In this article, Abigail Crabtree discusses whether Elon Musk’s $1 million sweepstakes violates campaign finance laws. Crabtree then discusses the implications for American democracy as the level of money involved in the American political system brings the nation closer to kleptocracy.
In this article, Sarah Jana discusses Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation case against Fox News and explains why it is likely to be one of the few defamation cases against a news corporation that results in a win for the plaintiff.
Notes and Comments Editor Sarah Stoner argues that states need more than simple procedural guidelines to protect against gerrymandering, and looks at the Ohio legislature's recent attempt to enact an unconstitutional district plan.
Photo by Element5 Digital on Unsplash J.P. Burleigh, Associate Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review I. Introduction Ohio was set to conduct its primary election on Tuesday, March 17th. But on the evening of March 16th, the state’s executive branch postponed the election to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The delay contradicted an earlier statement from Governor DeWine... Continue Reading →
"Gerrymander" by judy_and_ed is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0. Kyle Roat, Blog Editor, University of Cincinnati Law Review The Elections Clause is fundamentally flawed.[1] It vests the power of managing elections in the state legislatures and gives responsibility for supervising those legislatures to Congress.[2] Although the Framers were not unaware of the danger posed by... Continue Reading →
Author: Maxel Moreland, Associate Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review The Sixth Circuit recently reviewed a case regarding an Ohio statute that required initiative-petition circulators to reside in the state of Ohio.[1] The district court declared the law unconstitutional, and the issue of a residency requirement for circulators was not challenged on appeal.[2] Although not... Continue Reading →
