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Federal District Court Issues Order Explaining Why South Carolina and the SC Democratic Party Did Not Violate Cenk Uygur’s Rights in Keeping Him Off Presidential Primary Ballot
This court issued this order on January 16 but it was only brought to my attention now. I also understand that the Fourth Circuit has denied Uygur’s request for an expedited appeal.
This is potentially relevant for the Trump disqualification… Continue reading
“Part of new NC election law ruled likely unconstitutional, in loss for Republicans”
WRAL:
Some of the new changes to elections laws that Republican state lawmakers passed into law late last year are likely unconstitutional and should be blocked from going into effect — at least until problems with North Carolina’s same-day registration… Continue reading
“Iowa Medicaid process likely leaves poor off voter rolls, violates federal law, advocates say”
News from the States reports.
Thoughts on Opening Briefs in Trump’s Colorado Case
The Colorado case at the U.S. Supreme Court on whether section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment disqualifies Donald Trump from returning to the presidency hinges most especially on this question: whether, as Trump’s brief puts it (at 40), Congress possesses… Continue reading
“Haley’s Campaign Demonstrates the Need for Electoral Reform”
New Common Ground Democracy column. It begins:
Nothing could be more obvious watching Nikki Haley run against Donald Trump in the week between the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary: she’s a third-party candidate stuck in a two-party… Continue reading
“WA judge denies effort to remove Trump from ballot”
Seattle Times:
Donald Trump will remain on Washington’s presidential primary ballot after a judge ruled Thursday there was no clear error when the secretary of state placed him on the official list of candidates.
Thurston County Superior Court Judge Mary… Continue reading
Jan. 24 NYSBA Event: “The 2024 Presidential Election: Democracy on Trial?”
This looks like it will be great (registration link):
“Bank records: DA Willis and special prosecutor traveled together during Trump probe”
AJC:
Special prosecutor Nathan Wade purchased airline tickets he and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis used for trips to San Francisco, Miami and Aruba, according to a court motion filed Friday.
The filing, on behalf of Joycelyn Wade in… Continue reading
No Labels Asks DOJ to Investigate Its Political Opponents for, Among Other Things, Extortion and Violation of the Ku Klux Klan Act, for Opposing Group’s Ballot Access for 2024 Presidential Candidate
This is quite a letter, making the claim that these political activities cross the line from First Amendment speech to illegal intimidation.
Meanwhile, Rick Wilson, co-founder of the Lincoln Project, another organization actively working to prevent No Labels from exercising… Continue reading
Wisconsin: “Republican rift over impeaching elections chief Meagan Wolfe boils over in Assembly”
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
Divisions among Wisconsin Republican lawmakers over an effort to oust the state’s top election official spilled onto the Assembly floor this week as GOP leaders continued to block efforts by a small faction to impeach the leader of… Continue reading
“Judge hints at delay for Trump’s March trial date in federal election case”
Politico:
The judge overseeing the federal criminal case against Donald Trump for attempting to subvert the 2020 presidential election indicated Thursday that the March 4 trial date is unlikely to hold.
In a six-page order, U.S. District Judge Tanya… Continue reading
“Voting Laws Roundup: 2023 in Review”
Brennan Center:
This roundup looks back on voting laws enacted in 2023 and looks forward to the voting landscape in 2024 based on legislation already pending. In 2023, we once again saw an unprecedented volume of state legislation changing the… Continue reading
“Maine judge delays Trump ballot decision until Supreme Court ruling”
WaPo:
A Maine judge on Wednesday put off deciding whether Donald Trump’s name can appear on that state’s primary ballot, saying the Supreme Court needs to rule on the issue first in a similar case out of Colorado.
The ruling… Continue reading