“Small Donors are a Big Problem”
Tom Edsall NYT column explores link between small donors and polarization.
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Election Law Articles in New Hampshire Law Review Symposium Issue
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Conference Proceedings
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Editor’s ForewordKyle C. Kopko
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Total Vote Runoff: A Majority-Maximizing Form of Rank Choice VotingEdward B. Foley
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The Ministerial Role of the President of the Senate in Counting Electoral Votes: A Post-January 6 … Continue reading
“Georgia’s election board leader who debunked unfounded 2020 election fraud claims is stepping down”
AP:
The retired federal judge leading Georgia’s State Election Board is resigning effective Friday from the panel, which sought under his tenure to debunk unfounded claims of election fraud stemming from the 2020 presidential vote.
Gov. Brian Kemp made the… Continue reading
“N.H. Republicans feud over bid to knock Trump off 2024 ballot”
“Raskin says Trump ‘absolutely’ disqualified from running for president after Jan. 6 insurrection”
The Hill’s report on Rep. Raskin’s appearance on CNN’s State of the Union.
Raskin was indeed emphatic in his belief that Trump is barred from the presidency by virtue of section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment, saying that “Donald… Continue reading
“Johnson says Wisconsin fake electors should not face charges for ‘political activity'”
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
Ten Republicans who signed paperwork claiming to be electors for Donald Trump in 2020 after he lost reelection should not face criminal charges, U.S. Sen Ron Johnson said Friday.
The Republican senator described the actions by the group… Continue reading
Section 3 Disqualification–and a No Labels Ticket
If the U.S. Supreme Court does not rule on the merits of Trump’s status under section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment before the November 2024 general election, I think we need to start considering how the lingering disqualification issue might… Continue reading
Impeachment and Disqualification
As part of a thoughtful discussion of Trump’s status under section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment on this week’s episode of Slate’s Political Gabfest, the point was made that the impeachment process is the Constitution’s method for disqualifying a… Continue reading
Chris Jansing of MSNBC covered section 3 issue
Brief clip emphasizing the timing point–the need to resolve this issue definitively before the election and not afterwards.
“Is Trump disqualified for the N.H. primary? N.H. secretary of state is seeking legal advice.”
Boston Globe (behind paywall). Some excerpts:
“Secretary of State David Scanlan, who will oversee the first-in-the-nation presidential primary in just five months, said he’s received several letters lately that urge him to take action based on a legal theory that… Continue reading
“Palm Beach County lawyer files legal challenge to disqualify Trump from 2024 presidential race”
Palm Beach Post reports:
“Boynton Beach tax attorney Lawrence Caplan filed the challenge in federal court in the Southern District of Florida citing the amendment’s “disqualification clause” for those who engage in insurrections and rebellion against the United States. …… Continue reading
“Why Twisting The 14th Amendment To Get Trump Won’t Hold Up In Court”
John Yoo and Robert Delahunty in The Federalist has an extended analysis of the issue of applying section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment to Trump.
They accept the Baude-Paulsen position “about the continuing relevance of the Constitution’s insurrection clause,” but… Continue reading
“History Offers Answers in the New Debate Over Trump v. the Constitution”
Historian Joshua Zeitz in POLITICO Magazine offers some interesting historical context for the current debate on whether section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment applies to Trump. In particular, he describes the House of Representatives session when ex-Confederates turned up seeking… Continue reading
“House Republicans Begin Investigating Willis as Trump Is Booked”
NYT:
House Republicans took aim on Thursday at the Georgia prosecutor bringing a sweeping felony racketeering case against former President Donald J. Trump for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, moving to investigate the woman pursuing the case just… Continue reading