Bolts reports.

A new Common Ground Democracy post. As discussed therein, it’s worth contemplating what the first 100 days of a Nikki Haley presidency would have been like in comparison, which arguably is what a majority of Americans wanted but were… Continue reading

Roll Call: Since returning to office, Trump has taken multiple executive actions related to elections and campaign spending, with Democrats challenging his moves in court. Meanwhile, House Republicans have passed legislation to address one of his priorities: noncitizen voting.  On… Continue reading

Tapen Sinha: Voting means (swimming) costume party It has become a tradition – especially in surfing communities – to vote in their swimwear. Here is a young lady voting in “Surfers Paradise”. Yes, that is the name of the… Continue reading

for his excellent first weekly stint as an ELB contributor.

NY Times: Sometimes the billionaires running the federal government sound like they’re talking to other billionaires. “THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!!” President Trump wrote on social media last week, offering a stock tip that appeared aimed at… Continue reading

Travis has the main coverage at ELB, but I’ve posted some additional thoughts at Bluesky (read the whole thread): The district court's opinion partially & temporarily blocking key parts of Trump's executive order on elections is careful, persuasive, and seems… Continue reading

Elon Musk has made a completely unsupported claim that protests against him and Tesla for his work trying to dismantle and hobble much of the U.S. government through DOGE are being “paid” for by those who like fraud and abuse… Continue reading

This is a fascinating challenge to Virginia’s felon disenfranchisement law on the grounds that it violates the fundamental conditions placed on its 1870 re-admission to the Union. The Court’s docket can be found here. At this stage of the… Continue reading

KATV News: The League of Women Voters of Arkansas (LWVAR) has filed a lawsuit challenging several state laws that they argue dismantle Arkansas’s ballot initiative process. … The lawsuit, filed Monday, lists 5 bills brought forward by Senator Kim… Continue reading

NYT: Earlier this month Brendan Carr, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, decided to swap out his usual American flag lapel pin. Instead of the stars and stripes, he pinned a gold medallion in the shape of President… Continue reading

Wash. Post: The wife of former U.S. senator Bob Menendez was found guilty on Monday of helping her husband generate a steady flow of bribes and gifts that totaled about $1 million and included gold bars, cash and a… Continue reading

Benjamin Plener Cover (Idaho) has posted this draft, which is creatively entitled “Voter Fraud Mistake,” on SSRN (forthcoming, William and Mary Bill of Rights Journal). Here is the abstract: False narratives challenging electoral integrity often cite ineligible voting as… Continue reading

The Complaint is here. The Harvard Crimson reports: Harvard sued the Trump administration in federal court on Monday over its multibillion dollar cuts to the University’s research funding, accusing the White House of undertaking an arbitrary and unconstitutional campaign… Continue reading