Bob Bauer: “Did the Legal Process Over the Last Four Years ‘Fail’?”
Thoughtful Bob Bauer post at Lawfare.
All posts by Rick Hasen
“Pa. Supreme Court again rules that Philly and other counties cannot count undated mail ballots; The ruling comes after several Philly-area counties defied the court’s previous guidance; The issue has come under close scrutiny as the race between Bob Casey and Dave McCormick undergoes a recount”
See this report from the Philadelphia Inquirer. Via How Appealing, which links to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania’s per curiam order, two concurring statements (here and here), and a dissenting statement.
From the per curiam… Continue reading
“In Pennsylvania, the Election Litigation Continues, With a Twist; As a Senate recount plays out, at least four counties are ignoring an order from the State Supreme Court that undated or misdated mail ballots cannot be counted.”
NYT:
In an election defined in part by a tsunami of litigation before polls even opened, few states saw as much legal haggling over which ballots should count as Pennsylvania.
The polls have long since closed, yet a new… Continue reading
WaPo Editorial: “Democrats thumb their nose at the rule of law in Pennsylvania” (Recount Starts Today)
WaPo Editorial:
Before the Nov. 5 election, Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court ruled that provisional ballots must be signed in two required places and that mail-in votes must be dated. Yet elected Democratic officials in Philadelphia and three other counties —… Continue reading
“Liberals Are Left Out in the Cold as Social Media Veers Right”
Sheera Frenkel for the NYT:
After Donald J. Trump won the election this month, his supporters gravitated to a panoply of online destinations to celebrate.
Hundreds of thousands of posts lauding Mr. Trump’s victory filled Truth Social, the social… Continue reading
Tabatha Abu El-Haj Blogging This Week and Next; Justin Levitt Blogging Week of December 2
New Report Find X’s Algorithms Changed in July 2024 to Boost Republican-Leaning Accounts and Elon Musk’s Account After Musk’s Trump Endorsement
The report from Timothy Graham and Mark Andrejevic (via Bluesky). Abstract:
This technical report presents findings from a two-phase analysis investigating potential algorithmic bias in engagement metrics on X (formerly Twitter) by examining Elon Musk’s account against a group… Continue reading
“Kari Lake settles election defamation case brought by Arizona official”
WaPo:
A year-long defamation case against Kari Lake, who falsely blamed a local Arizona election official for her 2022 defeat for governor and has sowed distrust in American election systems, has been settled.
The details of the settlement are confidential,… Continue reading
“Trump is already testing Republicans, and some seem unwilling to defy him”
WaPo:
The soon-to-be president, who vowed to shake up Washington, this week tapped several highly unconventional candidates for his Cabinet, pressured Senate leadership candidates to back his plans for recess appointments, and is pushing lawmakers to back policy… Continue reading
“These voter fraud claims circulated in Tarrant County. What happened to them?”
Cody Copeland for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
“Inside the Republican false-flag effort to turn off Kamala Harris voters”
WaPo:
Muslims in Michigan began seeing pro-Israel ads this fall praising Vice President Kamala Harris for marrying a Jewish man and backing the Jewish state. Jews in Pennsylvania, meanwhile, saw ads from the same group with the opposite message:… Continue reading
Pennsylvania: “Dave McCormick once fought to have undated mail ballots counted. Now, in tight race with Bob Casey, he’s suing to block them.”
Philly Inquirer:
As vote counting continues this week in Pennsylvania’s tight Senate race, attention is once again shifting toward the largest and most hotly contested tranche of remaining votes that could help incumbent Democrat Bob Casey make up his… Continue reading
Ed Whelan: “Mike Johnson must block Trump’s scheme on recess appointments”
WaPo:
President-elect Donald Trump is threatening to turn the Constitution’s appointment process for Cabinet officers on its head. If what I’m hearing on the conservative legal grapevine is correct, he might resort to a cockamamie scheme that would require House … Continue reading
I Spoke to the “Speech Matters” Podcast About the 2024 Election and U.S. Democracy’s Future
You can listen here.