“‘Loser laws’ block defeated primary candidates from third-party win”
Torchinsky on Smerconish/CNN.
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“Kari Lake Is Considering Senate Run, Making Some Republicans Nervous”
WSJ:
Kari Lake is still contesting the result of the Arizona governor race she lost. But she is now turning her attention to the state’s 2024 Senate contest, setting the stage for a political bounceback while worrying some Republicans who… Continue reading
“Trump in growing legal and political peril ahead of 2024”
WaPo:
Yet for Trump — who since entering politics in 2015 has proved to have more lives than even the luckiest of felines — the latest developments could also prove little more than distractions that don’t fundamentally undermine his support… Continue reading
“Election chief says she is evaluating Alaska’s membership in voter fraud system”
“Crisis and Disconnect: Electoral legitimacy and Proposals for Election Reform”
Brad Smith has written this article for the U Pa Journal of Constitutional Law. From the Introduction:
There is a crisis in American elections. A large and apparently growing percentage of Americans are simply unwilling to accept that an election… Continue reading
(Despicable) Quote of the Day
“Election Subversion and the Writ of Mandamus”
I’m pleased to share this draft now up on SSRN. Comments welcome! The piece is called “Election Subversion and the Writ of Mandamus.” Here’s the abstract:
Election subversion threatens democratic self-governance. Recently, we have seen election officials try to… Continue reading
“Prosecutors Signal Criminal Charges for Trump Are Likely”
NYT:
The Manhattan district attorney’s office recently signaled to Donald J. Trump’s lawyers that he could face criminal charges for his role in the payment of hush money to a porn star, the strongest indication yet that prosecutors are nearing… Continue reading
Final Conference Program Available for March 17 UCLA Law Event, “Can American Democracy Survive the 2024 Elections?” (Registration to Attend Live Closes March 10; Online Registration to Remain Open)
Arizona Governor (and Former Secretary of State) Hobbs Creates Bipartisan Election Task Force That Includes Notable Republicans
For this to happen in Arizona is pretty amazing. Includings Ken Bennett (former Republican SOS) and former Maricopa administrator Hellen Purcell.
Meta Admits It Erred in Leaving Up Content on Facebook that Encouraged Violent Protests Following Brazil’s Election; Oversight Board Calls for Public Comment
This seems to be an important development:
On January 3, 2023, two days after Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva had been sworn in as Brazil’s president, a Facebook user posted a video with a caption in Portuguese. The caption includes… Continue reading
“Inside the ‘Private and Confidential’ Conservative Group That Promises to ‘Crush Liberal Dominance’: Leonard Leo, a key architect of the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority, is now the chairman of Teneo, a group that aims to influence all aspects of American politics and culture.”
Andy Kroll and Andrea Bernstein of Propublica, and Nick Surgey of Documented, report:
A few months ago, Leonard Leo laid out his next audacious project.
Ever since the longtime Federalist Society leader helped create a conservative supermajority on the Supreme… Continue reading
“A Startling Document Predicted Jan. 6. Democrats Are Missing Its Other Warnings.”
Alex Burns for Politico:
Weeks before the 2020 election, a secret 87-page document outlined in matter-of-fact language the threat posed by Donald Trump’s still-to-come campaign of election denial. The private paper — the existence of which has not been reported… Continue reading
“Video offers rare glimpse of police enforcing Arizona’s election laws”
WaPo:
As activists staked out a suburban ballot drop box last year, some toting guns and dressed in tactical gear, law enforcement officers found themselves also playing the role of front-line election workers.
In interacting with these observers, local sheriff’s… Continue reading