Election law explainers
These explainers were written as part of the 2020 Election Litigation Tracker, a joint project of Election Law at Ohio State and SCOTUSblog.
The certiorari process: Seeking Supreme Court review
Emergency appeals: Stay requests
Due process and election administration
Shelby County v. Holder: Less Federal Supervision of Changes to Voting Laws
Bush v. Gore and Equal Protection
The Purcell principle: A presumption against last-minute changes to election procedures
The Anderson-Burdick doctrine: Balancing the benefits and burdens of voting restrictions
Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act: Vote dilution and vote deprivation