Commentary

Textualism and Anti-Novelty Under Moore v. Harper

Michael Weingartner

August 9, 2023, 10:30 AM

A Republican Legacy: No-Excuse Absentee Voting as an Efficient, User-Friendly Government Service

Sarah Gonski

July 24, 2023, 10:30 AM

January 6th, Criminal Insurrection, and the Constitution’s Disqualification Clause

Kayvan Farchadi

July 19, 4:30 PM

Much Ink Has Been Spilled on the So-Called Independent-State-Legislature Theory. Why, Then, Another Article?

Dan T. Coenen

May 24, 2023, 7:45 AM

Even If the Supreme Court Moots Moore, the Independent State Legislature Theory May Still be Answered This Term

Julie Ebenstein

May 23, 2023, 10:00 AM

Silencing Voters: Voter Suppression, Gerrymandering, and Big Money in Politics

Stephen Spaulding

May 18, 2023, 9:20 AM

The American Dream:  The Consequences of Ending DACA Amid Court Challenges

Marina Torres

May 1, 2023, 9:00 AM

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Vol. 1, Issue No. 3

Epic Fail: Harkenrider v. Hochul and New York’s 2022 Misadventure in “Independent” Redistricting

1 Fordham L. Voting Rts. & Democracy F. 251
Richard Briffault

The New Laboratories of Democracy

1 Fordham L. Voting Rts. & Democracy F. 261
Gerald S. Dickinson

Title I of the Civil Rights Act in Contemporary Voting Rights Litigation

1 Fordham L. Voting Rts. & Democracy F. 277
Helen L. Brewer

Candidates of Their Choice?  Paradoxical Impact of the Voting Rights Act in Virginia

1 Fordham L. Voting Rts. & Democracy F. 289
Mark E. Rush

Presidential Election Disruptions: Balancing the Rule of Law and Emergency Response

1 Fordham L. Voting Rts. & Democracy F. 301
Jason D’Andrea, Sonia Montejano, & Matthew Vaughan

Third Parties and the Electoral College: How Ranked Choice Voting Can Stop the Third-Party Disruptor Effect

1 Fordham L. Voting Rts. & Democracy F. 332
Hillary Bendert, Jacqueline Hayes, & Kevin Ruane

Voting Rights and the Electoral Process: Resolving Representation Issues Due to Felony Disenfranchisement and Prison Gerrymandering

1 Fordham L. Voting Rts. & Democracy F. 359
Andrew Calabrese, Tim Gordon, & Tianyi Lu

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