Dale E. Ho: “That suggestion is fundamentally incompatible with the basic promise of equal justice under the law.”

What we`re seeing with these audits, these voter suppression measures are efforts to make those kinds of undemocratic efforts in future elections more plausible.

Everything here smacks of a bargain: dismissal of the indictment in exchange for immigration policy concessions.

The government has broad prosecutorial discretion but that, once an indictment is brought, the court has an independent role.

Election Day registration can be a valuable safety net in making sure that any voters who are purged erroneously do end up getting to participate on Election Day.