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Criminal Law
U.S. Supreme Court

Barnes v. Felix

In Barnes v. Felix, the Supreme Court is considering whether a police officer’s use of deadly force should be judged in light of all the circumstances of the incident, or whether courts should ignore unreasonable...
Civil and Human Rights
U.S. Supreme Court

Stanley v. City of Sanford

In Stanley v. City of Sanford, the Supreme Court is considering whether the Americans with Disabilities Act protects against disability discrimination with respect to retirement benefits distributed after employment. 
Voting Rights and Democracy
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Nairne v. Landry

In Nairne v. Landry, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is considering whether the Voting Rights Act’s prohibition on vote dilution is a constitutional exercise of Congress’s Fifteenth Amendment enforcement power.
Voting Rights and Democracy
U.S. Supreme Court

Louisiana v. Callais

In Louisiana v. Callais, the Supreme Court is considering whether to reverse a district court decision that held unconstitutional the map the Louisiana legislature enacted to remedy a prior violation of the Voting Rights Act. 
Rule of Law
December 18, 2024

Meet the Terrifying Line of Shock Troops Likely to Make Up the New Trump DOJ

Slate
Donald Trump’s first Department of Justice was a bastion of legal and ethical impropriety led...
Voting Rights and Democracy
December 13, 2024

Top Recent Downloads in Election Law on SSRN

Election Law Blog
Here: Recent Top Papers (60 days) As of: 14 Oct 2024 – 13 Dec 2024 Rank...

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