| Subject: [EL] more news 2/2/11 |
| From: Rick Hasen |
| Date: 2/2/2011, 2:30 PM |
| To: Election Law |
Reply-to: "rick.hasen@lls.edu" |
The Washington Post offers this
report on today's Shelby County case. The AP reports
as well that the judge expressed skepticism about whether the
coverage formula of the Act is outdated. (This of course is not a
new question.) AP also reports that Sam Bagenstos argued
the case for the government, and so the case couldn't be in more
capable hands.
See this
draft posted on SSRN.
Moritz
links to this
letter from Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted, breaking
the tie on the Hamilton County elections board, in what Ned
Foley has called
a "major ruling" on the meaning of Bush v. Gore.
Check it out.
In includes a discussion of elections and the economy (including
voter id).