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Baby & Bathwater: Standing In Election Cases After 2020, Steven J. Mulroy
Baby & Bathwater: Standing In Election Cases After 2020, Steven J. Mulroy
Dickinson Law Review (2017-Present)
The current consensus among commentators is that the flood of cases challenging the 2020 presidential election results was almost completely meritless. This consensus is correct as to the ultimate result, but not as to the courts’ treatment of standing. In their (understandable) zeal to reject sometimes frivolous attempts to overturn a legitimate election and undermine public confidence in our electoral system, many courts were too quick to rule that plaintiffs lacked standing. These rulings resulted in unjustified sweeping rulings that voters were not injured even if their legal votes were diluted by states accepting illegal votes; that campaigns did not …
Howell V. Mcauliffe, L. Michael Berman
Howell V. Mcauliffe, L. Michael Berman
University of Richmond Law Review
No abstract provided.
Election Law And Government Ethics, Christopher R. Nolen, Jeffrey S. Palmore
Election Law And Government Ethics, Christopher R. Nolen, Jeffrey S. Palmore
University of Richmond Law Review
This article surveys developments in Virginia election and government ethics laws for 2014 and 2015, with an emphasis on legislative developments. The focus is on those statutory developments thathave significance or general applicability to the implementation of Virginia's election and ethics laws.
The Falcon Cannot Hear The Falconer: How California's Initiative Process Is Creating An Untenable Constitution, Rudy Klapper
The Falcon Cannot Hear The Falconer: How California's Initiative Process Is Creating An Untenable Constitution, Rudy Klapper
Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review
Californians have always cherished the idea that ultimate political power lies in the people, an idea best represented by the state’s hugely influential initiative process. Today, however, that initiative power threatens to spiral out of control, thanks in large part to the California Supreme Court’s inability to construe appropriate limits on it. This has created an unbalanced government where the rights of minorities are easily circumscribed and the financial and political infrastructure of the state is in danger of buckling under the combined weight of dozens of initiatives. This Article argues that the judiciary’s haphazard interpretation of various rules and …
Photo Id, Provisional Balloting, And Indiana's 2012 Primary Election, Michael J. Pitts
Photo Id, Provisional Balloting, And Indiana's 2012 Primary Election, Michael J. Pitts
University of Richmond Law Review
No abstract provided.
Lessons From Improvements In Military And Overseas Voting, Steven F. Huefner
Lessons From Improvements In Military And Overseas Voting, Steven F. Huefner
University of Richmond Law Review
No abstract provided.
A Half-Century Of Virginia Redistricting Battles: Shifting From Rural Malapportionment To Voting Rights To Public Participation, Micah Altman, Michael P. Mcdonald
A Half-Century Of Virginia Redistricting Battles: Shifting From Rural Malapportionment To Voting Rights To Public Participation, Micah Altman, Michael P. Mcdonald
University of Richmond Law Review
No abstract provided.
Election Law, Christopher R. Nolen
Election Law, Christopher R. Nolen
University of Richmond Law Review
No abstract provided.
Reflections On Bush V. Gore: The Role Of The United States Supreme Court, David Boies
Reflections On Bush V. Gore: The Role Of The United States Supreme Court, David Boies
Florida A & M University Law Review
No abstract provided.