You can find Judge Ho’s opinion, and Judge Ramirez’s concurrence, at this link. Although the law is titled as against “vote harvesting” it seems a pretty clear violation of the First Amendment.
The fact that the court relied on… Continue reading
NYT:
A group of Republican donors and operatives has been the hidden hand behind some of this campaign’s most controversial advertisements attacking Kamala Harris and bolstering Donald J. Trump.
Over $100 million was raised and spent over the past four… Continue reading
WSJ:
A rising faction within the conservative legal movement is laying the groundwork for Donald Trump to appoint judges who prioritize loyalty to him and aggressively advocate for dismantling the federal government should he win a second term.
The movement’s… Continue reading
Continuing a theme from an earlier post, more disaster scenarios have been promulgated in unrealistic scenarios, often highlighting purported weaknesses of the Electoral Count Reform Act. Of course, these scenarios invented in the last few weeks were hardly uncontemplated… Continue reading
As thoughts turn to the Electoral College, I want to mention a point that’s been less discussed about suggestions that states shift to awarding their electors either proportionately to the vote in that state or, as Maine and Nebraska currently… Continue reading
As ELB readers know, I’m generally skeptical that timing should be the primary thing that courts consider when voting rights are at stake. I think the Purcell Principle has been elevated improperly above the normal four-part consideration of issues related… Continue reading