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Josh Douglas @joshuaadouglas.bsky.social · 23h

My periodic reminder to students that you don't need to send me a doctor's note when you miss class for being sick. You're an adult and a future lawyer, so I think we can just trust each other. (This happens so frequently. Do other faculty *really* require a doctor's note?!)

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Josh Douglas @joshuaadouglas.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The Nov 2026 election is well underway.

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Kevin Morris @kevintmorris.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Hey hey -- it's publication day! Couldn't be more excited for this to be out in the world. press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

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drfine.bsky.social @drfine.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Pennsylvania Superior Court affirms decision that five elephants aren't entitled to habeas relief since statute refers to "persons." The trunk-ated opinion is attached. www.pacourts.us/assets/opini...

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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

TODAY (Monday, Oct. 5) is the deadline for registering to vote for the midterms in: AMERICAN SAMOA ARIZONA ARKANSAS FLORIDA GEORGIA INDIANA KENTUCKY LOUISIANA — in-person, mail (10/13 online) MISSISSIPPI MONTANA — mail (11/3 in-person) OHIO SOUTH CAROLINA — mail TENNESSEE TEXAS npr.org/vote

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How to register to vote and check your registration status

For the 2026 elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.

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Josh Douglas @joshuaadouglas.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

KY voters: today is the voter registration deadline (yes, it’s way too early). Check your voter registration by 4:00 pm today! vrsws.sos.ky.gov/ovrweb

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Josh Douglas @joshuaadouglas.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Friday afternoon and still waiting for the #SCOTUS order on Missouri redistricting to drop... That Alito dissent is going to be a doozy.

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Impatient Waiting: Still Waiting Meme

ALT: Impatient Waiting: Still Waiting Meme

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Bolts @boltsmag.org · 25/09/2026

“I’ve been getting ready to vote,” says Djvan Carter, who is incarcerated in Maine, where prisoners never lose the right to vote. “But the facility itself, the administration, they don’t help us or guide us. It’s all on us.”

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Maine Prisoners Organize to Protect Their Rare Right to Vote - Bolts

Maine is one of the only places in the country where prisoners keep their right to vote. But logistical barriers to voting still contribute to their larger exclusion from the political process.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

BREAKING: Intervenors in Missouri maps case go to SCOTUS seeking emergency relief following the Eighth Circuit's Monday order. Justice Kavanaugh — nearly immediately — called for a response by 2p ET Wednesday. www.lawdork.com/p/eighth-cir...

IN THE
Supreme Court of the United States
PEOPLE NOT POLITICIANS AND RICHARD VON GLAHN,
Applicants,
CONGRESSMAN ROBERT "BOB" ONDER; RICHARD "RICK" BRATTIN; PATRICIA "PAT" THOMAS; AND DEBRA HAVENS,
Respondents,
and
STATE OF MISSOURI AND DENNY HOSKINS, in his official capacity as Missouri
Secretary of State,
Respondents.
EMERGENCY MOTION TO CLARIFY
THIS COURT'S SEPTEMBER 10, 2026 ORDER
AND ALTERNATIVE EMERGENCY APPLICATION FOR STAY AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAY PENDING APPEAL

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Josh Douglas @joshuaadouglas.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Voter confusion—and corresponding disincentive to vote—is one of the main points.

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Josh Douglas @joshuaadouglas.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

A mess that was totally avoidable if courts had ruled all mid-decade re-redistricting unconstitutional under state constitutions.

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Josh Douglas @joshuaadouglas.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Hahahaha election law is insane. SCOTUS should stay this ruling.

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Josh Douglas @joshuaadouglas.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

OMG they sent it a second time a few hours later!

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Josh Douglas @joshuaadouglas.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Pretty tone deaf of the Lexington Herald-Leader to send a marketing email saying that my subscription "makes local journalism possible" a few days after laying off half of their reporters. @kentucky.com

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Josh Douglas @joshuaadouglas.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

His first album was one of the soundtracks of my teens. Sad news.

