Here’s What I’m Thankful for This Year
If Allen was the only VRA victory of the year, it would be a good year. But the impact of this landmark decision didn’t extend just to Alabama.
From Marc
A “Big Lie” Ring Leader Becomes Speaker of the House
The newly elected Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is no ordinary Republican election denier.
A Dangerous Legal Theory Returns for 2024
You may recall that last summer, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the fringe right-wing independent state legislature (ISL) theory.
The Lesson of Alabama
Republican-controlled legislatures are ignoring the law because they have decided that defiance is good politics.
The Growing Threat of Republican Election Vigilantes
States need to act urgently to enact clear laws that forbid private voter challenges.
The “Big One” Missing From Trump’s Indictments
You need to include the weight of a lawsuit brought in the Supreme Court by 17 states directly against four others.
In Defending Their Congressional Maps, Republicans Keep Defying the Law
It’s been a rough year for lawyers tasked with defending Republican redistricting maps in court.
A Stain Not Easily Removed
Something has gone tragically wrong in the GOP and in the legal profession. At this pace, CPAC will need to hold its next convention in a prison yard.
The Indictments Are Only a Snapshot of Trump’s Conspiracy Against Democracy
Though the indictments only charge Trump with conspiring to illegally overturn the results after Election Day, the reality is that he started much earlier.
Trump, Five Lawyers and Their Conspiracy Against Our Democracy
There is no question that Trump is the ultimate villain of the Jan. 6 insurrection. But he didn’t act alone.
