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The Mad Hatter’S Quip: Looking For Logic In The Independent State Legislature Theory, Nicholas Maggio, Foreword By Brendan Buschi
The Mad Hatter’S Quip: Looking For Logic In The Independent State Legislature Theory, Nicholas Maggio, Foreword By Brendan Buschi
Touro Law Review
The Supreme Court is set to hear a case that threatens the bedrock of America’s democracy, and it is not clear how it will shake out. The cumbersomely named “Independent State Legislature Theory” is at the heart of the case Moore v. Harper, which is before the Supreme Court this term. The theory holds that state legislatures should be free from the ordinary bounds of state judicial review when engaged in matters that concern federal elections. Despite being defeated a myriad of times at the Supreme Court, the latest challenge stems from a legal battle over North Carolina’s redistricting maps. …
Multiple Choice: How Instant Runoff Voting Improves Redistricting Under The Voting Rights Act, Aviel Menter, C.D. Alexander Evans
Multiple Choice: How Instant Runoff Voting Improves Redistricting Under The Voting Rights Act, Aviel Menter, C.D. Alexander Evans
Touro Law Review
As currently interpreted, Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (“VRA”) can be a double-edged sword for minority representation. Although it gives protected minority groups their own majority/minority districts, this can dilute minority influence in other districts. Recently, however, many jurisdictions have begun to adopt Instant Runoff Voting (“IRV”), a ranked-choice voting system where voters rank multiple candidates in order of preference. By letting voters express support for multiple candidates, IRV provides useful information about the behavior of minority groups that courts can use when enforcing the VRA. Specifically, ranked-choice voting systems can better show when a winning candidate supported …
Let All Voters Vote: Independents And The Expansion Of Voting Rights In The United States, Jeremy Gruber, Michael A. Hardy, Harry Kresky
Let All Voters Vote: Independents And The Expansion Of Voting Rights In The United States, Jeremy Gruber, Michael A. Hardy, Harry Kresky
Touro Law Review
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Did The African-American Electorate Unintentionally Help Elect Donald Trump President?, C. Daniel Chill
Did The African-American Electorate Unintentionally Help Elect Donald Trump President?, C. Daniel Chill
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.
Political Gerrymandering: Was Elbridge Gerry Right, C. Daniel Chill
Political Gerrymandering: Was Elbridge Gerry Right, C. Daniel Chill
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.
Who Should Be Afforded More Protection In Voting – The People Or The States? The States, According To The Supreme Court In Shelby County V. Holder, Tara M. Darling
Who Should Be Afforded More Protection In Voting – The People Or The States? The States, According To The Supreme Court In Shelby County V. Holder, Tara M. Darling
Touro Law Review
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Transformation: Turning Section 2 Of The Voting Rights Act Into Something It Is Not, J. Christian Adams
Transformation: Turning Section 2 Of The Voting Rights Act Into Something It Is Not, J. Christian Adams
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.
Auxiliary Protections: Why The Founders’ Bicameral Congress Depended On Senators Elected By State Legislatures, Vince Eisinger
Auxiliary Protections: Why The Founders’ Bicameral Congress Depended On Senators Elected By State Legislatures, Vince Eisinger
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.
Campaign Finance And Political Gerrymandering Decisions In The October 2005 Term, Burt Neuborne
Campaign Finance And Political Gerrymandering Decisions In The October 2005 Term, Burt Neuborne
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.
Appellate Division, Third Department, Avella V. Batt, Danielle D'Abate
Appellate Division, Third Department, Avella V. Batt, Danielle D'Abate
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.
Evaluating Candidacy Restrictions: The Implications Of New York's Modified Approach, Brian Hodgkinson
Evaluating Candidacy Restrictions: The Implications Of New York's Modified Approach, Brian Hodgkinson
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.
The First Amendment In The Supreme Court: The Future Lies Ahead, Dean Joel M. Gora
The First Amendment In The Supreme Court: The Future Lies Ahead, Dean Joel M. Gora
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.
Race, Redistricting And A Republican Poll Tax: The Supreme Court's Voting Rights Decisions Of The 1995-96 Term, Frank Parker
Race, Redistricting And A Republican Poll Tax: The Supreme Court's Voting Rights Decisions Of The 1995-96 Term, Frank Parker
Touro Law Review
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The Pale Impact Of Recent Case Law On The Ascendancy Of The Voting Rights Act, Frank N. Schellace
The Pale Impact Of Recent Case Law On The Ascendancy Of The Voting Rights Act, Frank N. Schellace
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.
Bi-Partisan Voting: In Re Matthews
New York State Bar Association Committee On State Constitution: Summary Of 1992 Activities, Shirley Adelson Siegel ,Chair Committee On State Constitution
New York State Bar Association Committee On State Constitution: Summary Of 1992 Activities, Shirley Adelson Siegel ,Chair Committee On State Constitution
Touro Law Review
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Election And Term Of City And County Officers
Prohibition Against Use Of State Money For Private Undertaking
Prohibition Against Use Of State Money For Private Undertaking
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.
Qualifications Of Governor And Lieutenant-Governor
Qualifications Of Governor And Lieutenant-Governor
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.
Weighted Voting, Richard David Emery ,Esq.