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Josh Douglas @joshuaadouglas.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I'm looking forward to participating in the Votebeat Expert Desk again this year!

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Josh Douglas @joshuaadouglas.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

This kind of sentiment shows that the Trump admin won even though it lost at SCOTUS. States regulate mail-in balloting. Your mail-in vote will be counted.

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Josh Douglas @joshuaadouglas.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Pretty sure this was my first ever media hit. You’re welcome.

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Josh Douglas @joshuaadouglas.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

My kindergarten and first grade report cards. “He needs to strengthen his listening skills. Is quite a socializer during quiet work time.” “The realization that he doesn’t quite comprehend a particular circumstance puts him under a certain degree of stress.” Some things never change.

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Josh Douglas @joshuaadouglas.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I am both appalled and fascinated by this. My mom had this book where she put report cards and things. Check out the options for professions based on gender!

Boys: fireman, policeman, cowboy, astronaut, soldier, baseball player.

Girls: Mother, nurse, school teacher, Airline hostess, model, secretary

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Josh Douglas @joshuaadouglas.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

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Josh Douglas @joshuaadouglas.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I am both appalled and fascinated by this. My mom had this book where she put report cards and things. Check out the options for professions based on gender!

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Josh Douglas @joshuaadouglas.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Pretty sure this was my first ever media hit. You’re welcome.

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Quinn Yeargain @yeargain.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Missouri Supreme Court finds SoS Denny Hoskins was IN CONTEMPT of the court, but that Hoskins has since cured his contemptuous conduct by ordering local election authorities to use the 2022 map.

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Josh Douglas @joshuaadouglas.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

This happened in the middle of my Election Law class soon after we had discussed the latest on what was happening in Missouri (before diving into Rucho v. Common Cause).

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Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

AND now -- the group fighting to prevent the new GOP map in Missouri being used has now filed at SCOTUS seeking to stay the district court ruling that said it had to be used, contrary to what the state supreme court said. Keep up!

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Josh Douglas @joshuaadouglas.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

So, which is it? Do they lack jurisdiction? Or are the stay factors not met (and if not, why not?). I understand they wanted to rule quickly to tee it up for SCOTUS, but a little more info would have been helpful.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

ALSO: It's not a big deal, but not only was the Missouri AG's Office late in filing Hoskins's response to the show cause order—which, yikes—but they literally blamed a paralegal for it in a really tawdry paragraph in their brief asking for the court to OK the 6-minute-late filing (which it did).

4. Counsel for Respondent prepared the Respondent's Response for filing
before 12:00pm on September 9, 2026. However, when Counsel's paralegal
entered the CaseNet system for filing, she encountered an error which
prohibited her from filing. This error required her to restart CaseNet in order
to file. After restarting CaseNet, she promptly filed the Response at 12:06pm.

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Sharon Brett @sharonbrett.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

*plz check on your friends teaching election law and fed courts this fall*

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

election law right now

grandpa simpson "i'll be deep in the cold cold ground before i recognize missouri"

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Josh Douglas @joshuaadouglas.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

My syllabus for Election Law this semester is changing by the hour!

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Josh Douglas @joshuaadouglas.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The Show-Me State is showing us the craziness of allowing rampant mid-decade redistricting for purely partisan goals.

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Josh Douglas @joshuaadouglas.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

This is a super important brief that shows why any sane court would refuse to allow the USPS to implement Trump's executive order on mail-in balloting for the 2026 midterms.

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Donna Cohen, MLIS, MEd @civicsforall.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

This is a fabulous article. Please read.

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Josh Douglas @joshuaadouglas.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Missouri Supreme Court just ruled the state can't use the mid-decade map (which had eliminated a Democratic-leaning district) and instead the state's voters will be allowed to vote in a referendum on whether to put it into place. static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...

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McKenna Horsley @mckennahorsley.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Secretary of State Michael Adams’ office says that after 3,500 votes at the Kentucky State Fair, Laurel County’s Ryker Asher won the “I Voted” sticker contest.

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