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“Decision on Georgia election board threatens Kemp’s détente with Trump”
WaPo:
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) has enjoyed an unusually friendly public rapport in recent days with former president Donald Trump.
After years of heaping insults on Kemp for refusing to help reverse Joe Biden’s 2020 victory in the… Continue reading
“Two-thirds of Americans say Trump unprepared to accept the election outcome: POLL”
ABC News:
Most Americans say they and Kamala Harris alike are prepared to accept the outcome of the 2024 presidential election as legitimate. Donald Trump, not so much.
Eighty-one percent of Americans in a new ABC News/Ipsos poll say… Continue reading
“The 5 Closest Elections in US Presidential History”
Dave Roos detailed them at History.com.
“In Georgia, Local Officials Express Frustration Over New Election Rules”
NYT:
The people who run elections in Georgia are angry and frustrated over new state rules that they say will make the process less secure and their jobs more difficult.
At a meeting this week in the small city of… Continue reading
Fifth Circuit, in Divided En Banc Decision, Ends Chisom Consent Decree Protecting Black Voters in Louisiana Supreme Court Elections
You can find the opinion and dissents at this link.
Here’s the Remedies Scholars brief in the case in which I participated, which argued against ending the decree under Rule 60(b)(5)’s standards. The en banc court did not address… Continue reading
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Issues Scheduling Order So That Any 2024 Election-Related Challenges Can Be Decided Quickly
This seems like a smart move to do early.
Trump Explains to Dr. Phil His Comment About Christians Not Having to Vote Anymore After This Election
From the interview:
During their talk, Dr. Phil also pressed the former president about his comments at a gathering of Christians last month, during which he said that they wouldn’t “have to vote again” after 2024.
Trump insisted he… Continue reading
Video of My Appearance on MSNBC with Janai Nelson and Katie Phang Talking About Election Lawsuits and Certification Worries
“Why everyone in America should be following the shenanigans in Ohio”
This is a guest post by Maureen O’Connor, Retired Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court.
James Madison, in Federalist No. 10, warned us about the dangers of factions—groups that, driven by self-interest, work against the public good.
“By… Continue reading
“How the Federal Cases Against Trump Came Sputtering Back to Life”
NYT:
The two federal criminal cases against former President Donald J. Trump sputtered back to life this week after periods of delay and major legal setbacks.
With 10 weeks left until Election Day, prosecutors in the office of the special… Continue reading
“Scarred by 2020 smears, voting companies and election officials brace for November”
Marshall Cohen for CNN:
Weeks before the 2022 midterms, a stranger showed up at the Denver headquarters of Dominion Voting Systems. He didn’t have an appointment, so the front desk asked him to leave. But staffers noticed him lingering outside,… Continue reading
“Trump indicted again in election subversion case brought by Jack Smith”
Politico:
A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., has reindicted Donald Trump on four felony charges related to his effort to subvert the 2020 presidential election.
The 36-page indictment, secured Tuesday by special counsel Jack Smith, is an… Continue reading
“Republicans sue over partisan breakdown of election workers in Detroit”
Detroit News:
The Republican National Committee and the Michigan Republican Party have launched a lawsuit that contends officials in Detroit, a Democratic stronghold, are failing to appoint enough GOP election workers to comply with state law.
The Republican lawsuit asked… Continue reading