All posts by Dan Tokaji

APSA and Protect Democracy Report on Political Parties

July 12, 2023, 3:55 ampolitical partiesDan Tokaji

APSA and Protect Democracy have issued a new report entitled “More than Red and Blue: Political Parties and American Democracy.” From the press release: A new report released today by the American Political Science Association (APSA) and Protect Democracy… Continue reading

AP Series on Supreme Court Ethics

July 12, 2023, 3:48 amSupreme CourtDan Tokaji

The A.P. has released a series of stories on the ethics practices of Supreme Court justices, relying on more than 100 public records requests to colleges and universities. (Disclosure: my university was among those that received a request.) You can… Continue reading

Trump’s Lawyers Ask to Delay Classified Documents Trial

July 11, 2023, 5:03 amUncategorizedDan Tokaji

CBS News: “Proceeding to trial during the pendency of a Presidential election cycle wherein opposing candidates are effectively (if not literally) directly adverse to one another in this action will create extraordinary challenges,” the former president and current Republican… Continue reading

Utah Supreme Court to Hear Partisan Gerrymandering Argument Today

July 11, 2023, 4:41 amredistrictingDan Tokaji

NYT: On Tuesday, the Utah Supreme Court will consider whether to wade into the increasingly pitched nationwide battle over partisan gerrymanders. The justices will decide whether the state’s courts can hear a lawsuit challenging the House map, or whether… Continue reading

“Doug Burgum is about to drop hundreds of thousands of dollars on gift cards to qualify for the debate”

July 10, 2023, 8:47 pmcampaign financeDan Tokaji

Politico reports on a creative if expensive way of trying to get on the stage: “The North Dakota governor’s presidential campaign is offering $20 cards to donors who give his campaign as little as $1.” The cards are reportedly being… Continue reading

“Grand jurors who will consider Trump charges to be selected Tuesday”

July 10, 2023, 8:36 pmelection subversion riskDan Tokaji

From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: “The selection of two Fulton County grand juries will be made Tuesday, with one of the panels expected to decide whether to hand up an indictment for alleged criminal interference in the 2020 presidential election.”

“A Pair of Election Deniers Are Running To Take Over Election Offices In Washington”

July 10, 2023, 8:26 pmelection administration, election subversion riskDan Tokaji

Bolts: Robert Sutherland and Doug Basler have a lot in common. The two Republicans have spent the better part of the past three years sowing doubt about Washington state’s election system, filing frivolous lawsuits that questioned the mail ballot… Continue reading

“Dearth of mail-in ballot requests raises fears of voter disenfranchisement”

July 10, 2023, 8:24 pmabsentee ballotsDan Tokaji

Florida Politics: Six months since prior vote-by-mail requests expired, just a fraction of voters have renewed their absentee request, arousing fear that millions of Floridians could discover too late that their ballot is not arriving in the mail. It’s… Continue reading

“How the former Confederate capital slashed Black voting power, overnight”

July 10, 2023, 8:21 pmVoting Rights ActDan Tokaji

From WaPo, some voting rights history: “In the 1960s, Richmond was plagued by a suffering economy, rotting infrastructure and widespread poverty, prompting the city to begin a years-long campaign to widen its boundaries. On Jan. 1, 1970, it annexed… Continue reading

“Vivek Ramaswamy is paying supporters to find him donors”

July 10, 2023, 8:15 pmcampaign financeDan Tokaji

Politico: The 37-year-old Republican is launching the “Vivek Kitchen Cabinet,” a scheme that promises to pay participants 10 percent of any money they raise for his campaign. It’s the latest attention-grabbing initiative by the longshot candidate, highlighting the frantic race… Continue reading

Competing Voting Bills in Congress

July 10, 2023, 12:27 pmVoting Rights ActDan Tokaji

AP reports: Congress in the coming weeks will consider shoring up voting and election laws — efforts that will reflect the vast gulf between Democrats and Republicans on protecting a foundation of American democracy. The parties will unveil separate… Continue reading