From the court’s order:
Defendant claims that the “asymmetric release of charged allegations and related documents during early voting creates a concerning appearance of election interference.” Motion at 5. There is undoubtedly a public interest in courts not inserting themselves… Continue reading
See this filing, which is a precursor to asking the Third Circuit for a stay.
Given the extremely late timing, I don’t give this much chance of success.
(Update: I’ve since learned that West has already filed his appeal… Continue reading
Bolts:
Voting rights advocates celebrated the court’s decision but they remain outraged at Evnen and Hilgers for the confusion and delays they created. The timing of the court’s decision gives advocates little opportunity to help people who might be confused… Continue reading
AJC:
A judge stopped a planned hand count of ballots on election night in Georgia, ruling Tuesday that it would create “administrative chaos” if poll workers were required to conduct the manual review without being trained.
Fulton County Superior Court… Continue reading
As we get closer to the election, a lot of misinformation about the all-important Electoral Count Reform Act (ECRA) is beginning to rear its head. This is the statute that defines Congress’ role when it receives and counts the electoral… Continue reading
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