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“Thune eyes action on SAVE America Act next week — without a ‘talking filibuster’”

Politico: Subjecting the bill to the typical 60-vote legislative filibuster isn’t a surprising outcome, but it will mark the official rejection of an attempt...

Michael L. Rosin, “The Ninetieth Congress Voted to Severely Limit Mid-Decade Redistricting

 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...

“61 Years After Bloody Sunday, We Are Entering a New Era of Voter Suppression”

Janai Nelson in The Nation: They didn’t know it then, but their fearless actions on a bridge in Selma would set in motion a...

Donald Trump Falsely Claims That Jimmy Carter Said “You Can’t Have Mail-In Voting Because It’s Inherently Dishonest”

From his remarks today pushing for new restrictive voting legislation: And Jimmy Carter, when he had a commission, frankly I think it’s probably the...

“Justice Annette Ziegler to retire from Wisconsin Supreme Court in 2027”

 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...

The debate in Virginia re-redistricting

Cardinal News lays it out: Argument for Vote Yes, VA NAACP President Rev. Cozy Bailey Sr., “Fair representation is a moral and constitutional obligation” Argument...

Speaking to 50+ Mayors On Election Issues at Yale School of Management Conference

On Monday, I’ll be speaking on election issues in DC at the Yale School of Management’s “Mayors College” for 50+ mayors from around...

Some Creatively Misleading Ads on Virginia Redistricting Ballot Measure

 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...

“How Candidates Are Using Winks and Posts to Seek Crypto and A.I. Cash”

NYT: The A.I. and crypto industries entered this year with nearly $250 million combined to spend on politics, and a battle plan to shape...

Will Baude on Justice Alito’s Concurring Opinion Defending a Stay in the Staten Island Redistricting Case

 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...

“Pardon Industry Offers Rich Offenders a Path to Trump”

Ken Vogel for the NYT: One evening last November, word spread around the federal prison camp in Otisville, N.Y., that an inmate who had...

“Eyeing Voting Rights, Liberals Aim to Secure Wisconsin’s Supreme Court through 2030”

 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...

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