SBF Campaign Finance Charges are Back In Case
Teddy Schleifer with the details.
All posts by Rick Hasen
“Special counsel still scrutinizing finances of Trump’s PAC”
Politico:
Special counsel Jack Smith’s probe of efforts by Donald Trump and others to subvert the 2020 election remains ongoing — with at least one interview this week that focused on fundraising and spending by Trump’s political action committee.
Meanwhile,… Continue reading
2023 Election Law Teacher Database
It is now available here.
Issacharoff on Sloss’s “Tyrants on Twitter”
PSQ review:
With openness comes vulnerability. David Sloss’s new work, Tyrants on Twitter, elevates the abuse of social media by autocrats to a new war front, reminiscent of the concerns for foreign penetration during the Cold War. His response to… Continue reading
The UK Electoral Commission Reports Serious Cyber Hack, Disclosure of Voter Information
This looks most unfortunate.
“Once Rare, Impeachments and Censures Have Become the Norm in Congress”
NYT:
When the House formally censured Representative Paul Gosar, Republican of Arizona, in November 2021, it was the first time in more than a decade that the punishment had been handed out on the floor. Less than two years elapsed… Continue reading
“G.O.P. Contenders Feed Voter Distrust in Courts, Schools and Military”
NYT:
Ron DeSantis says the military is more interested in global warming and “gender ideology” initiatives than in national security.
Tim Scott says the Justice Department “continues to hunt Republicans.”
Vivek Ramaswamy has vowed to “shut down the deep state,”… Continue reading
Federal Election Commissioner Trey Trainor Refused to Cooperate with Inspector General Investigating Allegations of Improper Conduct Where Trainor Appeared at Event Misidentified as Member of “Trump Elections Team”
Just wow.
And because of the lack of cooperation the IG could not really tell if Trainor broke any rules.
Wisconsin: “Capitol police investigate convicted felon over potential stalking behavior targeting Elections Commission head Meagan Wolfe”
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports.
ELB Book Corner: Mary Zielger: “Transforming the Republican Party”
I am pleased to welcome Mary Ziegler to the ELB Book Corner, author of the new book, Dollars for Life: The Anti-Abortion Movement and the Fall of the Republican Establishment (Yale, 2022). Here is the second of three posts:… Continue reading
“A murky law plus a snarky judge equals some memorable judicial sarcasm”
Charles Lane WaPo column:
Eloquence has a rich history in American jurisprudence, as any law student knows. Less famous, perhaps, but more provocative, is the tradition of judicial sarcasm.
In a clever 2015 essay, “The Most Sarcastic Justice… Continue reading
“Secure ballots or boondoggle? Arizona county tailors project to politically connected firm”
Votebeat:
As an Arizona county prepares to spend up to $1 million in state money to test anti-counterfeit features on ballots, it appears the project was tailored for one company in particular that has pushed the idea with the… Continue reading
Arizona: “Petersen and Toma in court filing aim to quash Prop 211”
Capitol Media Services:
With efforts by one set of foes already rebuffed, the state’s top Republican lawmakers are making their own bid to quash a new state law designed to shine a light on “dark money.”
In a new court… Continue reading
Melissa Murray and Kate Shaw: What Happened to the Part of Dobbs About Letting the People Decide About Abortion Rights?
Murray and Shaw NYT Oped:
In Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the Supreme Court justified its decision overruling Roe with an appeal to democracy. In the Dobbs majority opinion, Justice Samuel Alito wrote that the conclusion in Roe… Continue reading