NYT:
The Trump administration is targeting government officials who had been flagging foreign interference in U.S. elections, despite ongoing concerns that adversaries are stoking political and social divisions by spreading propaganda and disinformation online, current and former government officials said.… Continue reading
Announcement:
The UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law, in partnership with the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service and Clinton Presidential Center, will host the 2025 Arnold Lecture and Symposium on Feb. 20,… Continue reading
This Safeguarding Democracy Project event, held last week, featured Christina Adkins, Director of Elections, Texas Secretary of State’s Office, Judd Choate, Director of Elections in Colorado, and Charles H. Stewart III, MIT. I moderated.
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I have posted this new article at SSRN. Here is the abstract:
Few Americans are happy with the state of American democracy. Our political institutions appear dysfunctional and our political culture more generally has become increasingly toxic and tribalistic. To… Continue reading
Politico:
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a sweeping executive order bringing independent agencies under the control of the White House — an action that would greatly expand his power but is likely to attract significant legal challenges.
It represents… Continue reading
AP:
For years, Republicans echoing President Donald Trump’s false claims that the 2020 presidential election was ridden with voter fraud have pushed for states to leave a bipartisan group that lets officials share data to keep voter rolls accurate. Nine… Continue reading
WPR:
The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s liberal majority has dismissed a lawsuit claiming a Racine mobile-voting van is illegal, ruling that the Republican man who filed the challenge didn’t have legal standing to do so.
The battle over the voting van… Continue reading
Larry Norden and Derek Tisler at Slate:
In its crusade against federal agencies, the Trump administration is targeting our election system, making potentially dangerous reductions to protections that help keep elections free, fair, and secure. On Friday, the acting director… Continue reading
Wisconsin Public Radio:
With Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election on track to be the most expensive judiciary election in history, neither candidate has pledged to recuse themselves from hearing cases involving the political parties backing their races.
In an interview with… Continue reading
WRAL:
The North Carolina Board of Elections asked the state Supreme Court to use its power to bypass the state Court of Appeals and take up Republican Jefferson Griffin’s election challenge — a case that could determine whether Griffin wins… Continue reading
NYT:
President Trump on Saturday posted on social media a single sentence that appears to encapsulate his attitude as he tests the nation’s legal and constitutional boundaries in the process of upending the federal government and punishing his perceived enemies.… Continue reading