Michael Li (李之樸)
@mcpli.bsky.social
Senior Counsel, Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law. Redistricting, voting rights, elections. From Texas.
First snow of the season
November 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
First snow of the season
BREAKING: Utah state court strikes the remedial congressional map enacted by the legislature on gerrymandering grounds and orders the state to use a map proposed by the plaintiffs for the 2026 midterms.
drive.google.com/file/d/19rjo...
drive.google.com/file/d/19rjo...
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
BREAKING: Utah state court strikes the remedial congressional map enacted by the legislature on gerrymandering grounds and orders the state to use a map proposed by the plaintiffs for the 2026 midterms.
drive.google.com/file/d/19rjo...
drive.google.com/file/d/19rjo...
Tired: Staying up late for the Workd Series.
Wired: Staying up late for Utah gerrymandering rulings.
Wired: Staying up late for Utah gerrymandering rulings.
November 11, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Tired: Staying up late for the Workd Series.
Wired: Staying up late for Utah gerrymandering rulings.
Wired: Staying up late for Utah gerrymandering rulings.
Waiting for the Utah district court to rule on what congressional map the state will use in 2026. (Court has said it will rule by today.)
a woman says i know it 's coming but i want it now in front of a microphone
ALT: a woman says i know it 's coming but i want it now in front of a microphone
media.tenor.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Waiting for the Utah district court to rule on what congressional map the state will use in 2026. (Court has said it will rule by today.)
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Here are the proven crime-prevention policies that NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani can implement in order to improve life for all New Yorkers: bit.ly/47nKnLO
How NYC’s Next Mayor Can Lead on Public Safety and Justice Reform
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani can improve New Yorkers’ well-being by prioritizing proven crime-prevention policies.
www.brennancenter.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Here are the proven crime-prevention policies that NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani can implement in order to improve life for all New Yorkers: bit.ly/47nKnLO
NEW: The parties in the state court case challenging the New York congressional map have agreed to a January 6-7 preliminary injunction hearing.
www.citylandnyc.org/ny-elections...
www.citylandnyc.org/ny-elections...
November 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
NEW: The parties in the state court case challenging the New York congressional map have agreed to a January 6-7 preliminary injunction hearing.
www.citylandnyc.org/ny-elections...
www.citylandnyc.org/ny-elections...
NEW: The DCCC has moved to intervene in the California GOP's lawsuit challenging the new California congressional on racial gerrymandering grounds.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Slb6...
drive.google.com/file/d/1Slb6...
November 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
NEW: The DCCC has moved to intervene in the California GOP's lawsuit challenging the new California congressional on racial gerrymandering grounds.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Slb6...
drive.google.com/file/d/1Slb6...
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court DENIES former county clerk Kim Davis's request for the justices to take up her longshot bid to overturn 2015's Obergefell v. Hodges marriage equality decision. No justice even writes about the request.
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court DENIES former county clerk Kim Davis's request for the justices to take up her longshot bid to overturn 2015's Obergefell v. Hodges marriage equality decision. No justice even writes about the request.
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NEW: Supreme Court takes up major new election case on whether states can count ballots that are received after Election Day:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
Supreme Court to weigh imposing new limits on mail-in ballots in a major election case
The Republican National Committee is among those challenging a law in Mississippi, similar to those in many other states, that allow mail-in ballots to be counted after Election Day.
www.nbcnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
NEW: Supreme Court takes up major new election case on whether states can count ballots that are received after Election Day:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
So looking forward to this.
March 10 is the release date of the book that took me 16 years to research and write. Here's the PRE-ORDER page: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
November 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
So looking forward to this.
Timeline cleanse:
Cardinal and blue jay pics from the Bird Buddy.
Cardinal and blue jay pics from the Bird Buddy.
November 9, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Timeline cleanse:
Cardinal and blue jay pics from the Bird Buddy.
Cardinal and blue jay pics from the Bird Buddy.
I just realized that Lunar New Year and Mardi Gras are on the same day in 2026.
November 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I just realized that Lunar New Year and Mardi Gras are on the same day in 2026.
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Andrew Cuomo won precincts with over two-thirds car ownership by a large margin, Zohran Mamdani won parts of the city where fewer people own a car
November 7, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Andrew Cuomo won precincts with over two-thirds car ownership by a large margin, Zohran Mamdani won parts of the city where fewer people own a car
Coming in 2026 from the Postal Service, a series of stamps honoring key figures from the American Revolution.
