Let All Voters Vote: Independents And The Expansion Of Voting Rights In The United States,
2019
Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
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
No abstract provided.
Russia Today, Cyberterrorists Tomorrow: U.S. Failure To Prepare Democracy For Cyberspace,
2018
Norwich University
Russia Today, Cyberterrorists Tomorrow: U.S. Failure To Prepare Democracy For Cyberspace, Jonathan F. Lancelot
Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law
This paper is designed to expose vulnerabilities within the US electoral system, the use of cyberspace to exploit weaknesses within the information assurance strategies of the democratic and republican party organizations, and deficiencies within the social media communications and voting machine exploits. A brief history of discriminatory practices in voting rights and voting access will be set as the foundation for the argument that the system is vulnerable in the cyber age, and the need for reform at the local, state and national levels will be emphasized. The possibility of a foreign nation-state influencing the outcome of an election by …
A Chance To End Gerrymandering In Virginia,
2018
William and Mary Law School
A Chance To End Gerrymandering In Virginia, A. E. Dick Howard, Rebecca Green
Popular Media
No abstract provided.
Law School News: Rwu Law Alum Elected Attorney General Of Maine 12-06-2018,
2018
Bangor Daily News
Law School News: Rwu Law Alum Elected Attorney General Of Maine 12-06-2018, Alex Acquisto, Roger Williams University School Of Law
Life of the Law School (1993- )
No abstract provided.
The Disenfranchisement Of Ex-Felons In Florida: A Brief History,
2018
University of Florida Levin College of Law
The Disenfranchisement Of Ex-Felons In Florida: A Brief History, Sarah A. Lewis
UF Law Faculty Publications
This paper will explore the origins of Florida’s felony disenfranchisement laws in the period from 1865 to 1968. The first part of this paper will review the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which ended slavery, and the Florida Black Code, which sought to return freedmen to a slavery-like status. The second part of the paper will explore Florida’s reaction to the passage of the Reconstruction Act of 1867, which conditioned reentrance into the Union on the writing of new state constitutions by former Confederate states extending the right to vote to all males regardless of race, and ratification of …
A Voice In The Wilderness: John Paul Stevens, Election Law, And A Theory Of Impartial Governance,
2018
William & Mary Law School
A Voice In The Wilderness: John Paul Stevens, Election Law, And A Theory Of Impartial Governance, Cody S. Barnett, Joshua A. Douglas
William & Mary Law Review
Justice John Paul Stevens retired from the Supreme Court almost a decade ago and turned ninety-eight years old in April 2018. How should we remember his legacy on the Supreme Court? This Article places his legacy within his election law jurisprudence. Specifically, Justice Stevens provided a consistent theory, which we term “impartial governance,” that has had a lasting impact on the field. This theory undergirds Justice Stevens’s creation of the important Anderson-Burdick-Crawford balancing test that federal courts use to construe the constitutionality of laws that impact the right to vote, such as voter ID laws. It is part of his …
Closed Meetings Under Foia Turn Fifty: The Old, The New, And What To Do,
2018
University of Richmond
Closed Meetings Under Foia Turn Fifty: The Old, The New, And What To Do, Tyler C. Southall
University of Richmond Law Review
No abstract provided.
Fundamental, Unequivocal, Yet Unreliable: The Interplay Of Voting, Electronic Voting Systems, And Trade Secrets In Today's Interconnected World,
2018
University of Georgia School of Law
Fundamental, Unequivocal, Yet Unreliable: The Interplay Of Voting, Electronic Voting Systems, And Trade Secrets In Today's Interconnected World, Burns Marlow
Journal of Intellectual Property Law
No abstract provided.
Counterfeit Campaign Speech,
2018
William and Mary Law School
A New Voting Rights Act For A New Century: How Liberalizing The Voting Rights Act’S Bailout Provisions Can Help Pass The Voting Rights Advancement Act Of 2017,
2018
Brooklyn Law School
A New Voting Rights Act For A New Century: How Liberalizing The Voting Rights Act’S Bailout Provisions Can Help Pass The Voting Rights Advancement Act Of 2017, Mario Q. Fitzgerald
Brooklyn Law Review
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the coverage formula of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) in Shelby County. v. Holder in 2013. Members of Congress have attempted to renew the VRA with an updated coverage formula through the Voting Rights Advancement Acts of 2015 and of 2017. Unfortunately, Congressional Republicans have not supported either bill. Even if passed in its current form, the Supreme Court is likely to strike down the Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2017 (VRAA) for violating the principle of “equal sovereignty between the States” as set forth by the Court in Shelby County. Therefore, this note …
Is Groton The Next Evenwel?,
2018
Vanderbilt University
Is Groton The Next Evenwel?, Paul H. Edelman
Michigan Law Review Online
In Evenwel v. Abbott the Supreme Court left open the question of whether states could employ population measures other than total population as a basis for drawing representative districts so as to meet the requirement of "one person, one vote" (OPOV). It was thought that there was little prospect of resolving this question soon as no appropriate instances of such behavior were known. That belief was mistaken. In this Essay I report on the Town of Groton, Connecticut, which uses registered voter data to apportion seats in its Representative Town Meeting and has done so since its incorporation in 1957. …
The Question For Another Day: Hooker V. Illinois State Board Of Elections And Its Effect On The Vitality Of Citizen Ballot Initiatives And Redistricting Reform In Illinois,
2018
Chicago-Kent College of Law
