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Truth in advertising, and now in politics
Harvard Law Today
Truth in advertising, and now in politics
Harvard Law Today
Harvard Law Today
Federal judge throws out challenge to Colorado Springs' local election schedule
Colorado Politics
Federal judge throws out challenge to Colorado Springs' local election schedule
Colorado Politics
Colorado Politics
Supreme Court petition targets ‘relic of Jim Crow’ in Georgia
Politico
Supreme Court petition targets ‘relic of Jim Crow’ in Georgia
Politico
Politico
Protecting the right to vote from Texas to Cambridge
OCP
Protecting the right to vote from Texas to Cambridge
OCP
OCP
Democracy Docket
US Supreme Court Will Not Review GOP Challenge To Washington’s State-Level Voting Rights Act
Democracy Docket
Democracy Docket
Election Data Is Vital to Voting Rights. So Why Is It So Hard to Track Down?
Bolts
Election Data Is Vital to Voting Rights. So Why Is It So Hard to Track Down?
Bolts
Bolts
Montana Supreme Court Strikes Down Voting Laws Intended to Disenfranchise Native Voters
Native News Online
Montana Supreme Court Strikes Down Voting Laws Intended to Disenfranchise Native Voters
Native News Online
Native News Online
HLS Election Law Clinic Files Brief Supporting Lawsuit Against New Jersey Ballot Design
The Harvard Crimson
HLS Election Law Clinic Files Brief Supporting Lawsuit Against New Jersey Ballot Design
The Harvard Crimson
The Harvard Crimson
A local redistricting battle in a New York City suburb may lead to a national fight
Redistricting
NPR
A local redistricting battle in a New York City suburb may lead to a national fight
Redistricting
NPR
Redistricting
NPR
Wisconsin Republicans to consider adopting Gov. Tony Evers' legislative maps with no changes
Gerrymandering
Wisconsin State Journal
Wisconsin Republicans to consider adopting Gov. Tony Evers' legislative maps with no changes
Gerrymandering
Wisconsin State Journal

Ruth Greenwood, a Harvard Law School professor who represents the plaintiffs along with the liberal group Law Forward, said maps that give Republicans only a slight advantage instead of a big one are indicative of an effort to draw partisan neutral maps, not an effort to advantage Democrats.

Gerrymandering
Wisconsin State Journal
Fighting for Wisconsin voters’ power
Gerrymandering
OCP
Fighting for Wisconsin voters’ power
Gerrymandering
OCP

In Clarke v. Wisconsin, the Harvard Law Election Law Clinic fought to restore voting power to Wisconsin residents – and won. The state’s highest court agreed with the clinic’s argument: Wisconsin’s gerrymandered state legislative maps were non-contiguous, diluting the voting power of the state’s residents and preventing fair representation.

Gerrymandering
OCP
No clear frontrunner in proposed Wisconsin legislative maps, but plenty of angst
Gerrymandering
Wisconsin State Journal
No clear frontrunner in proposed Wisconsin legislative maps, but plenty of angst
Gerrymandering
Wisconsin State Journal

A series of proposed legislative maps submitted to the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday would create some of the most competitive races for the Legislature in over a decade, according to a redistricting expert’s analysis.

Gerrymandering
Wisconsin State Journal
Op-Ed: Local Elections Enshrined for the People
Local Elections
Patch
Op-Ed: Local Elections Enshrined for the People
Local Elections
Patch

A study conducted by the Harvard Election Law Clinic, where researchers analyzed 16 New York counties, including Sullivan, Ulster, Orange, and Rockland, found that off-cycle (odd-year) elections significantly depressed voter turnout. This was true for all voters, but especially for voters of color and younger voters.

Local Elections
Patch
RPV Near Me – Updated with Asian and American Indian/Alaska Native Estimates
Racially Polarized Voting
Election Law Blog
RPV Near Me – Updated with Asian and American Indian/Alaska Native Estimates
Racially Polarized Voting
Election Law Blog

The tool, RPVNearMe (developed by the Election Law Clinic at Harvard Law School and Christopher T. Kenny) provides estimates of racially polarized voting for every county in the country. Note that the tool only offers estimates for certain statewide and federal elections — i.e., not the local appraisal you would need for VRA litigation — but it still gives a guide to possible coalition voting.

Racially Polarized Voting
Election Law Blog

 

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Clinical Experiences with Electoral Count Act Reform and the Independent State Legislature Theory

The opportunity to work on both ECA reform and confronting the independent state legislature theory as part of my clinical experiences at HLS has allowed me to understand the real, on-the-ground impact of the doctrine I’ve learned in my classes. As these issues continue to develop, I look forward to seeing how the Democracy & Rule of Law and Election Law Clinics continue to work at the forefront of positive, pro-democracy change.

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Election Law Clinic presents oral arguments in Jacksonville racial gerrymandering case

On Friday, September 16, Election Law Clinic clinical instructor Daniel Hessel led the plaintiff’s oral arguments during Jacksonville Branch of the NAACP v. City of Jacksonville’s preliminary injunction hearing, arguing against the use of racially biased redistricting maps in the 2023 and 2024 city council and school board elections.

Lawyers suing over Jacksonville City Council redistricting want injunction before '23 vote

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