November 8, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Coming in 2026 from the Postal Service, a series of stamps honoring key figures from the American Revolution.
Signs of the coming season: Christmas windows at Printemps in FiDi
November 8, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Signs of the coming season: Christmas windows at Printemps in FiDi
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The failure of legal actions to fight corruption at the highest levels of government reinforces the need for legislation and other congressional actions. Our latest report offers recommendations for strengthening the Constitution’s Emoluments Clauses: bit.ly/3XdgCaq
Codifying the Constitution’s Emoluments Clauses
To prevent corruption, the Constitution prohibits the president and other officials from receiving untoward benefits. Congress, however, must take action to enable enforcement.
www.brennancenter.org
November 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The failure of legal actions to fight corruption at the highest levels of government reinforces the need for legislation and other congressional actions. Our latest report offers recommendations for strengthening the Constitution’s Emoluments Clauses: bit.ly/3XdgCaq
Saturday coffee shop life, Brooklyn.
November 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Saturday coffee shop life, Brooklyn.
NEW: The California Republican Party and other plaintiffs have filed a motion asking for a preliminary injunction blocking the new California congressional map.
Their brief here:
drive.google.com/file/d/1O1UX...
Their brief here:
drive.google.com/file/d/1O1UX...
November 8, 2025 at 2:50 PM
NEW: The California Republican Party and other plaintiffs have filed a motion asking for a preliminary injunction blocking the new California congressional map.
Their brief here:
drive.google.com/file/d/1O1UX...
Their brief here:
drive.google.com/file/d/1O1UX...
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Trying to figure out what #SCOTUS just did with #SNAP, and why Justice Jackson temporarily froze the district court's ruling?
Via "One First," me on what's going on—and why I think Jackson's move was savvy, notwithstanding the awful circumstances that forced it:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-wtf
Via "One First," me on what's going on—and why I think Jackson's move was savvy, notwithstanding the awful circumstances that forced it:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-wtf
190. SNAP WTF?
A very quick explainer on what (and why) Justice Jackson issued an "administrative stay" in the SNAP case late on Friday night, and on what's likely to happen next
www.stevevladeck.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Trying to figure out what #SCOTUS just did with #SNAP, and why Justice Jackson temporarily froze the district court's ruling?
Via "One First," me on what's going on—and why I think Jackson's move was savvy, notwithstanding the awful circumstances that forced it:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-wtf
Via "One First," me on what's going on—and why I think Jackson's move was savvy, notwithstanding the awful circumstances that forced it:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-wtf
Wall Street station by evening
November 7, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Wall Street station by evening
NEW: The court in the cases challenging the new North Carolina congressional map has scheduled a preliminary injunction hearing for 11/19. #NCPol
drive.google.com/file/d/1ZP6C...
drive.google.com/file/d/1ZP6C...
November 7, 2025 at 10:35 PM
NEW: The court in the cases challenging the new North Carolina congressional map has scheduled a preliminary injunction hearing for 11/19. #NCPol
drive.google.com/file/d/1ZP6C...
drive.google.com/file/d/1ZP6C...
Candidate filing for the 2026 midterm opens tomorrow (Sat. 11/8) in Texas - and we’re still waiting to hear from the 3-judge panel on requests by Black and Latino voters to block the new Texas congressional map.
Also this week on the redistricting front, a possible ruling in the Texas case on requests to block the new congressional map.
Candidate filing for the 2026 midterms begins this Saturday 11/8. #txlege
Candidate filing for the 2026 midterms begins this Saturday 11/8. #txlege
November 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Candidate filing for the 2026 midterm opens tomorrow (Sat. 11/8) in Texas - and we’re still waiting to hear from the 3-judge panel on requests by Black and Latino voters to block the new Texas congressional map.
New York congresswoman Elise Stefanik (NY-21) expected to announce a run for New York governor on Friday. #NYGov
nypost.com/2025/11/06/u...
nypost.com/2025/11/06/u...
Elise Stefanik will announce run for NY governor Friday
The prominent GOP congresswoman will make the highly-anticipated announcement either in a video or in Albany, sources said.
nypost.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:24 AM
New York congresswoman Elise Stefanik (NY-21) expected to announce a run for New York governor on Friday. #NYGov
nypost.com/2025/11/06/u...
nypost.com/2025/11/06/u...