“On The Sidelines of Democracy: Exploring Why So Many Americans Don’t Vote”
NPR this morning, digging into the reasons why nonvoters don’t.
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Garland Might Review Ethics Complaint Against Kavanaugh
The water cooler conversation around the DC Circuit these days must be fascinating.
The Democratic Coalition says it's filing an ethics complaint against #SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh re: his answers about whether he received stolen docs: https://t.co/wLKZvu5vc5 These are typically… Continue reading
Eighth Circuit Affirms Invalidation of Ban on PAC-to-PAC Contributions
The opinion in Free and Fair Election Fund v. Missouri Ethics Commission is here. (h/t Richard Winger)
Massachusetts SOS to Take Control of Two Local Election Offices
The state supervision will include the conduct of the recount in the Democratic primary for the 3d Congressional District.
John Oliver on Felony Disenfranchisement
Sunday’s main segment was on felony disenfranchisement and Florida’s Amendment 4. With, you know, a few asides.
An Investigation Into the Investigation?
Dem Members of Congress are calling for OIG investigations at DOJ and DHS into the issuance of the spectacularly broad North Carolina subpoenas of voting information.
“For Older Voters, Getting The Right ID Can Be Especially Tough”
NPR reports on the work of Spread the Vote, one of the two main national organizations (VoteRiders is the other) helping eligible voters get the IDs they need.
“Trump waives millions in claims against Stormy Daniels in new fallout from illegal payoff”
LA Times:
President Trump has agreed to give up his right to pursue millions of dollars in damages against Stormy Daniels in a move to kill litigation over an illegal payoff to the adult-film star.
The maneuver marks a… Continue reading
Hi, Everybody
And Shana Tovah. It’s Justin: I’ll be at the helm of the blog for a day or two. Please send your news (and your hate mail) my way for the next 48 hours.
Kavanaugh, Foreign Agents, and American Elections
Justin here, with my own take on Kavanaugh and the election process, also cross-posted over at the Take Care blog:
In the 2016 elections, we were hacked. I don’t mean the breach of the DNC systems, serious as… Continue reading
Texas redistricting ain’t over yet
Just before the holiday, Rick posted a Texas redistricting update: the trial court issued a briefing order asking what’s left of the case after SCOTUS remand. Rick thought “there’s not much left to do.” But while most of the… Continue reading
5th Circuit ID ruling … and the Texas redistricting case.
Earlier today, Rick noted the 5th Circuit’s opinion on Texas’s voter ID law. I agree with much of his critique of the court’s resolution of the section 3(c) preclearance issue.
In my post on the Texas redistricting cases earlier… Continue reading
Texas redistricting and the travel ban
(X-posted at Take Care.)
Two of the last SCOTUS mega-cases of the Term share a little something.
This morning, the Supreme Court hears argument in the Texas redistricting case. Tomorrow, the Court considers Trump’s travel ban. They’re both massive… Continue reading
Court rejects challenge to Broward list maintenance
An update out of south Florida: a federal court just rejected a claim by the ACRU that Broward County has a legal responsibility to purge voters more aggressively.
There’s plenty of detail in the opinion about what Broward does and… Continue reading