Important, comprehensive analysis by Dan Balz and colleagues in the Washington Post. One brief excerpt: “Many of Trump’s critics wish that through the legal process, the former president were somehow disqualified from serving again as president. The counterargument to… Continue reading

Washington Examiner. Not sure there is anything unlawful in what’s described here. Wealthy individuals, whether liberal or conservative, can give money to 501(c)(3)s, (c)(4)s, PACs, superPACs, political parties, candidate campaigns, etc. The web of various donations can sometimes be difficult… Continue reading

Michael Scherer in the Washington Post. “DeSantis has effectively abandoned the old model of running field operations with volunteers from a cash-strapped campaign, outsourcing the effort to a super PAC in ways that test the boundaries of campaign finance… Continue reading

A Wall Street Journal summary of where things currently stand on this investigation: “It isn’t known whether it will result in criminal charges against Trump or anyone else. … “Questions directed at some of those testifying in the postelection investigation… Continue reading

What a mess, as POLITICO reports: “Democrats could wage a write-in campaign for Biden, to help him avoid an early embarrassment en route to his inevitable renomination.” Wouldn’t it be nice if the United States had a sensible system for… Continue reading

Zachary Roth offers some interesting observations about low-turnout states and their election laws.

Derek Clinger (a great former student at Ohio State!) has a very helpful summary, as part of University of Wisconsin Law School’s State Democracy Research Initiative, on the Ohio Supreme Court’s 4-3 ruling on using an August special election… Continue reading

Josh Blackman has some very interesting analysis at the Volokh Conspiracy. He argues that because Smith did not indict Trump under 18 U.S. Code § 2071, it signals that he likely won’t indict Trump under 18 U.S. Code … Continue reading

Darrel Rowland tweets. If I have thoughts to share on the opinion(s), I will blog them.

Following up on the earlier AP story, Pro Public has a lengthy piece on the partisan fight over whether or not Meagan Wolfe remains Administrator of the Wisconsin Elections Commission. Some details: ‘Commission chair Don Millis, a Republican attorney,… Continue reading

The Arizona Mirror reports on the event that David Becker and Bill Gates held with the press to prepare for the election. A snippet: Becker sees two scenarios.  The vacancies create “competency issues” that lead to further misinformation and maladministration… Continue reading

L.A. Times: “The report recommends that the city establish two independent redistricting commissions, each with 17 residents, to draw district lines for the city of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Unified School District, respectively.” The report, in the… Continue reading

Philly Inquirer: “In addition to a couple of Mastriano emails referencing his conversations with Trump, other emails point to disagreements within the GOP about challenging the results of the election.”

The Jolt from the Atlanta Constitution-Journal. Raffensperger is undoubtedly correct when he says “the facts on my side” and not Trump’s. But after watching the CNN Townhall with Trump, one wonders unfortunately whether facts matter in a televised forum involving… Continue reading