The Question For Another Day: Hooker V. Illinois State Board Of Elections And Its Effect On The Vitality Of Citizen Ballot Initiatives And Redistricting Reform In Illinois, Thomas Q. Ford
Chicago-Kent Law Review
Like most states, Illinois is no stranger to political gerrymandering. Since 2010, redistricting reformers have made repeated efforts to change the way Illinois's political maps are drawn, essentially by minimizing or eliminating the role lawmakers play in the process. Polls show the vast majority of Illinoisans support such a change. Reformers have chosen Illinois's citizen ballot initiative as their vehicle to amend the redistricting process, but every proposed initiative has been struck down in court before reaching voters. Most recently, the Illinois Supreme Court rejected a proposed initiative in Hooker v. Illinois State Board of Elections. This Note argues …
The (Dunkin') Donut Hole: Fixing The Llc Loophole In State Campaign Finance Laws—A New Hampshire Exemplar,
2018
Seattle University School of Law
The (Dunkin') Donut Hole: Fixing The Llc Loophole In State Campaign Finance Laws—A New Hampshire Exemplar, Brendan O'Neill
Seattle University Law Review
The campaign finance laws of New Hampshire (and other states) permit direct contributions to gubernatorial candidates from individuals or corporations of up to $7,000 per campaign cycle. However, no state campaign finance statutes discuss, define, or even mention LLCs. Each LLC is its own individual donor for the purpose of direct campaign contributions, regardless of who controls it. Thus, a wealthy individual can max out the $7,000 direct contribution to his or her preferred candidate through every LLC under his or her control, limited only by imagination and the ability to set up as many LLCs as legally feasible. A …
Rethinking How Voters Challenge Gerrymandering: Congress, Courts, And State Constitutions,
2018
Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School
Rethinking How Voters Challenge Gerrymandering: Congress, Courts, And State Constitutions, Megan Wilson
Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review
No abstract provided.
Keynote Address: Judging The Political And Political Judging: Justice Scalia As Case Study,
2018
UC Irvine School of Law
Keynote Address: Judging The Political And Political Judging: Justice Scalia As Case Study, Richard L. Hasen
Chicago-Kent Law Review
This is a revised version of a Keynote Address delivered at “The Supreme Court and American Politics,” a symposium held October 17, 2017 at the Chicago-Kent College of Law. In this Address, Professor Hasen considers through the lens of Justice Scalia’s opinions the role that views of the political process play, at least rhetorically, in how Supreme Court Justices decide cases. It focuses on Justice Scalia’s contradictory views on self-dealing and incumbency protection across a range of cases, comparing campaign finance on the one hand to partisan gerrymandering, voter identification laws, political patronage, and ballot access rules on the other. …
The Consequences Of Citizens United: What Do The Lawyers Say?,
2018
UC Irvine School of Law
The Consequences Of Citizens United: What Do The Lawyers Say?, Ann Southworth
Chicago-Kent Law Review
This Essay examines a polarized world of advocacy over campaign finance regulation in the Roberts Court. It considers what lawyers who filed party and amicus briefs in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission have to say about the consequences of the decision. It shows that the lawyers generally agree about the ruling’s direct consequences but strongly disagree about whether those consequences are good or bad for the country and what lessons the public should draw. This Essay also explores the competing frames that these lawyers bring to questions about money in politics and their competing perspectives about government and where …
How Courts Analyze Voter Identification Laws Under The First Amendment,
2018
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
How Courts Analyze Voter Identification Laws Under The First Amendment, Joby Len Richard
LSU Master's Theses
Some scholarship and political experts describe voter ID laws as a form of voter suppression because they make it harder for certain groups of people to vote. First, this thesis considers the historical backdrop of voter discrimination resulting in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and subsequent state uses of registration and voter ID laws. Then, this study reviews the theoretical foundation of freedom of expression as developed by Thomas Emerson and individual and social free expression values, including the social value of self-governance explicated by Alexander Meiklejohn. Some scholars also suggest that voter ID laws may …
Teaching Apportionment,
2018
Humboldt State University
Teaching Apportionment, Charles M. Biles
IdeaFest: Interdisciplinary Journal of Creative Works and Research from Cal Poly Humboldt
No abstract provided.
State Court Litigation: The New Front In The War Against Partisan Gerrymandering,
2018
University of Michigan Law School
State Court Litigation: The New Front In The War Against Partisan Gerrymandering, Charlie Stewart
Michigan Law Review Online
Partisan gerrymandering is the process of drafting state and congressional districts in a manner that gives one political party an advantage over another. The end goal is simple: help your party win more seats or protect existing ones. The tactic is as old as the United States. In 1788, Patrick Henry convinced the Virginia state legislature to draw the 5th Congressional District to pit his rival James Madison against James Monroe. The term “gerrymander” itself is a hybrid: in 1810, democratic Governor Gerry signed a partisan redistricting plan into law—one that contained a district that infamously looked like a salamander. …
A Conversation On Learning From The History Of The Civil Rights Movement,
2018
University of Minnesota Law School
A Conversation On Learning From The History Of The Civil Rights Movement, Walter F. Mondale
Minnesota Journal of Law & Inequality
Introduction & Abridged Transcript, The Summit for Civil Rights, November 10, 2017
