Cert. Petition Filed in Georgia Voting Rights Act Case Concerning At-Large Elections to the Public Service Commission
I’ll be watching this one.
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Judge Recommends John Eastman Be Disbarred, and Pay a Sanction of $10,000, for His Conduct Seeking to Subvert the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election
From the 128-page opinion:
As an initial matter, the court rejects Eastman’s contention that this disciplinary proceeding and Eastman’s resultant discipline is motivated by his political views or his representation of President Trump or President Trump’s Campaign. Rather, Eastman’s… Continue reading
Josh Douglas: “The Montana Supreme Court Correctly Recognizes a Robust Right to Vote Under the State Constitution”
The following is a guest post from Joshua A. Douglas:
The Montana Supreme Court just issued a decision that represents a model for how state courts should consider the protections for the right to vote within state constitutions.
The… Continue reading
Third Circuit, on 2-1 Vote, Rejects Argument that It Violates the Materiality Provision of the Civil Rights Act to Not Count Timely But Undated Absentee Ballots in Pennsylvania
You can find the majority opinion and the dissent at this link.
The majority holds that the provision applies only to the question of who is eligible to vote, not whether an eligible voters’ votes are counted.
The court… Continue reading
“Exclusive: A high-level election security group is back. NSA and Cyber Command want to keep it under the radar”
The Record:
U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency will not identify the latest leaders of their joint election security task force, in part to shield them from the threats and harassment other election officials have received for merely… Continue reading
Huge Congratulations to ELB Blogger and USC Professor Franita Tolson, Named New Dean at USC Law
Thrilled about this news:
Interim Dean and Professor Franita Tolson has been named the dean and Carl Mason Franklin Chair in Law of the USC Gould School of Law. Tolson is a nationally recognized thought leader and dialogue shaper… Continue reading
“Alabama Civil Rights Groups Scramble to Fight Back Against New Voting Law”
Bolts:
Alabama’s new voter suppression law has left the state’s civil rights activists preparing for court—and scrambling to figure out what they legally are allowed to do this election cycle.
The new measure passed by Republicans and signed into law… Continue reading
“Was the 2020 election stolen? Job interviews at RNC take an unusual turn.”
WaPo:
Those seeking employment at the Republican National Committee after a Trump-backed purge of the committee this month have been asked in job interviews if they believe the 2020 election was stolen, according to people familiar with the interviews, making… Continue reading
“A Georgia man created a tool to challenge voter registrations. Trump’s allies may use it.”
USA Today:
Election deniers and allies of former President Donald Trump want to help regular citizens ask election officials to clean the voter rolls. That effort has alarmed experts who worry that local government workers will be inundated with requests… Continue reading
“How Trump Moved Money to Pay $100 Million in Legal Bills”
NYT:
Former President Donald J. Trump has spent more than $100 million since leaving office, on lawyers and other costs related to fending off various investigations, indictments and his coming criminal trials, according to a New York Times review of… Continue reading
March 28 Livestream: “AI’s Impact on the 2024 Global Elections”
Quite the lineup at Columbia.
“Fretting About Election-Year Deep Fakes, States Roll Out New Rules for A.I. Content”
NYT:
Wisconsin for the first time this year will begin requiring political advertisers to disclose the use of content generated by artificial intelligence or face financial penalties. But the battleground state, one that played a critical role in the last… Continue reading
“‘Assured failure’: Ex-White House lawyer provides new details of final days of Trump’s 2020 election gambit”
Politico:
Donald Trump’s deputy White House counsel, Pat Philbin, was nervous.
It was just a few days until Jan. 6, 2021, when Congress was slated to certify Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 election, and Trump had suddenly resuscitated a… Continue reading
Kari Lake, Pulling a Giuliani, Concedes Liability for Defaming Election Official Stephen Richer; Wants to Go Straight to Damages (That Didn’t Work Well for Giuliani)
Stunning yet routine:
Kari Lake is asking the court to quickly issue a judgment and to decide how much she will pay Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer in the defamation case he brought against her, according to a filing … Continue reading