[EL] FW: Election Law Blog: ELB News and Commentary

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Barney Frank, the long-time member of Congress from Massachusetts whose memoirs every student of politics should read (or better yet listen to, since Frank narrates the audiobook), has written an ingenious op-ed for The Washington Post on Liz ...
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  1.  Barney Frank, Liz Cheney, Rob Portman & Democracy<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8181838/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127452>
  2.  “GOP takes mail voting to court in swing states Biden won “<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8181838/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127459>
  3.  “How Liz Cheney could force voters to defend our foundational principles”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8181838/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127457>
  4.  “Yale Kamisar, Known as the ‘Father’ of the Miranda Rule, Dies at 92”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8181838/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127453>
  5.  Could North Carolina Go to the Supreme Court, Arguing that the North Carolina Supreme Court in Requiring Redrawing of Congressional Districts Usurped North Carolina General Assembly’s Power?<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8181838/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127450>
  6.  “‘Trump Is Wrong,’ Pence Says of False Claim About Overturning Election”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8181838/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127448>
  7.  Breaking: North Carolina Supreme Court, on 4-3 Party Line Vote, Strikes Down Congressional and State Legislative District Plans in Violation of the State Constitution<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8181838/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127442>
  8.  Alabama Urges a “Race-Blind” Theory of the VRA<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8181838/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127440>
  9.  How Should Democrats Respond to the GOP’s Censure of Cheney & Kinzinger?<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8181838/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127437>
  10. “Five Best: Books on American Political Parties “<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8181838/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127434>
  11. “G.O.P. Declares Jan. 6 Attack ‘Legitimate Political Discourse’”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8181838/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127432>
  12. The Institutional Context of the New GOP<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8181838/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127426>
  13. Analysis: In 2020 Pre-Election Litigation (Before Trump Tried to Overturn Election), Democratic and Voting Rights Organizations Ultimately Lost Election Law Cases “By a Ratio of More than 7 to 1”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8181838/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127427>
  14. “As Part of Electoral Count Act Reform, Liberals Should Learn to Love Bush v. Gore”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8181838/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127424>
  15. “As Part of Electoral Count Act Reform, Liberals Should Learn to Love Bush v. Gore”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8181838/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127422>

Barney Frank, Liz Cheney, Rob Portman & Democracy<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183775004&f=1116553&c=8181838&u=102231511>
By Ned Foley, February 05, 2022
Barney Frank, the long-time member of Congress from Massachusetts whose memoirs<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8181838_/~www.amazon.com/Frank-Barney-Frank-audiobook/dp/B00RW5BEJM/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=> every student of politics should read (or better yet listen to, since Frank narrates the audiobook<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8181838_/~www.audible.com/pd/Frank-Audiobook/B00RW6I32M?qid=1644062786&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=4B7Z6QV7EDJDGQ38YN70>), has written an ingenious op-ed for The Washington Post <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8181838_/~www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/04/liz-cheney-can-force-voters-to-defend-foundational-principles/> on Liz Cheney’s… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8181838_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127452>

“GOP takes mail voting to court in swing states Biden won “<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183775006&f=1116553&c=8181838&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, February 05, 2022
>From Politico: A pair of looming state court cases could significantly curtail mail voting ahead of the midterms — one of Republicans’ major goals since former President Donald Trump went to war against the practice in 2020.The state Supreme Courts… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8181838_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127459>

“How Liz Cheney could force voters to defend our foundational principles”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183775010&f=1116553&c=8181838&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, February 05, 2022
>From Barney Frank<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8181838_/~www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/04/liz-cheney-can-force-voters-to-defend-foundational-principles/>, on how Liz Cheney could bypass a Republican primary and compete in the general election: Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and the Democratic leadership have already done American democracy a major service by their mutually respectful cooperation… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8181838_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127457>

“Yale Kamisar, Known as the ‘Father’ of the Miranda Rule, Dies at 92”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183775012&f=1116553&c=8181838&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, February 05, 2022
This isn’t election-law related, but as a point of personal privilege, I want to highlight some parts of this excellent NYTimes Obituary<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8181838_/~www.nytimes.com/2022/02/04/us/yale-kamisar-dead.html?referringSource=articleShare> of Yale Kamisar. Yale became my colleague when I began teaching at the University of Michigan Law School.… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8181838_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127453>

Could North Carolina Go to the Supreme Court, Arguing that the North Carolina Supreme Court in Requiring Redrawing of Congressional Districts Usurped North Carolina General Assembly’s Power?<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183775014&f=1116553&c=8181838&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, February 04, 2022
>From my tweet thread<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8181838_/~twitter.com/rickhasen/status/1489743875782500353?s=20&t=HmZugoMhU_3_f_JOb-upBw>: Maybe this is crazy, but I could see Republicans appealing to SCOTUS, arguing that the state court ruling usurped the power of the state legislature to set the rules for congressional elections in Art. 1… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8181838_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127450>

