Atiba Ellis
@atibaellis.bsky.social
Prof. of Law and Chisolm Distinguished Scholar at Case Western Reserve Univ. School of Law. Fond of democracy, voting rights, racial justice, and sci-fi.
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Today, the U.S. Supreme Court is set to discuss how it will handle a North Dakota case and a Mississippi case on whether private individuals and groups — whose lawsuits have been the main way of enforcing the Voting Rights Act’s Section 2 — can keep suing.
ICYMI:
ICYMI:
60 years later, Voting Rights Act protections for minority voters face new threats
Sixty years after the Voting Rights Act became a landmark law against racial discrimination, legal challenges heading to the Supreme Court could curtail its remaining protections for minority voters.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court is set to discuss how it will handle a North Dakota case and a Mississippi case on whether private individuals and groups — whose lawsuits have been the main way of enforcing the Voting Rights Act’s Section 2 — can keep suing.
ICYMI:
ICYMI:
Similar to @maybell.bsky.social i want to think about the SHIP
November 20, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Similar to @maybell.bsky.social i want to think about the SHIP
ICYMI — please feel free to attend live in Berkeley or via zoom. Link below
Join us on Tue, Oct 21, at 4 p.m. for a hybrid event with @atibaellis.bsky.social: "The 'Vicious Voter' Myth and the Racial Authoritarianism in American Law"
📍 2111 Bancroft Way, #104, Berkeley & on Zoom
Register today: bit.ly/AtibaEllis
📍 2111 Bancroft Way, #104, Berkeley & on Zoom
Register today: bit.ly/AtibaEllis
The “Vicious Voter” Myth and the Racial Authoritarianism in American Law
This talk provides an account of the American vicious voter myth, examining how it gives expression to racial colorblindness and formalistic racial...
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October 21, 2025 at 12:26 AM
ICYMI — please feel free to attend live in Berkeley or via zoom. Link below
ICYMI: audio and video commenting on the consequences of the #supremecourt ruling on the Voting Rights Act
www.npr.org/2025/10/15/n...
#votingrights #redistricting #gerrymandering #race #VRA
www.npr.org/2025/10/15/n...
#votingrights #redistricting #gerrymandering #race #VRA
A Supreme Court ruling on voting rights could boost Republicans' redistricting efforts
A Supreme Court case over Louisiana's congressional map could determine the future of Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination and allow Republicans to draw 19 more House seats.
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October 16, 2025 at 6:43 PM
ICYMI: audio and video commenting on the consequences of the #supremecourt ruling on the Voting Rights Act
www.npr.org/2025/10/15/n...
#votingrights #redistricting #gerrymandering #race #VRA
www.npr.org/2025/10/15/n...
#votingrights #redistricting #gerrymandering #race #VRA
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Where we stand, in long arc of history:
-Story on left, adding race as a factor when that favors white people.
-Story on right, banning race as a factor when that favors non-whites.
I often complain about NYT headlines and story-play. But these are strong. Including "If Court Guts 1965 Law."
-Story on left, adding race as a factor when that favors white people.
-Story on right, banning race as a factor when that favors non-whites.
I often complain about NYT headlines and story-play. But these are strong. Including "If Court Guts 1965 Law."
October 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Where we stand, in long arc of history:
-Story on left, adding race as a factor when that favors white people.
-Story on right, banning race as a factor when that favors non-whites.
I often complain about NYT headlines and story-play. But these are strong. Including "If Court Guts 1965 Law."
-Story on left, adding race as a factor when that favors white people.
-Story on right, banning race as a factor when that favors non-whites.
I often complain about NYT headlines and story-play. But these are strong. Including "If Court Guts 1965 Law."
Join us Oct. 16 at 12:30 PM EST for a teleforum hosted by FSU's Election Law Center!
Panelists Amy Howe,@atibaellis, @Nedfoley, and Jason Torchinsky will unpack the U.S. Supreme Court's oral argument in Louisiana v. Callais
RSVP: bit.ly/3KpGs8j
Panelists Amy Howe,@atibaellis, @Nedfoley, and Jason Torchinsky will unpack the U.S. Supreme Court's oral argument in Louisiana v. Callais
RSVP: bit.ly/3KpGs8j
October 15, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Join us Oct. 16 at 12:30 PM EST for a teleforum hosted by FSU's Election Law Center!
Panelists Amy Howe,@atibaellis, @Nedfoley, and Jason Torchinsky will unpack the U.S. Supreme Court's oral argument in Louisiana v. Callais
RSVP: bit.ly/3KpGs8j
Panelists Amy Howe,@atibaellis, @Nedfoley, and Jason Torchinsky will unpack the U.S. Supreme Court's oral argument in Louisiana v. Callais
RSVP: bit.ly/3KpGs8j
Your “read this” for today from @hansilowang.bsky.social of @npr.org: the stakes in today’s oral argument about Louisiana and the future of the Voting Rights Act
My latest @npr.org story: A Supreme Court case over Louisiana’s congressional map could determine the future of Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination and allow Republicans to redraw 19 more House seats
A Supreme Court ruling on voting rights could boost Republicans' redistricting efforts
A Supreme Court case over Louisiana's congressional map could determine the future of Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination and allow Republicans to draw 19 more House seats.
