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Freedom House Ratings for United States Decline Another Three Points, to Lowest Level Since Survey Moved to 100 Point Scale in 2002

New Freedom House report. Among the key findings: Global freedom declined for the 20th consecutive year in 2025. A total of 54 countries experienced deterioration in their...

“Column: 120,000 Virginia high schoolers could vote in special election”

Melody Barnes and Laura Brill oped: Primary season is getting underway, and that means roughly 7 million 18- and 19-year-old Americans, who were not...

California Voter ID Measure Hitting Only 45 Percent Support in UC Berkeley Poll

LAT: Support for the voter ID measure was more evenly split, with 44% of voters in support, 45% opposed and the remainder undecided…. Republican voters overwhelmingly support...

Coming in May: The Paperback Edition of My Book, A Real Right to Vote, with a New Epilogue

You can preorder the book from Princeton University Press at this link. (Amazon preorder; Bookshop.org preorder). The paperback edition contains a new, short epilogue,...

“Myths Around Election Day Deadlines: What the Civil War Teaches Us About Absentee Voting”

 Republicans Are Suing to Kill California’s Pro-Democratic Gerrymander. They Have a Huge Problem, Slate, Nov. 18, 2025 (with Matthew Cooke) The Supreme Court Just...

Rebecca Green Blogging Week of March 23

 Republicans Are Suing to Kill California’s Pro-Democratic Gerrymander. They Have a Huge Problem, Slate, Nov. 18, 2025 (with Matthew Cooke) The Supreme Court Just...

“Conservative voter fraud hunters pitch new computer programs to state officials”

Jane Timm for NBC News: The creators of a controversial program designed to hunt for voter fraud that was promoted by conservative activists are pitching two...

“The voting bill Trump says will secure victory could backfire”

WaPo: But the bill might not help Republicans as much as Trump thinks. It is already illegal for noncitizens to vote in federal elections....

“Democrats face the possibility of a historic upset in California governor’s race, poll finds”

LAT: Despite a long, entrenched Democratic reign over California politics, a new poll shows two Republicans leading by slim margins in the state’s 2026...

“The SAVE America Act’s Impact on Rural Voters in Arizona”

 Republicans Are Suing to Kill California’s Pro-Democratic Gerrymander. They Have a Huge Problem, Slate, Nov. 18, 2025 (with Matthew Cooke) The Supreme Court Just...

Wall Street Journal Editorial Board Comes Out Hard Against the SAVE America Act

Mr. Trump now wants to expand the SAVE America Act. One of his ideas is to countermand dozens of state laws on mail...

March 26 Event: “The End of Constitutional Amendment in the US?”

I’m looking forward to participating in this event (in person and online; registration required) at Cardozo Law: A CLE-eligible panel bringing together leading constitutional...

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