“BREAKING: Supreme Court has DENIED cert for the case alleging that the Washington State Voting Rights Act is unconstitutional.”
From Ruth Greenwood on X.
“Three elections bills that could transform voting in Georgia awaiting governor’s signature”
More from the Savannah Morning News (also via Electionline).
“Voting rights lawsuit against Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to begin Monday”
Savannah Morning News reports (via Electionline).
Tribalism prevails
Chris Sununu, a former leading anti-trumpet within the GOP, now falls in line by supporting Trump over Biden for the vote in November.
“Trump’s Criminal Trial to Begin in Manhattan With Jury Selection”
“Inside Donald Trump’s Embrace of the Jan. 6 Rioters; The former president initially disavowed the attack on the Capitol, but he is now making it a centerpiece of his general election campaign.”
“Jan. 6 Obstruction Case at Supreme Court Could Help Trump and Many Others”
Adam Liptak for the NYT.
“My New One in the LA Times: “Why it’s hard to muster even a ‘meh’ over Trump’s New York criminal trial”
I have written this piece for the LA Times. It begins:
In watching some of the breathless coverage of Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial, I’m reminded of the 2004 quote from former U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld that, “You go… Continue reading
“WV will NOT accept voter registrations collected by Biden Administration”
Justin here. The title of this post is the header of the email version of a press release issued earlier this week by the office of WV Secretary of State “Mac” Warner, currently running for governor.
I’m pretty sure the… Continue reading
The Supreme Court Can No Longer Sidestep Considering January 6 and the Attempts to Subvert the 2020 Election
The Supreme Court was miraculously able to sidestep any grappling with attempts to subvert the 2020 presidential election in Trump v. Anderson, the case over whether Donald Trump was barred from serving as President again for encouraging an insurrection. The… Continue reading
“Supreme Court to weigh if Jan. 6 rioters can be charged with obstruction”
Ann Marimow for WaPo:
Defense lawyers say prosecutors overreachedby charging rioters with a crime that is limited to conduct that destroys or tampers with evidence sought by investigators. The government’s broad application of the statute, the lawyerswarned in court filings,… Continue reading
Mike Johnson Plans to Introduce Legislation to Require Everyone to Provide Documentary Proof of Citizenship to Be Registered to Vote
What Speaker Johnson announced while standing next to Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago is not too far off from what I predicted, though it is even more draconian.
It’s not necessary, would disenfranchise many voters if it passed, and is… Continue reading
I Spoke to the PBS News Hour About Trump’s Hush Money Case Starting Monday
You can watch William Brangham’s report here, also featuring Jerry Goldfeder and Jessica Roth: