“Georgia Is Ground Zero for Trump Exhaustion as Another Indictment Looms”
Wall Street Journal analyzes Peach State presidential politics on the premise that it’s a “crucial” state in November 2022 (quoting one campaign operative).
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“Georgia prosecutors have messages showing Trump’s team is behind voting system breach”
CNN “exclusive” report:
“Atlanta-area prosecutors investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia are in possession of text messages and emails directly connecting members of Donald Trump’s legal team to the early January 2021 voting system… Continue reading
“The strongest part of Trump’s Jan. 6 indictment has its own weaknesses”
Jason Willick in The Washington Post:
“Legal scholar (and Post contributing columnist) Edward B. Foley argued last year on the Just Security blog that ‘there are reasons to be wary of prosecuting any claimed electoral votes sent to… Continue reading
“How Trump Benefits From an Indictment Effect”
N.Y. Times analysis: “An adviser to one of Mr. Trump’s rivals, who was not authorized to speak publicly, said Mr. Trump’s legal travails had repeatedly forced his candidate’s campaign to reschedule policy announcements and redo its calendar, describing the… Continue reading
A brief follow-up on Moore v. Harper
Carolyn Shapiro has written a thoughtful response to my previous post. I offer a couple of quick additional points:
First, my characterization of how the majority of SCOTUS perceives what the Pennsylvania Supreme Court did in 2020 (in… Continue reading
Moore v. Harper & the need for clarity
In his valuable New York Times column this morning, Rick Pildes rightly emphasizes the need for clarity in rules governing the electoral process, especially the rules concerning the casting and counting of ballots. Rick worries, however, that yesterday’s decision… Continue reading
Atlanta Journal-Constitution & AP on Georgia voting machine debate
In light of the POLITICO story posted earlier today, a reader points to two recent stories in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on the same topic, one behind a paywall and the other not:
“Georgia officials lay out obstacles to updating … Continue reading
“Far Right Pushes a Through-the-Looking-Glass Narrative on Jan. 6”
Robert Draper in the N.Y. Times:
“Last week, dozens showed up at an unofficial House hearing convened by a handful of Republican lawmakers to challenge “the fake narrative that an insurrection had occurred on Jan. 6,” as set forth by… Continue reading
“New video undercuts claim Twitter censored pro-Trump views before Jan. 6”
Washington Post: “the video and other newly obtained internal Twitter records show that, far from working to censor pro-Trump sentiment in the days before the Capitol riot, the company’s leaders were intent on leaving it up — despite internal warnings… Continue reading
“From election hero to zero: Georgia official’s dismissal of security audit could mean trouble in 2024”
POLITICO: “Raffensperger’s dismissive reaction to the unsparing audit conducted by security expert Alex Halderman has turned him into an object of intense criticism from cybersecurity specialists, who say he is painting legitimate research with the brush of far-right conspiracy… Continue reading
“No Labels declines to reveal just who is funding its third party bid”
POLITICO: “The centrist group consists of a constellation of entities, some of which disclose donor names. But the main one is a nonprofit which, unlike political parties, does not have to reveal the names of its funders. And in… Continue reading
The Nomination and Election of Statewide Candidates
I’ve posted on SSRN the working draft of a paper that will be published in the University of Illinois Law Review and was part of a symposium hosted by the review in March. Here’s the abstract:
The standard system of… Continue reading
“Maricopa County recorder Stephen Richer sues Kari Lake for defamation”
The news story is here. And this is his op-ed explaining the lawsuit. Given the Dominion suit against Fox, one wonders whether this new suit in the same vein will confirm that defamation is a successful way to counteract intentionally… Continue reading
“Criminal charges filed over fake signatures that spoiled Michigan GOP gubernatorial bids”
Jane C. Timms for NBC News: “Michigan candidates for statewide office need to gather thousands of signatures to qualify for the ballot in state elections, and many campaigns hire paid canvassers to collect those signatures. The defendants allegedly ran… Continue reading