www.npr.org
October 15, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Your “read this” for today from @hansilowang.bsky.social of @npr.org: the stakes in today’s oral argument about Louisiana and the future of the Voting Rights Act
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Join us on Tue, Oct 21, at 4 p.m. for a hybrid event with @atibaellis.bsky.social: "The 'Vicious Voter' Myth and the Racial Authoritarianism in American Law"
📍 2111 Bancroft Way, #104, Berkeley & on Zoom
Register today: bit.ly/AtibaEllis
📍 2111 Bancroft Way, #104, Berkeley & on Zoom
Register today: bit.ly/AtibaEllis
The “Vicious Voter” Myth and the Racial Authoritarianism in American Law
This talk provides an account of the American vicious voter myth, examining how it gives expression to racial colorblindness and formalistic racial...
bit.ly
October 9, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Join us on Tue, Oct 21, at 4 p.m. for a hybrid event with @atibaellis.bsky.social: "The 'Vicious Voter' Myth and the Racial Authoritarianism in American Law"
📍 2111 Bancroft Way, #104, Berkeley & on Zoom
Register today: bit.ly/AtibaEllis
📍 2111 Bancroft Way, #104, Berkeley & on Zoom
Register today: bit.ly/AtibaEllis
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Watching downloads of my podcasts there is a 3 way tie among @atibaellis.bsky.social & @jennifertaub.com & @hcrichardson.bsky.social break the tie here: m.soundcloud.com/profciara
Democracy & Destiny with Ciara Torres-Spelliscy
Play Democracy & Destiny with Ciara Torres-Spelliscy and discover followers on SoundCloud | Stream tracks, albums, playlists on desktop and mobile.
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September 6, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Watching downloads of my podcasts there is a 3 way tie among @atibaellis.bsky.social & @jennifertaub.com & @hcrichardson.bsky.social break the tie here: m.soundcloud.com/profciara
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Learn about how racism and voting are linked here from @atibaellis.bsky.social m.soundcloud.com/profciara/de... #race #voting #laraza #votingrights #felony #blacksky #disenfranchisement #civildeath ⛓️💥🗳️⚖️👇🏾 m.soundcloud.com/profciara/de...
August 10, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Learn about how racism and voting are linked here from @atibaellis.bsky.social m.soundcloud.com/profciara/de... #race #voting #laraza #votingrights #felony #blacksky #disenfranchisement #civildeath ⛓️💥🗳️⚖️👇🏾 m.soundcloud.com/profciara/de...
In honor of its 60th anniversary today, I was just on C-SPAN this morning to do a quick explainer of the past, present, and future of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. #VRA #VotingRights #democracy
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Atiba Ellis on Voting Rights Act 60th Anniversary
Atiba Ellis talked about the Voting Rights Act and the impact it's had since being signed into law 60 years ago.
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August 6, 2025 at 2:49 PM
In honor of its 60th anniversary today, I was just on C-SPAN this morning to do a quick explainer of the past, present, and future of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. #VRA #VotingRights #democracy
www.c-span.org/program/wash...
www.c-span.org/program/wash...
Thoughts on July, Reconstruction, and a New Birth of Freedom
I have a habit of memorializing July 3, 1863 -- the end date of the Battle of Gettysburg. When I'm home, I will usually stream Episode Five of…
http://atibaellis.com/2025/07/04/thoughts-on-july-reconstruction-and-a-new-birth-of-freedom/
I have a habit of memorializing July 3, 1863 -- the end date of the Battle of Gettysburg. When I'm home, I will usually stream Episode Five of…
http://atibaellis.com/2025/07/04/thoughts-on-july-reconstruction-and-a-new-birth-of-freedom/
July 4, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Thoughts on July, Reconstruction, and a New Birth of Freedom
I have a habit of memorializing July 3, 1863 -- the end date of the Battle of Gettysburg. When I'm home, I will usually stream Episode Five of…
http://atibaellis.com/2025/07/04/thoughts-on-july-reconstruction-and-a-new-birth-of-freedom/
I have a habit of memorializing July 3, 1863 -- the end date of the Battle of Gettysburg. When I'm home, I will usually stream Episode Five of…
http://atibaellis.com/2025/07/04/thoughts-on-july-reconstruction-and-a-new-birth-of-freedom/
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Justice Jackson's big picture view -- A Martian arriving here from another planet would see these circumstances and surely wonder: “what good is the Constitution, then?” www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p... #injunctions
June 27, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Justice Jackson's big picture view -- A Martian arriving here from another planet would see these circumstances and surely wonder: “what good is the Constitution, then?” www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p... #injunctions
The fact that the Court set LA v. Callas for re-argument is giving me "we need a minute bc we're lining it up to be a blockbuster opinion" vibes.
But that is worrisome for the viability of the VRA, especially in this era of robust "colorblindness" ideology from the Court.
But that is worrisome for the viability of the VRA, especially in this era of robust "colorblindness" ideology from the Court.