“‘Trump Is Wrong,’ Pence Says of False Claim About Overturning Election”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183775016&f=1116553&c=8181838&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, February 04, 2022
NYT: Former Vice President Mike Pence on Friday offered his most forceful rebuke of Donald Trump, saying that Mr. Trump is “wrong” that Mr. Pence had the legal authority to change the results of the 2020 election and that the… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8181838_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127448>

Breaking: North Carolina Supreme Court, on 4-3 Party Line Vote, Strikes Down Congressional and State Legislative District Plans in Violation of the State Constitution<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183775018&f=1116553&c=8181838&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, February 04, 2022
This result <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8181838_/~www.democracydocket.com/cases/north-carolina-congressional-partisan-gerrymandering-harper-ii/> was anticipated given the court’s earlier rulings along these lines and the partisan split on the court. The court promises a more extensive opinion to follow. Of particular interest is this statement to guide the state legislature in… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8181838_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127442>

Alabama Urges a “Race-Blind” Theory of the VRA<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183775020&f=1116553&c=8181838&u=102231511>
By Nicholas Stephanopoulos, February 04, 2022
Rick surveyed <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8181838_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127399> the Supreme Court filings in the Alabama VRA case. I wanted to flag that Alabama’s position is exactly the “race-blind” theory of the Voting Rights Act that Jowei Chen and I described (very much without endorsing) in our… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8181838_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127440>

How Should Democrats Respond to the GOP’s Censure of Cheney & Kinzinger?<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183775022&f=1116553&c=8181838&u=102231511>
By Ned Foley, February 04, 2022
I take the censure<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8181838_/~www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/02/03/rnc-cheney-trump/> as further evidence that the Democratic Party, if it wants to protect small-d democracy, must try to save the Republican Party from itself. To have a functioning democracy, the United States needs a responsible right-of-center party,… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8181838_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127437>

“Five Best: Books on American Political Parties “<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183775024&f=1116553&c=8181838&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, February 04, 2022
>From the WSJ<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8181838_/~www.wsj.com/articles/five-best-books-on-american-political-parties-11643987043?st=j68yk6wglj7e8bw&reflink=article_copyURL_share>. Chosen by Michael Kazin, the books are: The Idea of a Party System:The Rise of Legitimate Opposition in the United States, 1780-1840 By Richard Hofstadter (1969) Affairs of Party: The Political Culture of Northern Democrats in… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8181838_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127434>

“G.O.P. Declares Jan. 6 Attack ‘Legitimate Political Discourse’”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183775026&f=1116553&c=8181838&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, February 04, 2022
NYT: The Republican Party on Friday officially declared the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol and events that led to it “legitimate political discourse,” formally rebuking two lawmakers in the party who have been most outspoken in condemning the… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8181838_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127432>

The Institutional Context of the New GOP<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183775030&f=1116553&c=8181838&u=102231511>
By Ned Foley, February 04, 2022
Rick Pildes has highlighted <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8181838_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127415> the significance of the Axios story<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8181838_/~www.axios.com/modern-republican-party-primary-trump-gop-d445dd51-adfc-469e-b1dd-5d6b25118bc7.html?> on the transformed Republican Party. I want to add one more point (which is a version of the question I plan to ask a lot this year): would it be… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8181838_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127426>

Analysis: In 2020 Pre-Election Litigation (Before Trump Tried to Overturn Election), Democratic and Voting Rights Organizations Ultimately Lost Election Law Cases “By a Ratio of More than 7 to 1”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183775032&f=1116553&c=8181838&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, February 04, 2022
Even as someone who follows this litigation closely, I was astounded by this detailed analysis passed along by a knowledgeable reader: There is no question that the 2020 election gave rise to more litigation than any election in modern history. … Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8181838_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127427>

“As Part of Electoral Count Act Reform, Liberals Should Learn to Love Bush v. Gore”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183775034&f=1116553&c=8181838&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, February 04, 2022
>From Ned Foley, at LawFare<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8181838_/~www.lawfareblog.com/part-electoral-count-act-reform-liberals-should-learn-love-bush-v-gore>: The big fear from many liberals is that revising the Electoral Count Act (ECA), to prevent Congress from negating a Democratic presidential candidate’s valid victory in the way that Sen. Josh Hawley and Rep.… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8181838_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127424>

“As Part of Electoral Count Act Reform, Liberals Should Learn to Love Bush v. Gore”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183775038&f=1116553&c=8181838&u=102231511>
By Ned Foley, February 04, 2022
Lawfare has posted an essay<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8181838_/~www.lawfareblog.com/part-electoral-count-act-reform-liberals-should-learn-love-bush-v-gore> I’ve written on the essential role of federal courts in stopping election subversion by state officials and how this essential role fits in with ECA reform.
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