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Michael Li (李之樸)

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Senior Counsel, Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law. Redistricting, voting rights, elections. From Texas.

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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Whew.
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
An amazing lower Manhattan sunset this evening #NoFilter
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The Supreme Court has once again stepped in (for a third time) and restored Missouri’s 2022 congressional map in lieu of the gerrymandered 2025 map. www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?...
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Excellent Whataburger product placement for Gina Hinojosa in this interview.
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋節)!
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Throwback to Trenton’s days as an industrial powerhouse: The “Trenton Makes,The World Takes” bridge
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Waiting room light fixture, Baltimore Penn Station (opened 1911).
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
In Missouri redistricting, the 8th Circuit has ordered the state to use its gerrymandered 2025 map for this year’s congressional elections. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
politico.com
Appeals court revives GOP gerrymander in Missouri that Supreme Court killed off twice
The 8th Circuit on Monday blocked a ruling from the state’s highest court that sharply rebuked the Republican secretary of state.
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Mayors of New Orleans on the walls of Gallier Hall
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Link: www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
supremecourt.gov
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
50 days until Election Day 🗳️
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
#HookEm
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Matthew McConaughey Cheers for Texas Longhorns
ALT: Matthew McConaughey Cheers for Texas Longhorns
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Shana Tova to everyone celebrating Rosh Hashanah! Happy 5787!
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The 9/11 lights from Trinity Church in FiDi
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
This is amazing
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
BREAKING: The Supreme Court pauses a federal district court order that directed Missouri to use a gerrymandered 7R-1D map for this year’s midterms. The midterms instead will be conducted under the old 6R-2D map. No noted dissents.
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Today in Missouri redistricting news
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Missed this from May, but apparently Robert Caro has instructed that no part of his final LBJ book is to be published if he dies before it is completed. www.wsj.com/opinion/free...
wsj.com
Robert Caro Is Still Working on It
The master biographer has written 983 pages of the fifth volume of his Lyndon Johnson series.
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
But wait, more from Missouri: A federal district court has blocked Missouri from going back to its old 2022 map as ordered by the state supreme court. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
In redistricting news, Justice Kavanaugh has denied Missouri’s request to stay a state supreme court ruling that ordered the state to use its old 6R-D2 map instead of a newly gerrymandered 7R-1D map for this year’s midterms www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
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Supreme Court rejects Missouri Republicans’ request to use new congressional map
Republicans rushed to the high court after the Missouri Supreme Court ruled the state could not use the redrawn map, which was designed to eliminate one Democratic-held seat, this year.
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
The far right AfD sweeps to victory in Germany’s Saxony-Anhalt state but still not clear if they have won an overall majority. If they form a government, it will be first far-right government jn a German state since WWII. news.sky.com/story/saxony...
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Saxony-Anhalt election results live: Far-right AfD on track for landslide victory in German state - but 'firewall' may block it from government
A far-right party could govern a German state for the first time since the Second World War, after exit polls projected a landslide win for AfD in Saxony-Anhalt. But short of an absolute majority, the...
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
#HookEm
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Texas Longhorn Mascot
ALT: Texas Longhorn Mascot
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
For the first time, Québec will mail election information to voters only in French. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Quebec won't reverse course on French-only voter info mailout ahead of provincial election | CBC News
The Quebec premier insists 'the rights of the English-speaking community are being respected,' despite voter info not being mailed out in English ahead of the Oct. 5 election.
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
60 days until Election Day 2026 (first mail ballots go out today).
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Homer Simpson at the Primary Day Polling Place
ALT: Homer Simpson at the Primary Day Polling Place
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Canada unveils its new $20 banknote - its first vertical banknote & the first to feature King Charles.
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
A redistricting twist as the Missouri Supreme Court orders that state to use the old 6R-2D map for this year’s midterms rather than the redraw 7R-1D map adopted by the legislature last year. www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=...
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Gloria Steinem has passed away at age 92. www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
Gloria Steinem: Feminist activist and journalist dies at 92
Her foundation said she "passed away peacefully" at her home in New York City, "surrounded by many who loved her".
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
BREAKING: Federal judge hearing the CASA challenge to Trump’s efforts to end birthright citizenship issues a second preliminary injunction in the case, barring application of Trump’s latest executive order to the class members previously covered in the CASA case.
dispelled any doubts about the meaning and scope of the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth
Amendment. Or so it seemed.
