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New Article: “A Path to Multiparty Democracy”
Nate Ela (Temple Beasley School of Law) has posted a new article in relation to the state constitutional challenges to anti-fusion laws that are currently underway. Building on the work of Jessica ...
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“Republican and Democratic Former Senate Counsels Agree: F.B.I. Checks on Trump Nominees Are a Must”
Noah Bookbinder (former counsel for Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee) and Gregg Nunziata (formerly counsel for Republicans on the committee and chief nominations counsel beginning in 2006) ...
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Governor Cooper Vetos Bill that Would Shift Power from Executive Offices (soon to be held by Democrats)
Raleigh News & Observer reports that Governor Cooper has temporarily halted efforts by the Republican legislature to restructure power in North Carolina to limit the impact of Democratic wins in the ...
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“Trump signs transition agreement with Biden, but it lacks key guardrails”
The agreement clears the way for Trump-appointed ‘landing teams’ to start entering government offices to receive briefings from career staff about the operations of hundreds of federal agencies, a ...
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“Ranked-choice voting continues to work in Alaska. It would everywhere else, too.”
Washington Post’s Editorial Board comes out in favor of RCV, arguing it is working well in both Alaska and Maine to select more moderate candidates that are more likely to reflect the preferences of ...
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Governing Likely to Be in Short Supply Come January
The 119th Congress is highly unlikely to be able to deliver effective government. Politico Playbook projects, “House Republicans are facing roughly two months with a 217-215 split — a one-seat ...
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North Carolina: “GOP candidate protests the ballots cast by his opponent’s parents in state Supreme Court race”
WUNC: The North Carolina State Board of Elections voted unanimously Tuesday to certify the 2024 elections, except for a handful of contests under recount and protest. That includes the race for a seat ...
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“The Michigan Jail that Candidates Keep Visiting”
Interesting read.
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“Donald Trump’s return sends shivers through the anti-misinformation world”
The incoming Trump administration’s vow to dismantle the leftwing “censorship cartel” has thrown a shadow over the cottage industry of academics, non-profits and researchers that sprang up to combat a ...
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New NCSL Resource on State Voting Rights Acts
Eight states have enacted their own Voting Rights Acts: California, Connecticut, Illinois, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, Virginia and Washington. These state VRAs mirror the federal VRA in many ways ...
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Must-Read Charlie Savage: “End of Trump Cases Leaves Limits on Presidential Criminality Unclear”
The end of the two federal criminal cases against President-elect Donald J. Trump on Monday left momentous, unsettled questions about constraints on criminal wrongdoing by presidents, from the scope ...
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“Top Trump Aide Accused of Asking for Money to ‘Promote’ Potential Appointees”
NYT: President-elect Donald J. Trump’s legal team found evidence that a top adviser asked for retainer fees from potential appointees in order to promote them for jobs in the new administration, five ...