“Many GOP insiders fear that Teflon Don is back
Trump plays by rules afforded no other candidate. He might luck out again with a large field in 2024.”
Will the 2024 Republican Primary be like the 2016 primary? This story from Politico.
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(Updated) “Paxton Impeachment Texas House Votes to Impeach Ken Paxton”
Story here. Paxton is suspended from office. (Thanks to Hugh Brady for the correction). He now awaits a trial by the state Senate.
“Missteps and Miscalculations: Inside Fox’s Legal and Business Debacle”
This fascinating New York Times post-mortem on the Dominion defamation lawsuit against Fox. If your interest is Election Law and Civil Procedure, this is an absolute must-read.
“DeSantis campaign will receive $500K raised by super PAC, a source says. Campaign finance experts call it ‘unprecedented'”
Aaron Navarro has this story for CBS News. From the article:
Campaign finance experts called the move “unprecedented” and had mixed reactions on if it violated FEC regulations.The transfer of “hard” campaign dollars — money raised under federal fundraising limits… Continue reading
UVA Law Professors Mike Gilbert and Debbie Hellman on Political Corruption
Professors Hellman and Gilbert has this article, Political Corruption, forthcoming in the Oxford Handbook of American Election Law (Eugene Mazo, ed.). The abstract:
This chapter studies political corruption and its many relationships to the law of democracy. It begins with… Continue reading
John Eastman’s Expert in Disbarment Proceeding Disqualified
David Ettinger blogs about it here.
“ARIZONA—Maricopa County Superior Court sanctions both Mark Finchem, R, personally, and his attorney, in legal case stemming from a 2022 election contest.”
More from Ivonne Wingett Sanchez here.
“Texas House to vote Saturday on impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton”
This Washington Post story by Molly Hennessy-Fiske. The lede:
The Texas House plans to vote Saturday on whether to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton, presaging a potential state Senate trial that could lead to the ouster of one of… Continue reading
“Voter confidence ticks up in 2022 — but deep partisan divides remain”
Zach Montellaro of Politico with this report on the partisan divide on voter confidence. A notable paragraph from the story:
That growth comes almost entirely from Republicans, even as a dramatic partisan gap remains. Democrats’ confidence in the nationwide count… Continue reading
“Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes gets 18 years for Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy”
This story from Politico‘s Kyle Cheney. A key paragraph from the story:
“You, sir, present an ongoing threat and a peril to this country, to the republic and to the very fabric of our democracy,” said U.S. District Court Judge… Continue reading
“Menendez Investigation Is Said to Involve Questions About Luxury Gifts”
This story from the New York Times by Tracey Tully and William K. Rashbaum. Here’s the lede:
Federal prosecutors and the F.B.I. are investigating whether Senator Robert Menendez or his wife received unreported gifts of a luxury car and an… Continue reading
“Judge schedules trial in lawsuit against Wisconsin’s fake electors for weeks before 2024 presidential election”
This story from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The lede:
A trial in a Wisconsin lawsuit over the actions of 10 Republicans who posed as electors for Donald Trump in 2020 despite his election loss will take place just weeks before… Continue reading
Mike Gilbert Guest Post: What Election Law Can Learn From Law & Economics
This is a guest post by Professor Mike Gilbert:
With many thanks to Rick for the invitation, I’m writing about a book of mine that may be of interest to the election law community. The title is Public Law… Continue reading