A month after Barbara came down, the President continued his efforts to abolish birthright
citizenship for many Americans. This time, the President issued Executive Order 14418,
"Continuing to Protect the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship" (*2026 Executive Order"), which "identifies, non-exhaustively, and prescribes action concerning certain categories of children of aliens who do not fall within the rule of birthright citizenship as announced by the
Supreme Court" in Barbara. Exec. Order No. 14418, 91 Fed. Reg. 51991, § 1 (Aug. 11, 2026).
Even a cursory review of the 2026 Executive Order's carveouts to birthright citizenship reveals
they bear little to no resemblance to the "narrow exceptions" to the rule of citizenship by birth recognized by the Supreme Court in Barbara, 146 S. Ct. at 2450, and United States v. Wong Kim Ark, 159 U.S. 649, 693 (1898). But the question before the Court today is not whether the purported
carveouts to birthright citizenship in the 2026 Executive Order are unconstitutional. The narrower question is whether the plaintiffs are entitled to preliminary injunctive relief because the 2026 Executive Order is likely unconstitutional as applied to the certified class. The answer to that
question is yes.
The 2026 Executive Order is almost certainly unconstitutional as applied to the certified
class for the simple reason that the Supreme Court in Barbara already decided that the children in the class are citizens at birth. This Court must, once again, preliminarily enjoin enforcement of the President's most recent attempt to strip the right to citizenship from them.For the reasons stated above and those stated in the memorandum opinion issued today, it
is this 2nd day of September, 2026 hereby ORDERED that
The plaintiffs' renewed motion for a preliminary injunction or temporary
restraining order, ECF 178, is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part as follows:
a. The motion for a preliminary injunction is GRANTED; and
b. The motion for a temporary restraining order is DENIED as moot;
2. The Secretary of the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Attorney General, the
Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the Director of U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Commissioner of the Social Security
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Case 8:25-cv-00201-DLB Document 182
Filed 09/02/26
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Administration, and their officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys, and any other persons who are in active concert or participation with them are ENJOINED from enforcing or applying the 2026 Executive Order against the class representatives and the members of the certified class and from taking any other action to interfere with, deny, or fail to recognize the citizenship of any member of the certified class until further order of this Court;
The defendants may develop and issue public guidance under Section 3(b) of the
2026 Executive Order;
The security requirement is waived;
The August 7, 2025 preliminary injunction, ECF 132, REMAINS IN EFFECT.
Deborah L. Boardman
United States District Judge
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The Massachusetts State House on Boston Common (built 1795-98).
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Brutalist Boston
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
En route DCA to BOS (fourth city in three days)
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Fun demographic fact du jour: Since 2020, Asians have been the fastest growing ethnic group in Wake County, NC (Raleigh). Since 2020, the Asian population of Wake County has increased by 41k or 43%.
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Sam Rayburn in the Rayburn House Office Building
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
A maybe twist in the October 5 election jn Québec where the Parti Québécois had been expected to win a majority or near majority until recently.
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Good Trouble mural, Nashville
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Marker at the site of the Nashville sit-ins.
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The next cover of the New Yorker, featuring “Pure Gold” by artist Nicole Rifkin.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
BREAKING: Federal judge blocks Trump administration’s new U.S. Postal Service rule setting new restrictions for mail ballots. Judge Talwani’s TRO lasts for 14 days while she considers the preliminary injunction requests, with a hearing set for Sept. 3.
Case 1:26-cv-11549-IT
Document 218 Filed 08/27/26 Page 2 of 11
TALWANI, D.J.
Pending before the court are two motions for temporary restraining orders joined for briefing pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 42(a)(1).? For the reasons stated below, the court GRANTS a temporary restraining order staying the United States Postal Service ("USPS")
from implementing certain sections of its final rule, Ballot Mail for Federal Elections, 91 Fed.
Reg. 54966 (Aug. 26, 2026) (to be codified at 39 C.F.R. pt. 111) (the "Final Rule").Ill. Conclusion and Order
For the foregoing reasons, Plaintiffs' emergency motions' for a temporary restraining
order are GRANTED pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(b) as follows.
(1) The court grants an emergency fourteen-day stay of the implementation or enforcement of the following sections of the Final Rule as to elections occurring before or on November 3, 2026. USPS Defendants'° may take no further preparatory steps or
implement in any way for elections occurring before or on November 3, 2026:
19 Mot. for a TRO, Emergency Stay, and Expedited Prelim. Inj. and Stay, California II, No. 1:26-cv-13917 [Doc. No. 3]; Emergency Mot. for TRO and Prelim. Inj., LVWM, No. 1:26-cv-11549
[Doc. No. 206].
