All posts by Guy Charles

“The Supreme Court Is Not Supposed to Have This Much Power”

June 9, 2022, 8:58 amUncategorizedJudicial Review; Judicial Supremacy; CongressGuy Charles

Nikolas Bowie and Daphna Renan for The Atlantic. From the piece: “Contrary to what many people have come to believe, judicial supremacy is not in the Constitution, and does not date from the founding era. It took hold of… Continue reading

“How South Dakota Voters Won a Power Struggle With G.O.P. Legislators”

June 8, 2022, 4:49 pmUncategorizedBallot InitiativesGuy Charles

Blake Hounshell wrote this piece for the NY Times. From the article: “Coming on the same night that voters in San Francisco ousted their lightning rod of a district attorney, Chesa Boudin — in what was widely interpreted as a… Continue reading

“Ill-fated DHS disinformation board pursued partnership with social-media platforms to censor content”

June 8, 2022, 4:38 pmUncategorizedDisinformation BoardGuy Charles

Stephen Dinan in the Washington Times. From the article: “The Department of Homeland Security’s ill-fated disinformation board would have been part of an effort to work with private social-media platforms to police their content, two senators revealed Wednesday, citing… Continue reading

The Supreme Court may take territories off the map of the US

June 8, 2022, 4:33 pmUncategorizedCitizenship; Territories; Insular CasesGuy Charles

Stephen Kinzer wrote this commentary the Boston Globe on the issues raised by Fitisemanu v. United States and the Petitioners’ request that the Court overrule the Insular Cases. From the piece: “May the United States rule foreign territories without granting… Continue reading

“Troy councilwoman pleads to federal criminal charge in ballot-fraud case”

June 8, 2022, 4:15 pmUncategorizedBallot FraudGuy Charles

Brendan Lyons for the Times Union. From the article: “A Troy councilwoman on Wednesday pleaded guilty to a felony criminal charge in U.S. District Court, becoming the first person snared in a federal grand jury investigation examining widespread ballot-fraud… Continue reading

“Massachusetts lawmakers unveil compromise voting rights bill”

June 8, 2022, 4:10 pmUncategorizedVoting rights; Mail-in ballots; Early voting; MassachusettsGuy Charles

Massachusetts inches closer to expanding voting rights. From the AP: “Mail-in ballots and early voting — popular options used to cast ballots in Massachusetts during the 2020 pandemic-era election — would become permanent features of the state’s political landscape under… Continue reading

“Louisiana governor: Special session to draw new Congress map”

June 8, 2022, 12:59 pmUncategorizedGuy Charles

Kevin McGill for the AP. From the article: “Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards on Tuesday called a special legislative session to redraw Louisiana’s congressional boundary lines after a map adopted by the Republican-dominated Legislature was blocked by a federal… Continue reading

“Another 2020 election denier will be on November’s ballot”

June 8, 2022, 8:15 amUncategorizedElection denier; misinformation; election conspiracyGuy Charles

Joseph Marks of The Washington Post on Audrey Trujillo. From the article: “Last night, Audrey Trujillo became the latest 2020 election denier to win her party’s nomination to oversee a state’s elections. The New Mexico Republican is part of… Continue reading

“DHS bulletin warns US could see more volatile threats fueled by election misinformation and upcoming Supreme Court abortion ruling”

June 8, 2022, 7:49 amUncategorizedGuy Charles

Whitney Wild for CNN. From the article: The Department of Homeland Security is warning that threats in the US could become even more volatile throughout the summer and midterm election season, fueled by election year misinformation and potential… Continue reading

“New Jersey Centrists Seek to Legalize Their Dream: The Moderate Party”

June 8, 2022, 7:33 amUncategorizedFusion, Third PartiesGuy Charles

In The NY Times, Blake Hounshell reports on the efforts of a new political party, the Moderate Party, to get rid of New Jersey’s anti-fusion law. From the article: “The party’s goal is to give centrist voters more of a… Continue reading

Federal Court Says that Louisiana Congressional Redistricting Plan Violates Section 2 of the VRA

June 6, 2022, 4:36 pmUncategorizedGuy Charles

A federal district court in Louisiana granted a preliminary injunction in favor of the plaintiffs who challenged Louisiana’s congressional redistricting plan. The case, brought by a coalition of civil rights groups, is Robinson v. Ardoin. The court concluded that… Continue reading

“Michigan widens probe into voting system breaches by Trump allies”

June 6, 2022, 3:31 pmUncategorizedGuy Charles

Reuters reporting that state authorities in Michigan are expanding their investigation into attempts by local Republicans and allies of former President Trump to illegally access voting systems. From the Reuters report: “The police documents reveal, among other things, that the… Continue reading

“Supreme Court May Hear ‘800-Pound Gorilla’ of Election Law Cases”

June 6, 2022, 7:59 amUncategorizedGuy Charles

Adam Liptak (@adamliptak), has this piece in The NY Times on this emergency application by North Carolina Republicans seeking a stay of the North Carolina Supreme Court’s decision in the partisan gerrymandering case of Harper v. Hall.… Continue reading