Atiba Ellis
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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- Trump’s proposal for an election takeover is rightly being rejected; I gave comment for this story on the issue: www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...
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- Sisyphus leaving for vacation
- In six words or fewer, write a story about this photo. #sixwordstory #WritingCommunity
- And as if on cue: www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
- I blame @badgercult.bsky.social for this thread.
- I don’t often rep (more or less agree with) David Brooks, but his NYT opinion piece that openly imagines how the President’s election fraud disinformation can (easily) be weaponized to subvert the 2026 election caught my attention www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...
- I don’t often rep (more or less agree with) David Brooks, but his NYT opinion piece that openly imagines how the President’s election fraud disinformation can (easily) be weaponized to subvert the 2026 election caught my attention www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...
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- Reposted by Atiba EllisAbsolutely reprehensible that AG Bondi is offering ICE stand down in exchange for access to voting rolls. Outrageous and disgusting. It shows ICE is in Minneapolis is not for law enforcement purposes. Instead it’s a way to stir up shit in blue states and extort them.
- And here we go….
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- I gave comments for this story about the proposal to ban dual citizenship in the US
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- 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
- 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
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- 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
- 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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- 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...
- 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… atibaellis.com/2025/07/04/thoughts…
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- 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.
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- 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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- Our panel is live now!
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- Excited to be part of this timely and important event
- I'm going on in just a a few minutes (7:10 ET) to talk about the constitutional crisis and the state of democracy today. Take a listen at the link below . . . . www.youtube.com/live/fDB2nps...
- In these perilous times, it may be worth reflecting on the long struggle to overcome racial authoritarianism to create this democracy and how we all must contribute else it may be lost. #MLK #BlackHistoryMonth #democracy #votingrights #civicduty canopyforum.org/2020/11/03/w...
- I taught Dred Scott v. Sanford today in Property. I was impressed by the students' insights about tiered personhood and oppression facilitated by law. In that spirit, I want to re-share what I wrote in 2017 on "Teaching Dred Scott in the Era of Trump." www.civilrights.pitt.edu/teaching-dre...
- lol … sigh.
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- Since so many folks have joined recently, I'll move this to the top. WELCOME! What kind of conversations would you find useful? I think it would be worth talking about our ideas and values (and the news) to manage what's next and to create a better future for the democracy.
- Ok it has been a minute, but post-election it seems more folks are over here rather than at the "x" box. So let me say hello to all -- new followers, dormant followers and passers-by.
- More on new Ohio campaign finance law -- this time, discussed on NE Ohio public radio the new law expanding the foreign money ban to state ballot issues with Karen Kasler, Bureau Chief, Ohio Public Radio Jason Snead, ED, Honest Elections Project. www.ideastream.org/show/sound-o...
- Got to talk about the Ohio legislature’s new rules limiting foreign contributions to issue campaigns — like the campaigns for abortion rights, legalizing cannabis, and now redistricting — on WOSU Ohio Public Media’s Snollygostser podcast. www.wosu.org/podcast/snol...
- Was honored to have this conversation with Curtis Jackson of @SpectrumNews1OH looking at the impact of Brown v. Board of Ed 70 years later. spectrumnews1.com/oh/columbus/...
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- Civil rights litigation hypo, anyone?
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