20 USPS Defendants are the USPS, the Postmaster General, the Deputy Postmaster General, and the members and Chair of the USPS Board of Governors. See Compl., California II, No. 1:26-cv-13917 [Doc. No. 1]; Compl., Suppl. Compl., LWVM, No. 1:26-cv-i1549 [Doc. Nos. 1, 205].a. DMM Section 705.24.3.1, to the extent that the section makes Ballot Mail
Envelope Standards mandatory;
b. DMM Section 705.24.3.2, to the extent that the section makes Return Federal Ballot Mail Envelope Standards mandatory;
c. DMM Section 705.24.4.1; to the extent that the section makes Postal Service
Federal Ballot Mail Portal registration mandatory;
d. DMM Section 705.24.4.2; to the extent that the section makes voter enrollment in
the Postal Service Federal Ballot Mail Portal mandatory
e. DMM Section 705.24.5.1;
f. The first two sentences of DMM Section 705.24.5.2; and
g. DMM Section 705.24.5.3(a), (b), (c).
(2) Defendants' counsel must, within 24 hours after receiving service of this Order: (i)
provide written notice of this Order to the USPS Defendants and their employees; (i)
notify all
such recipients that they are required to comply with this Order, under penalty of
contempt; and (iii) file on the docket a copy of the notice and/or communications
referred to in (i)-(il).
Plaintiffs' motions for preliminary injunctions remain under advisement.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
August 27, 2026
/s/ Indira Talwani
United States District Judge
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Callais update: The 3-judge panel has set a 10/27 hearing to decide whether the case is over in light of the new map eliminating a Black-majority LA-06 or whether it should continue to allow plaintiffs to raise claims about the state's other Black-majority district.
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Happy Official Start of Québec Election Season to all who celebrate! montrealgazette.com/quebec-elect...
montrealgazette.com
Quebec general election officially kicks off; voters will go to polls Oct. 5
Party leaders will hit the road in election caravans, criss-crossing the 127 ridings up for grabs.
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
One of the changes seen in data released this summer by the Census Bureau is that white population of the South is now beginning to shrink in absolute terms - not as much as other regions, but a big shift nonetheless. 10 of 15 southern states saw white pop fall between 2024-25.
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Not exactly a surprise, but the 11th Circuit has vacated the lower court rulings striking down Georgia’s congressional & legislative maps on Section 2 grounds. Cases remanded to district court for reconsideration in light of Callais. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The legendary, iconic Dolly Parton has passed away at age 80. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
nbcnews.com
Dolly Parton, country music icon, dies at 80
Her death came after in May 2026 she announced she was canceling a Las Vegas show and said she’d been undergoing treatment for kidney stones for several years.
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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
[Now Updated] Breaking: The Supreme Court, Over the Dissents of Democratic-Appointed Justices Stays the District Court Preliminary Injunction in Trump Mail-In Voting Case; But Another Injunction Against It Remains in Place for Now electionlawblog.org/2026/breakin...
electionlawblog.org
[Now Updated] Breaking: The Supreme Court, Over the Dissents of Democratic-Appointed Justices Stays the District Court Preliminary Injunction in Trump Mail-In Voting Case; But Another Injunction Again...
You can find the opinions here. The six Republican-appointed Justices over the dissents of the three Democratic-appointed Justices sided with the government in the Trump mail-in ballot case. But the C...
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
The new exhibit at ATL marking the airport’s 100th anniversary has a panel on the desegregation of the airport - and details about the airport’s former plantation-themed restaurant (complete with someone playing Uncle Remus).
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
NOLA morning
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Managed to score a last-minute reservation yesterday to Dakar NOLA, and let me just say the hype & the reviews were spot on. An amazing meal.
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
The DNC narrows the list of possible 2028 convention sites to Boston, Denver, and Philadelphia (i.e., no Atlanta or other southern city). apnews.com/article/demo...
apnews.com
Democrats narrow their list of 2028 presidential convention sites to Boston, Denver and Philadelphia
Democrats have narrowed the list of potential host cities for their 2028 presidential convention to Boston, Denver and Philadelphia as their party looks ahead to a wide-open primary to succeed Republi...
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Four ratings changes from Cook today in the direction of Democrats - two in Texas. Texas Senate race now a tossup. www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/sen...
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Happy AP Pre-Season Poll Day to all who celebrate!
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Matthew McConaughey Cheers for Texas Longhorns
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