Off to Voting Rights Conference

I'm off to the University of South Carolina for The Promise of Voter Equality: The Voting Rights Act at 40. Regular blogging to resume Monday.

Hayward on the FEC's Recent Allocation Decision Involving Emily's List

This is a potentially important decision. See here. Bob Bauer, who represents Emily's list, comments here.

"Political Equality and Campaign Cash: Should the Supreme Court Uphold Campaign Spending Limits?"

There will be a forum on the Vermont spending limits case at American University on October 25. Ed Still has the details.

Tokaji on Georgia Voter ID Decision

See here.

More on Miers and Proportional Representation and the Equal Protection Clause

This Washington Post report picks up on a response in the Miers questionnaire first flagged by one of my commenters:

Meanwhile, several constitutional law scholars said they were surprised and puzzled by Miers's response to the committee's request for information on cases she has handled dealing with constitutional issues. In describing one matter on the Dallas City Council, Miers referred to "the proportional representation requirement of the Equal Protection Clause" as it relates to the Voting Rights Act.

"There is no proportional representation requirement in the Equal Protection Clause," said Cass R. Sunstein, a constitutional law professor at the University of Chicago. He and several other scholars said it appeared that Miers was confusing proportional representation -- which typically deals with ethnic groups having members on elected bodies -- with the one-man, one-vote Supreme Court ruling that requires, for example, legislative districts to have equal populations.

"Supreme Court and Election Law" Due Out in Paperback

I know a few people have been assigning my NYU Press book, The Supreme Court and Election Law, in their classes. The press will be publishing a paperback version of the book, and it should be available in December. I don't know the price, but it will certainly be more affordable for students than the hardback. The papervack version is the same as the hardback. I might do a revised version for the Press in a few years.

"Superior Court judge upholds ballot law"

See this news from New Hampshire on the latest ballot order litigation

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