Luttig and Marcus on Colorado Decision
Conservative scholar Judge J. Michael Luttig on why the 14th Amendment requires Trump’s disqualification, and Ruth Marcus on why SCOTUS should “clear the way for Trump to run.”
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“Supreme Court seems destined to play pivotal role in 2024 elections”
Washington Post:
The Supreme Court will be pressed to answer multiple questions crucial to next year’s presidential election, thrust into a pivotal role not seen since its 2000 decision that sealed the victory for President George W. Bush.
Roundup: Colorado Supreme Court’s Disqualification of Trump from 2024 Primary Ballot
Select Coverage: WSJ & WaPo
Analysis/Opinion: Aaron Blake, David Frum, Democratic & Republican lawmakers (The Hill & Time Magazine), Maggie Haberman, Rick Hasen, Maya King, Harry Litman, Derek Muller, Hans von … Continue reading
“Portland’s campaign finance program scales back ahead of 2024 election”
Oregon Public Broadcasting:
Portland’s campaign financing program doesn’t have enough money to operate at full capacity ahead of a historic election year. For some candidates, this means losing hundreds of thousands of anticipated dollars to run their 2024 campaigns.
The… Continue reading
“Voting rights groups file sweeping lawsuit against NC redistricting plans”
NC Newsline:
Voting rights groups in North Carolina filed a sweeping redistricting lawsuit Tuesday that claims the Republican-led legislature violated federal law by racially gerrymandering the state House, state Senate and congressional plans for election districts.
The suit by the… Continue reading
“Voting-rights groups sue over new Ohio elections law”
Cleveland.com:
COLUMBUS, Ohio — In a new federal lawsuit, voting-rights groups say that a recently passed Ohio law which makes it a felony for someone other than a postal worker or a close relative to handle someone’s absentee ballot… Continue reading
“Georgia redistricting tests if the Voting Rights Act protects ‘coalition districts’”
NPR:
NORCROSS, Ga. — Anthony Pacheco is Latino, but for the last several years he has worked as a community organizer at the nonprofit Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta.
More than once, people have asked him why.
“I see a… Continue reading
Will the U.S.Supreme Court Keep Donald Trump Off the Ballot ? Some Initial Thoughts
I am traveling and so I offer only some brief and initial thoughts here about what the United States Supreme Court may and should do in light of the Colorado Supreme Court’s determination that Donald Trump is ineligible to serve… Continue reading
“Defamed Georgia poll workers who won $148M from Giuliani sue him again”
WaPo:
Lawyers for the two Georgia election workers who won $148 million in damages from former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani last week filed a new lawsuit Monday, asking a federal judge to order him to stop repeating his damaging… Continue reading
“DeSantis Faces F.E.C. Complaint Over His Campaign’s Ties With Super PAC”
NYT:
A campaign watchdog group filed a complaint on Monday with the Federal Election Commission against the campaign of Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida and a super PAC backing his presidential bid, accusing them of a “textbook example” of… Continue reading
“A lawsuit by Latinos in Kansas claims their city’s election method is unfair”
WaPo:
DODGE CITY, Kan. — For the past 13 years, Hector Almendarez has picked up his hard hat every workday and driven down Wyatt Earp Avenue — passing the Cowboy Capital Saloon & Grill and the Boot Hill Museum,… Continue reading
“Cheektowaga faces challenge to election methods under new state voting rights law”
The Buffalo News:
A former Cheektowaga Town Board candidate claims the town’s voting system prevents minority candidates from being elected and is urging officials to consider making a change.
Ken Young, a Black resident who campaigned as a Democrat… Continue reading
“5th Circuit Upholds Strict Texas Voting Law, But Rules That Private Plaintiffs Can Enforce Civil Rights Law”
From Democracy Docket:
Last Friday, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a 2-1 opinion upholding Texas’ so-called “wet ink signature” law for voter registration, but affirming that private parties can sue under a consequential Civil … Continue reading
Five law profs file amicus in bribery/Hobbs Act case
The full brief, which was filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, is on SSRN:
This brief—filed by five law professors as amici curiae in United States v. Sittenfeld, No. 23-3840 (6th Cir.)—argues that the… Continue reading