Steven Rosenfeld for TNR: Using public election records to debunk stolen election lies and confront propagandists is not a “fool’s game,” as a New York Times editorial board member recently opined—arguing that “the professional vote-fraud crusaders are not in… Continue reading

NYT: A federal judge in Minnesota on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by WinRed, a company that processes online donations for Republicans, that sought to block state attorneys general from investigating fund-raising tactics that have triggered complaints of fraud.The… Continue reading

CPI: The national spotlight in recent weeks has fallen, improbably, on Lincoln County, a “sportsman’s paradise” of about 7,700 people that lies along the South Carolina border. Local election officials have proposed consolidating all seven polling places into… Continue reading

David Ardia, Evan Ringel, and Allysan Scatterday have posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The last two presidential election cycles have brought increased attention to the extent of misinformation – and outright lies – peddled by political… Continue reading

Significant news from Politico on dynamics in the Senate concerning potential ECA revision.

This looks great: Trump’s Big Lie has convinced a staggering number of Americans that the 2020 presidential election was “stolen” — and now some states are trying to create new rules that would allow them to control election… Continue reading

Two decisions involving race, partisanship, and redistricting stand out for me as Justice Breyer’s two most consequential election-law opinions for the Court. If we take them in chronological order, the first is Easley v. Cromartie, a 5-4 decision out of… Continue reading

Richard Fausset for the NYT: The showdown over voting rights in the U.S. Senate may be over for now. But the issue is still smoldering in a stretch of Northeast Georgia countryside where local officials recently introduced a plan to… Continue reading

WaPo: Two years after being cast out of the White House, Stephen K. Bannon spoke from a steep, dusty hill outside El Paso, asking for donations. The former investment banker and Hollywood producer wanted cash in 2019 for his… Continue reading

CNN: Federal prosecutors are reviewing fake Electoral College certifications that declared former President Donald Trump the winner of states that he lost, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco told CNN on Tuesday.“We’ve received those referrals. Our prosecutors are looking… Continue reading

I’ve been writing about how the communications revolution is one significant factor fueling polarization, the rise of free-agent politicians, and the difficulty of putting together effective political majorities that can legislate. This new data from Axios (which takes it from… Continue reading

NYT oped: Like many scholars of democracy, I have strongly supported both the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Freedom to Vote Act. Both are necessary (though not sufficient) to secure the most precious rights in any democracy… Continue reading

Amazing legal filing I’ll be sure to talk about in my upcoming “Cheap Speech” talks: Interesting catch by Twitter's lawyers. Trump's lawyers, who are trying to persuade a court that Twitter plotted with the gov't, said a… Continue reading

Politico: Here’s who attended Monday’s meeting on the Republican side: Collins, Mitt Romney of Utah, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, Rob Portman of Ohio, Ben Sasse of Nebraska and Thom Tillis of North Carolina.… Continue reading