Derek Clinger
@DerekClinger
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Sr. Staff Attorney @ State Democracy Research Initiative (@UWLawDemocracy) at the Univ of Wisc. Law School (@WisconsinLaw). @OhioState alum. Tweets mine.
Columbus, Ohio
Joined March 2013
RT @UWLawDemocracy: Breaking: The North Carolina Legislature overrode Gov. Cooper’s veto of SB 382, a controversial power grab tied to hurr….
statedemocracy.law.wisc.edu
Derek Clinger, Senior Staff Attorney PDF Available Here Just weeks after North Carolina Democrats won several prominent statewide offices in the 2024 general election, including governor, lieutenant...
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RT @MiriamSeifter: The @WisLRev issue on public law in the states is live! Great essays by @kateandrias, @oldfatherc, @kmtani, Lisa Washing….
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The Role of State Justices in Advancing State Constitutional Law: Some Thoughts from Colorado by Jake Mazeitis & Hon. Melissa Hart; Constitutional and Administrative Innovation Through State Labor...
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RT @MaxWhiteWXYZ: People are selling Michigan's "I Voted" werewolf stickers on eBay and several have been sold already. One went for $45! h….
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RT @Taniel: I talked to an Ohio voter who was quite upset: He says he was tricked by the ballot language & cast a vote opposing redistricti….
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If “yes” on Issue 1 wins, it’d create an independent redistricting process. But some voters are saying the GOP-crafted ballot summary tricked them into opposing a reform they support.
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RT @martyschladen: Akron-based utility FirstEnergy perpetrated one of the biggest bribery schemes in Ohio history in exchange for a $1B bai….
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As it sought a massive, corrupt bailout in Ohio, FirstEnergy also spent lavishly on Trump-aligned dark money groups and at hotels and golf courses owned by the former president, a new report said...
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RT @propublica: The campaign against solar benefited from two powerful forces funded by oil and gas interests. A former gas exec worked beh….
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A retired gas industry executive, a shadowy “grassroots” group and a controversial media company are spreading misinformation while turning residents against a proposed solar farm — and each other.
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RT @RedistrictNet: #NEW: The Utah Supreme Court has affirmed the district court's preliminary injunction, declaring Amendment D void due to….
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RT @UWLawDemocracy: Check out this timely new article on election litigation from SDRI’s @RobYablon & @DerekClinger: Purcell Principles for….
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RT @UWLawDemocracy: In a new @StateCourtRpt piece, SDRI's @DerekClinger discusses recent decisions in California, Michigan, and Utah protec….
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Decisions in California, Michigan, and Utah could serve as models for courts in other states facing power struggles between legislatures and proponents of voter-approved ballot initiatives.
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RT @ProfNickStephan: This is a disgraceful decision by the Ohio Supreme Court. The court holds that it's accurate to summarize a ballot mea….
ohiocapitaljournal.com
The Ohio Supreme Court largely approved the summary language for November's Issue 1, the redistricting constitutional amendment, sending the language back to the Ohio Ballot Board for only two...
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In a scathing dissent, Justice Jennifer Brunner described the "required to gerrymander" language as "misleading, deceitful, and a fraud upon the voters."
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Justice Patrick Fischer wrote a separate concurring opinion explaining his view that the "required to gerrymander" language is accurate because the proposal "mandates bipartisan gerrymandering." However, the ballot language does not say "bipartisan."
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The most contentious part of of the ballot language is section 2. While the amendment itself states that it would ban partisan gerrymandering, the ballot language reads that the commission would be "required to gerrymander" the state's districts. The majority OK'ed this. 2/
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New: The Ohio Supreme Court, in a 4-3 party-line vote, just mostly rejected a challenge to the ballot language for the proposed const'l amend. to create an independent redistricting commission in Ohio. The challenge had been brought by backers of the proposal. 1/
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RT @downballotnews: BIG pro-democracy ruling out of Utah: A judge just said that the GOP's Amendment D, which would eviscerate the ballot i….
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A judge has ruled that Amendment D will not appear on the November ballot. In an order issued Thursday morning, 3rd District Court Judge Dianna Gibson ruled "Amendment D is declared void."
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Why would the Natural Law Party want a candidate who withdrew from the race? Future ballot access. Their candidate must receive a minimum number of votes or else the party is disqualified under state law and they would have to re-petition the state to form a new party.
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Interestingly, the political party that nominated Kennedy in Michigan, the Natural Law Party, opposed Kennedy's request to have his name removed. They said that Kennedy's decision to withdraw several months after the party nominated him left them unable to field a new candidate.
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The Michigan Supreme Court just ruled that Robert Kennedy, Jr. will remain on the ballot in Michigan. The court ruled that Kennedy failed to identify any source of law that required his name to be removed from the ballot after he withdrew. Opinion:
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RT @ElectionLawBlog: #ELB: Must read: “Trump threatens lawyers, donors and election officials with prison for ‘unscrupulous behavior'” (Why….
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NBC News: Former President Donald Trump, who makes frequent false claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen through rampant fraud, warned Saturday that he would attempt to imprison anyone...
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RT @BrennanCenter: A convicted Ohio politician is pushing to enshrine a First Amendment right to accept bribes. Here’s what to know about h….
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The Supreme Court’s tolerance for corruption emboldens officials who seek to enrich themselves at the public’s expense.
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