Composed of six commissioners, three aligned with each major party, the Federal Election Commission (“FEC”) consistently stalemates on critical questions of campaign finance law. Party-line deadlocks have become increasingly common over the past decade, reflecting the larger phenomenon of...

In Shaw v. Reno, the United States Supreme Court imported the qualified colorblindness principle from its affirmative action cases, allowing white North Carolinians to challenge majority-black districts created under pressure from the U.S. Department of Justice. This chapter in the forthcoming...

This essay addresses the proper scope of judicial intervention in the field of election administration. It argues that the Supreme Court would generally do best to leave issues of election administration to the lower courts, at least in the short term. The essay begins by surveying the doctrinal...

Voter registration matters. Political candidates, parties, and advocacy groups have always understood this, devoting a great deal of time and resources to ensuring that their supporters are registered. Less nobly, there have been frequent attempts by political operatives to impede participation...