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Courts Can Check, and Have Checked, Executives' Military Judgment

Katherine Yon Ebright and Leah Tulin of the Brennan Center make the case against judicial deference to Trump's invocation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.

Reason

Our Fifth Circuit Alien Enemies Act Amicus Brief

The brief was filed on behalf of the Brennan Center, the Cato Institute, law-of-war scholar Prof. John Dehn, and myself.

Reason

How much did Elon Musk blow on Wisconsin Supreme Court race?

‘Money is flowing into the race from all over the country,’ Brennan Center for Justice experts wrote ahead of the judicial race

The Independent UK

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Trump's constitutional crisis strategy

Brennan Center lawyer: "I do not believe that there is any outcome in the US Supreme Court that is inevitable"

Salon

Trump's shock and awe versus the courts

Brennan Center lawyer explains "there are a number of tools that judges have access to for enforcement purposes"

Salon

Washington insiders simulated a second Trump presidency. Can a role-play save democracy?

In a DC-area hotel, Democrats and Republicans met to wargame five scenarios they say are ‘not unrealistic’

The Guardian - US

My Contribution to Brennan Center Symposium on the Most Significant State Constitutional Cases of 2023

I focus on the Washington Supreme Court's flawed decision holding an eviction moratorium is not a taking of private property.

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US gun laws are failing to protect elections as political violence spreads, report finds

Only a dozen states expressly ban firearms at voting sites

The Independent UK

'We’ll … kill you:' Election workers get threats, warnings they'll be lynched, US government says

More than a dozen people nationally have been charged with threatening election workers by a special Justice Department unit

The Independent UK

‘A truly incredible amount of money’: millions ride on one US judicial election

The race for a place on Wisconsin’s supreme court could have major implications for abortion, democracy and the 2024 election

The Guardian - US

GOP flips NC court — targets voting

"Just because a court changes composition, the law should not change," attorney says

Salon

In Wisconsin’s supreme court race, a super-rich beer family calls the shots

Members of the Uihlein dynasty are pouring millions into opposite sides of one of this year’s most important elections

The Guardian - US

Government Snoops in Maine Caught Spying on Peaceful Americans

Intelligence-gathering “fusion centers” repeatedly abuse civil liberties without making us safer.

Reason

How GOP state supreme court wins could change state policies and who runs Congress

Republican wins in state supreme court races could not only shape abortion and voting rights, but also the balance of power in Washington.

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‘This movement was rejected’: Republican election deniers lose key state races

Relief as Republicans election deniers running to take over elections beaten in almost every statewide race

Roll Call

‘Rampant disinformation’ seen undermining safe voting technology

Federal and state officials reduced the risk that voting systems can be breached, but that doesn't stop the spread of such talk.

The Independent UK

Arizona election workers face wave of threats before midterms: ‘You will all be executed’

Officials in Maricopa County, at the centre of GOP-led election challenges, participated in drills to prepare for possible Election Day violence, according to report

The Independent UK

Arizona election workers face wave of threats before midterms: ‘You will all be executed’

Officials in Maricopa County, at the centre of GOP-led election challenges, participated in drills to prepare for possible Election Day violence, according to report

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New election laws in some Republican states weaken voting rights

Over the past two years, Republican states in the US have passed several voting rights laws and measures under the guise of fighting voter fraud. The new rules, experts warn, are opening avenues for voter intimidation and poll interference, making the midterm elections on November 8 a test of the…

The Guardian - US

Unregulated, unrestrained: era of the online political ad comes to midterms

Parties once focused on TV but now a billion-dollar effort embraces the highly targeted and almost rule-free digital world

Salon

GOP voter challenges have ugly history

Trump and GOP are urging supporters to challenge voters' eligibility ahead of the 2022 midterms

The Conversation

Challenges to voters are growing before the midterms -- and have a long history as a way of keeping down the Black vote

Voters who want to cast their ballot on Election Day this November may be in for an unpleasant surprise – the very real possibility that they will be unable to vote.

The Independent UK

Census meddling is targeted in bill, recommendations

Democratic lawmakers are intent on making sure that unprecedented efforts by the Trump administration to politicize the 2020 census never happen again

Reason

Gerrymandering Is Making Elections Less Competitive

Cynical single-party gerrymandering contributes to and is driven by the hyperpartisanship that defines American politics right now.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Democrats missed their window to pass redistricting reform

“State constitutional bans on gerrymandering in Florida, Ohio, North Carolina, and other states could die, as could independent redistricting commissions in Arizona, California, Michigan and other states,” according to the Brennan Center for Justice.

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