The post “How the Postal Service Became Central to U.S. Elections” appeared first on Election Law Blog.

‘The Supreme Court has not been eager to tangle with President Trump. For much of his second term, the court seemed to have settled on a strategy of deference, ducking and delay.

‘But sometimes… Continue reading

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Bob Bauer video (and transcript) on yesterday’s decision.

The post “SCOTUS Leaves the Ballot-Mail Rule Blocked” appeared first on Election Law Blog.

Campaign behavior in Arizona ‘has escalated long-standing Republican suspicions that Libertarian candidates in hot congressional races are being propped up by Democrats aiming to siphon off conservative votes.

‘The concern is especially acute this cycle as Libertarian candidates… Continue reading

The post “Libertarians and Greens are accused of being plants to spoil tight midterm races” appeared first on Election Law Blog.

First, about the majority: ‘[M]y own read of the cryptic order is that five other justices [besides Kavanaugh] publicly signaled that they do not believe the government will ultimately succeed in… Continue reading

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‘President Trump on Tuesday assailed the Supreme Court’s decision to block his administration’s efforts to change mail voting and issued a blistering criticism of the three justices he appointed during his first term.

‘“These are not the people… Continue reading

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On Monday, the Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s last-ditch effort to upend mail-in voting during this year’s midterm elections. The ruling was a welcome relief to state election officials throughout the country who had raised serious… Continue reading

The post I Spoke with Ankush Khardori About the Mail Ballot Case and Trump’s Attempts to Meddle with the Midterms appeared first on Election Law Blog.

The post ELB Book Corner: Topping & Rultenberg: “When Cheating Becomes a Strategy” appeared first on Election Law Blog.

Even under our current rules, however,… Continue reading

The post At the NYU Democracy Project’s Election Series, Michael Morley on “Non-Citizens and the 2026 Election” appeared first on Election Law Blog.

The post The merits and the equities in USPS v. California appeared first on Election Law Blog.

‘he stymied attempt to have the U.S. Postal Service screen mail ballots was just one piece of a broader effort involving the full power of the… Continue reading

The post N.Y. Times coverage of Court’s postal order & aftermath appeared first on Election Law Blog.

There are two ways of looking at the Supreme Court’s three-sentence ruling in USPS v. California Monday evening that put an end to Donald Trump’s attempt to disenfranchise millions of elderly,… Continue reading

The post My New One at Slate: “Let’s Celebrate the Supreme Court Not Outright Rigging the 2026 Election” appeared first on Election Law Blog.

‘Investigators may have broken state laws under the direction of top Homeland Security leaders as part of an expansive effort to find noncitizens on the nation’s voter rolls, according to a federal whistle-blower’s account released on Monday. …… Continue reading

The post “Whistle-Blower: Federal Agents May Have Broken State Laws in Search for Voter Fraud” appeared first on Election Law Blog.

‘A former top elections official is accusing Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins of changing local election results, trying to deceive a… Continue reading

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The Supreme Court, with the noted dissents of Justices Alito and Thomas, has rejected the government’s mendacious attempt to put its USPS mail ballot rule in place for the 2026 midterm election… Continue reading

The post Breaking: Supreme Court, with Justices Thomas and Alito Publicly Dissenting, Continue Block on USPS Rule Through the Midterm Elections [Now Updated with Analysis] appeared first on Election Law Blog.

The post Federal Government Files Supplemental SCOTUS Brief in USPS Case, Still Failing to Grapple with How a Ruling In Its Favor Would Prevent USPS from Sending Out ANY Mail Ballots as Its Portal Remains Nonoperational appeared first on Election Law Blog.

‘Democratic state parties announced Monday that they are launching an operation for the midterm elections they’re calling the “New Battlefield Project,” intended to recruit 10,000 volunteers to guard polling places in case armed federal officers show up.

‘Activists… Continue reading

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The post ELB Book Corner: Topping & Rultenberg: “Ohio’s Redistricting Groundhog Day Offers Lessons Nationwide” appeared first on Election Law Blog.

The post Bill Kristol Podcast on My Yale Class on the Fall Elections, Featuring Robert Post appeared first on Election Law Blog.

Our current fears over the system breaking down owe much to the ultimate guardians of election integrity being themselves vulnerable. At… Continue reading

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