“Opinion: Trump is running despite the 14th Amendment. He’s not the first insurrectionist to do so”
Kermit Roosevelt oped in the LAT.
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“Why is an Arizona State University law clinic defending Kari Lake?”
WaPo:
Kari Lake, the GOP Senate hopeful from Arizona, still contests her narrow loss in the 2022 Arizona governor’s race and proclaims herself the state’s “lawful governor.” The former television newscaster also baselessly disputes President Donald Trump’s 2020 election… Continue reading
New York: “Redistricting case that could influence control of Congress set for Nov. 15”
Times-Union:
The fight for control of Congress will face a crucial early battle in November when the state Court of Appeals will hear arguments on whether New York’s congressional boundaries should be redrawn.
On Nov. 15, the state’s highest court… Continue reading
“5th Circuit May Have Sidelined Supreme Court In Social Media Case”
Law.com:
Not even the federal government is exactly sure what is going on.
On Wednesday evening, the U.S. Supreme Court was expected to announce its decision on whether top Biden administration officials could continue reaching out to social media platforms… Continue reading
Federal Court Says Jeffrey Clark Cannot Remove Georgia Election Interference Case from State Court to Federal Court
Opinion.
Ryan Goodman:
https://twitter.com/rgoodlaw/status/1707836870531350988?s=20
Wisconsin: “Secret impeachment advisory panel isn’t subject to open meetings law, former justice says”
Wisconsin State Journal:
One of the three former Wisconsin Supreme Court justices whom Assembly Speaker Robin Vos asked to explore the prospect of impeaching newly minted liberal Justice Janet Protasiewicz argued in court Friday the group is not subject to… Continue reading
“Poll: Majority of voters would support disqualifying Trump under 14th Amendment”
Politico:
A majority of voters are willing to support an effort to disqualify former President Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot, according to a new POLITICO | Morning Consult poll.
After a series of questions about the Constitution and Trump’s… Continue reading
“Whom will Newsom appoint to fill Dianne Feinstein’s Senate seat? What we know”
LA Times:
With the death Friday morning of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Gov. Gavin Newsom now must decide who will fill her U.S. Senate seat until the next election.
Who will it be? Here is a breakdown of what we… Continue reading
Breaking: Supreme Court to Hear Major Pair of Cases Involving Regulation of Social Media Platforms’ Curation or Exclusion of Politician Speech
From today’s order list:
22-277 MOODY, ATT’Y GEN. OF FL, ET AL. V. NETCHOICE, LLC, ET AL.22-555 NETCHOICE, LLC, ET AL. V. PAXTON, ATT’Y GEN. OF TXThe petitions for writs of certiorari are granted limited to Questions 1 and… Continue reading
Fifth Circuit Grants Rehearing En Banc in Case That Struck Down Mississippi Felon Disenfranchisement Law
Raffi Melkonian with the order.
Here’s my earlier coverage of the 2-1 panel ruling.
Fifth Circuit Panel, on Party Line Vote, Delays Louisiana Voting Rights Act Congressional Redistricting Case, Potentially Pushing Any Remedy to 2026
Michael Li with the details on what he terms a “terrible ruling:”
https://twitter.com/mcpli/status/1707483620514927098
“Biden Issues a Blistering Attack on Trump”
NYT:
President Biden issued a broad and blistering attack against former President Donald J. Trump on Thursday, accusing his predecessor and would-be successor of inciting violence, seeking unfettered power and plotting to undermine the Constitution if he returns to office… Continue reading
“Republican Group Running Anti-Trump Ads Finds Little Is Working”
NYT:
A well-funded group of anti-Trump conservatives has sent its donors a remarkably candid memo that reveals how resilient former President Donald J. Trump has been against millions of dollars of negative ads the group deployed against him in two… Continue reading
“After two rejections, is Ohio attorney general slow-walking anti-gerrymandering amendment?”
Ohio Capital Journal:
One might think that a movement associated with a former state Supreme Court chief justice could draft a petition summary that passes legal muster. But twice already, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has rejected summaries of a… Continue reading