”
AP: A community in western Michigan has agreed to a $20,000 settlement in a lawsuit by a woman who was turned away from her polling place in 2022 despite registering online to vote, her attorneys said ...
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“Fact check: 12 election lies Trump is using to set the stage to dispute a potential 2024 defeat”
The Stagnation, Retrogression, and Potential Pro-Voter Transformation of U.S. Election Law, 134 Yale Law Journal (forthcoming 2025), draft available: Reckoning with the Undead Irreparable Injury Rule ...
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“Hurricane Helene scrambles mail and early voting plans in North Carolina”
Hurricane Helene has caused significant disruptions for election officials in North Carolina and across the Southeast, scrambling preparations for early and mail voting that have been in the works for ...
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“Pennsylvania Republicans Lag Democrats in Early Mail Ballot Requests”
NYT: In the past two election cycles, Republicans have been far less eager to vote by mail than Democrats — and their candidates have suffered because of it. This year, Republicans made Pennsylvania ...
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“Democrats sue to block new Georgia rule requiring hand-count of Election Day ballots”
CNN: Democrats sued Georgia’s State Election Board on Monday over a new rule that requires counties to hand-count the number of ballots cast at polling places on Election Day, arguing it will allow ...
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“AI Could Still Wreck the Presidential Election”
Nathan Sanders and Bruce Schneir in The Atlantic.
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“Advocacy groups urge Congress to commit to certifying election results”
WaPo: A broad coalition of advocacy groups called on every member of Congress to commit to certifying the results of the presidential election on Jan. 6, 2025, warning lawmakers in a letter sent ...
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Ninth Circuit tosses part of Arizona voter registration election case in broad standing decision, citing FDA v. AHM
In June, I noted that the Supreme Court’s decision in FDA v. AHM might result in an uptick in election law cases where plaintiffs would lose cases for lack of standing for plaintiffs who claimed a ...
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“Trump Allies Bombard the Courts, Setting Stage for Post-Election Fight”
NYT: Republicans have unleashed a flurry of lawsuits challenging voting rules and practices ahead of the November elections, setting the stage for what could be a far larger and more contentious legal ...