Tuesday, October 7, 12:15pm-1:15pm PT, Room 1337
UCLA Law and online
Register here for in-person. Lunch will be provided.
Register here for Webinar.
Richard L. Hasen, Director, Safeguarding Democracy Project, UCLA and Nate Persily, Stanford Law School
UCLA School of Law is… Continue reading
Peter Baker for the NYT:
he indictment of the former F.B.I. director James B. Comey demanded by President Trump sent a shiver of fear through others on the so-called enemies list of the current F.B.I. director Kash Patel. But one… Continue reading
The Guardian:
MyPillow founder Mike Lindell defamed the election technology company Smartmatic with false statements that its voting machines helped rig the 2020 presidential election, a federal judge in Minnesota ruled recently.
But US district judge Jeffrey Bryan deferred until… Continue reading
AJC:
When it’s not busy bickering, the State Election Board keeps trying to insert itself into Georgia’s voting process even after the state Supreme Court reduced its power this spring.
The board’s two-day meeting last week was marked by arguments … Continue reading
NYT:
The election technology company Dominion Voting Systems settled a defamation lawsuit against Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former lawyer for President Trump and former mayor of New York City, according to court records and the company.
The lawsuit was… Continue reading
Season 7, Episode 1 of The ELB podcast:
How likely is it that federal troops will be in United States cities on election day in 2026?
Have federal agencies moved from allies of state and local election administrators to impediments… Continue reading
I just learned the very sad news that Joshua Spivak, the country’s leading expert on recall elections, died suddenly this summer of a heart attack. He was generous with sharing his immense knowledge on recall elections, and a go-to source… Continue reading
Carol Leonnig and Ken Dilanian for MSNBC News:
In an undercover operation last year, the FBI recorded Tom Homan, now the White House border czar, accepting $50,000 in cash after indicating he could help the agents — who were posing as… Continue reading
Tuesday, September 16, 12:15pm-1:15pm PT, Webinar
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Ben Haiman, UVA Center for Public Safety and Justice, Liz Howard, NYU Law Brennan Center for Justice, and Stephen Richer, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Harvard Kennedy School
Richard L. Hasen, moderator (Director,… Continue reading
WaPo:
Last month, as social media buzzed with news that Taylor Swift was engaged to Travis Kelce, Charlie Kirk advised one of the world’s most successful female musicians to leave “the island of the wokeys” and start having children… Continue reading
Adam Liptak for the NYT:
Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh says good judges are like good referees.
“Am I calling it the same way for labor and management, for the business and the environmental interests, for the Republican and the Democrat?”… Continue reading