June 27, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The fact that the Court set LA v. Callas for re-argument is giving me "we need a minute bc we're lining it up to be a blockbuster opinion" vibes.
But that is worrisome for the viability of the VRA, especially in this era of robust "colorblindness" ideology from the Court.
But that is worrisome for the viability of the VRA, especially in this era of robust "colorblindness" ideology from the Court.
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W.E.B. Du Bois on Robert E. Lee:
“Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”
“Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”
June 11, 2025 at 12:42 PM
W.E.B. Du Bois on Robert E. Lee:
“Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”
“Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”
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Just to be absolutely clear: Trump may not run for a third term.
The Constitution bars it.
The language is not open to debate.
22nd Amendment: "No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice"
The Constitution bars it.
The language is not open to debate.
22nd Amendment: "No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice"
March 31, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Just to be absolutely clear: Trump may not run for a third term.
The Constitution bars it.
The language is not open to debate.
22nd Amendment: "No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice"
The Constitution bars it.
The language is not open to debate.
22nd Amendment: "No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice"
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This EO is a good reminder that everyone in the DC area should see The Shape of Power at SAAM. It's a fascinating show, and also a way of standing up to the philistines.
The most serious Nazi shit in this extremely Nazi shit executive order may be the idea, just slipped in there, that one of the "divisive narratives that distort our shared history" is that "race is not a biological reality but a social construct." www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.
www.whitehouse.gov
March 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
This EO is a good reminder that everyone in the DC area should see The Shape of Power at SAAM. It's a fascinating show, and also a way of standing up to the philistines.
I am honored to be delivering the Cannon Lecture at the University of Toledo on Wednesday, March 26th. The title of my talk is "Democracy and Inclusion in the Post-Civil Rights Era." More information is available at the link. www.utoledo.edu/law/events/c...
Cannon Lecture Series
This free, public lecture is part of the Cannon Lecture Series that was established in 1980 to honor former Toledo attorney Joseph A. Cannon. The series hosts nationally known individuals who explore ...
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March 16, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I am honored to be delivering the Cannon Lecture at the University of Toledo on Wednesday, March 26th. The title of my talk is "Democracy and Inclusion in the Post-Civil Rights Era." More information is available at the link. www.utoledo.edu/law/events/c...
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Road to the VRA:
60 years ago today, LBJ holds a Rose Garden press conference to announce that he will send a new voting rights bill to Congress tomorrow.
LBJ tells reporters, “Wherever there is discrimination, this law will strike down all restrictions used to deny people the right to vote.”
60 years ago today, LBJ holds a Rose Garden press conference to announce that he will send a new voting rights bill to Congress tomorrow.
LBJ tells reporters, “Wherever there is discrimination, this law will strike down all restrictions used to deny people the right to vote.”
March 13, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Road to the VRA:
60 years ago today, LBJ holds a Rose Garden press conference to announce that he will send a new voting rights bill to Congress tomorrow.
LBJ tells reporters, “Wherever there is discrimination, this law will strike down all restrictions used to deny people the right to vote.”
60 years ago today, LBJ holds a Rose Garden press conference to announce that he will send a new voting rights bill to Congress tomorrow.
LBJ tells reporters, “Wherever there is discrimination, this law will strike down all restrictions used to deny people the right to vote.”
Our panel is live now!
The 3rd panel at 1pm entitled "Individual Rights and Democratic Participation" features:
- @profciara.bsky.social, Stetson Law
- Eugene Mazo, @duquesneuniversity.bsky.social
- @atibaellis.bsky.social, @casewestern.bsky.social
- Panel Moderator: @loriringhand.bsky.social, Georgia Law
(2/3)
- @profciara.bsky.social, Stetson Law
- Eugene Mazo, @duquesneuniversity.bsky.social
- @atibaellis.bsky.social, @casewestern.bsky.social
- Panel Moderator: @loriringhand.bsky.social, Georgia Law
(2/3)
February 21, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Our panel is live now!
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The 3rd panel at 1pm entitled "Individual Rights and Democratic Participation" features:
- @profciara.bsky.social, Stetson Law
- Eugene Mazo, @duquesneuniversity.bsky.social
- @atibaellis.bsky.social, @casewestern.bsky.social
- Panel Moderator: @loriringhand.bsky.social, Georgia Law
(2/3)
- @profciara.bsky.social, Stetson Law
- Eugene Mazo, @duquesneuniversity.bsky.social
- @atibaellis.bsky.social, @casewestern.bsky.social
- Panel Moderator: @loriringhand.bsky.social, Georgia Law
(2/3)
February 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The 3rd panel at 1pm entitled "Individual Rights and Democratic Participation" features:
- @profciara.bsky.social, Stetson Law
- Eugene Mazo, @duquesneuniversity.bsky.social
- @atibaellis.bsky.social, @casewestern.bsky.social
- Panel Moderator: @loriringhand.bsky.social, Georgia Law
(2/3)
- @profciara.bsky.social, Stetson Law
- Eugene Mazo, @duquesneuniversity.bsky.social
- @atibaellis.bsky.social, @casewestern.bsky.social
- Panel Moderator: @loriringhand.bsky.social, Georgia Law
(2/3)