John Devaney was quoted in The New York Times article, "How a Supreme Court Decision Curtailed the Right to Vote in Wisconsin," regarding his proposal to extend the deadline for mail ballots past Election Day.

In an emergency hearing, held via videoconference, John, a lawyer for the Democrats, proposed a simple compromise: Extend the deadline for mail ballots by six days past Election Day, to April 13, to ensure that more people could vote, and vote safely.

“That’s going to be much more enfranchising,” said John, arguing one of the most politically freighted voting-rights cases since Bush v. Gore from his bedroom in South Carolina as his black lab, Gus, repeatedly interrupted at the door.