“Hey, Governor Shapiro: Time to Declare a Democracy Emergency”
From Laura Brill at the Civics Center, noting Pennsylvania’s low 18-year-old voter registration rate compared to Michigan’s.
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ACLU Report: “Trump on Voting Rights”
Available here, arguing: “A second Trump administration will renew efforts to erode constitutional foundations of our democracy, make it harder for Americans to vote — particularly voters of color, voters with limited English proficiency, voters with disabilities, older voters,… Continue reading
“This House race reflects how the Supreme Court has narrowed options for Black voters”
Patrick Marley of WaPo has this piece on South Carolina’s 1st CD. An excerpt:
This spring, the Supreme Court signed off on district lines in South Carolina that Republican state lawmakers said they had designed to benefit their party. The… Continue reading
ABA Unsung Heroes of Democracy Awards
The ABA’s Task Force for American Democracy has this announcement, on 22 individuals and organizations receiving the award this year. They include Bob Bauer, Ben Ginsburg, and Meaghan Wolf.
In related news, the ABA Task Force is hosting this … Continue reading
AEI “Ballot Battles” Book Event with Ned Foley
This Monday, July 15 at 10 ET, on the revised and expanded version of Ned’s book, with live and virtual options.
“Immunity Ruling Leaves Judge Facing Tough Calls on Trump’s Election Indictment”
NYT:
Judge Chutkan will have to sort through the 45-page indictment, making decisions about which of its many allegations can move forward and which will have to be tossed out.
The Supreme Court has held that former presidents are… Continue reading
“Biden Has 100 Million Reasons to Stay In”
Charlie Spies in WSJ Opinion: “Campaign finance rules create an incentive for Mr. Biden to stay in the race through the Democratic National Convention in August. At that point, but not before, Mr. Biden would be able to transfer… Continue reading
“House Democrat joins donor discussion about replacing Biden on ballot”
Washington Post:
Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) joined a Zoom call Sunday with more than 100 wealthy Democratic donors for a legal briefing about the process for replacing President Biden on the ballot, according to multiple people who joined the… Continue reading
“How a Last-Ditch Effort to Save Menendez From Prosecution Backfired”
NYT reports on the backstory behind the trial, in which closing arguments continue today:
Last September, a prominent white-collar defense lawyer met with federal prosecutors in Manhattan in a last-ditch effort to stave off an indictment against his client.… Continue reading
“A Florida Law Has Nearly Killed Campus Voter Registration Drives”
Inside Higher Ed: “A Florida law that went into effect last July has mostly ended paper-and-pen voter registration on the state’s college campuses, according to students and voter registration organizations. The number of groups registering voters on campuses across… Continue reading
“Here’s how the process to replace Biden would work if he withdraws”
From The Hill, with this on the impact of the pre-convention “virtual roll call,” originally planned in response to the Ohio ballot access problem:
Typically, the Democratic presidential candidate is officially selected at the Democratic National Convention, but this… Continue reading
“A billionaire is boosting a major defamation lawsuit against Fox News”
WaPo:
Smartmatic, the voting technology company enmeshed in complex defamation lawsuits against Fox News and Newsmax, has a powerful new financial ally: billionaire tech entrepreneur Reid Hoffman.
Hoffman, a co-founder of LinkedIn, has made a multimillion-dollar investment intended in… Continue reading
“Top House Dem super PAC raised $51M in past three months”
Politico:
House Majority PAC, the super PAC affiliated with the chamber’s Democratic leadership, and House Majority Forward, an associated nonprofit group, raised a combined $51 million in the second quarter of 2024.
That total is more than double what the… Continue reading
#ELB20th: Election Law in the Age of Trump
A few months ago, Rick and others celebrated the 20th anniversary of this blog with a series of guest posts. Serving as dean of a law school doesn’t usually allow me to keep up with day-to-day developments in the… Continue reading