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Elie Honig: “Prosecutors Got Trump — But They Contorted the Law”
Elie Honig in New York:
Most importantly, the DA’s charges against Trump push the outer boundaries of the law and due process. That’s not on the jury. That’s on the prosecutors who chose to bring the case and the judge… Continue reading
“GOP mega-donor Miriam Adelson to fund colossal super PAC for Trump”
Politico:
Republican mega-donor and casino billionaire Miriam Adelson plans to help bankroll a massive super PAC for Donald Trump as he seeks to close his financial gap with President Joe Biden.
Adelson is planning to play a major role in… Continue reading
“RFK Jr. files complaint over potential exclusion from debate stage”
WaPo:
The presidential campaign of independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Wednesday it had filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission about Kennedy’s potential exclusion from a planned June 27 debate on CNN between President Biden and former… Continue reading
Shorter Justice Alito: Yes my house flew a flag associated with Stop the Steal for a few days but no reasonable observer could ask if my ability to be fair could be reasonably questioned
All the way up the flagpole and down the rabbit hole.
How many times can he throw his wife under the bus?
The Need for Clarity on Electoral Invalidity
Jason Willick has a new Washington Post column addressing an issue that I’ve pursued in prior scholarship and other writings–and also raised recently on ELB in connection with a New York Times story.
The issue is what kind of… Continue reading
“Voting rights groups in Pa. are suing to allow undated ballots to be counted. They hope to win before November’s election.”
Philadelphia Inquirer:
Pennsylvania voting rights groups are once again seeking to overturn a state law that bars undated or incorrectly dated mail ballots from being counted.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania and Public Interest Law Center filed a… Continue reading
“5 More Long Island towns join GOP effort against even-year elections”
Newsday:
Democrats say moving local elections to even years, when state gubernatorial and presidential elections are held, will yield higher voter turnout. Republicans argue local issues and candidates will get less attention during high-profile races.
“DNC prepares to nominate Biden via ‘virtual roll call’ before convention”
WaPo:
The Democratic National Committee is preparingto nominate President Biden as the party’s presidential nominee through a “virtual roll call” ahead of its August convention in Chicago, an unusual step to ensure that Biden can meet a deadline to appear… Continue reading
“Top Republicans are already rushing to buy into Trump’s 2024 election fraud narrative”
CNN:
Top Republicans are already rushing to buy into a new 2024 election fraud narrative sown by ex-President Donald Trump in their zeal to appease their party’s presumptive nominee.
Leading party figures are increasingly warning they will only recognize the result… Continue reading
“Don’t Blame Me for Biden’s Ballot Problem”
Ohio SOS Frank LaRose in the WSJ.
In Ohio we say that if you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes. The same can be said lately of our politics.
The Democratic Party’s antics after its failure to get Joe … Continue reading
“New Hampshire Senate passes bill to eliminate all exceptions to voter ID law”
WMUR:
New Hampshire Republicans advanced legislation Friday that would eliminate all exceptions to the state’s voter ID law.
Gov. Chris Sununu could soon be facing a decision on whether to make a big change to voting procedures in a presidential… Continue reading
“New racial gerrymandering lawsuit takes aim at South Florida’s powerful congressional districts”
WLRN:
South Florida has another racial gerrymandering fight on its hands, and the outcome could dictate who gets sent to Washington and Tallahassee to represent millions of local residents.
A swath of plaintiffs from Miami-Dade County, including progressive political advocacy… Continue reading
“Reckoning with Our Rights: The Evolution of Voter Access in California, Part I”
New in the California Supreme Court Historical Society Review.