This year's presidential election has come and gone with minimal controversy, but many argue that doesn't mean there isn't room for improvement. The Alliance for Justice worked on the Election Protection hotline run by Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights and has some examples of the problems on Election day. And in response, suggest some ways to alleviate such issues in the future such as nationwide early voting, same day voter registration, increased penalties for voter suppression efforts, and provide more money to state and local authorities to conduct voter registration efforts.

The American Constitution Society hosted a call on Nov. 6 in which voting rights experts discussed voting issues that occurred before and during the election, as well as what happens now that the election is over. The panelists were Allison Hayward, a George Mason Law Professor and former Chief of Staff and Counsel for Federal Election Commissioner Bradley Smith, Pamela Karlan, a Stanford Law Professor and voting expert, and Daniel Tokaji, an Ohio State Law Professor and Associate Director of OSU's Election Law Project.

On Nov. 7 Judge Garr King of the United States District Court in Oregon ruled that the Department of Treasury's action in shutting down Al Haramain Islamic Foundation, Inc. in 2004 violated basic due process rights. The judge also ruled that the definition of "material support" of terrorists is constitutionally vague.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy has a special page dedicated to Barack Obama's (D-IL) positions on issues of importance to nonprofits, such as education, the arts, international aid, the estate tax, and much more. For example, Obama has "pledged to create a Social Investment Fund Network, which would distribute government and private money to charities working on innovative projects that focus on issues that have been identified by cities as priorities — crime prevention or education, for example — and help expand successful ones to other regions."