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.
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You may recall that last summer, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the fringe right-wing independent state legislature (ISL) theory.
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral argument in a case that will shape the future of South Carolina’s Black communities.
Republican-controlled legislatures are ignoring the law because they have decided that defiance is good politics.
After 782 days and five bipartisan court strike downs of illegal Republican gerrymanders, Ohio is closing out its 2021 mapping cycle with Democrats caving on maps.
Today, Mississippians are one step closer to justice thanks to a historic court ruling last month.
I’m a citizen, a voter, an attorney and a candidate for public office in Florida — and this scares me.
You need to include the weight of a lawsuit brought in the Supreme Court by 17 states directly against four others.
It’s been a rough year for lawyers tasked with defending Republican redistricting maps in court.
Let’s be clear: election denialism is a threat to all of us, an attempt to ignore our voices at the ballot box and disenfranchise voters.
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.