Bloomberg Government: JetBlue Airways Corp. is defending its decision to make a PAC contribution to a lawmaker who objected to the presidential vote certification in January, saying it was resuming donations to candidates who are relevant to its… Continue reading

Disgusting: In an interview with AL.com on Wednesday morning, Merrill denied having had an affair and accused Cesaire McPherson of “stalking” and “harassing” him.McPherson declined to answer questions on the record Wednesday, instead providing a recording and a short… Continue reading

From a WaPo oped, “I will not vote to eliminate or weaken the filibuster:” There is also bipartisan support for voting reform and many of the initiatives outlined in the For the People Act. Our ultimate goal should… Continue reading

Announcement: AALS is pleased to announce the list of speakers for the upcoming Conference on Rebuilding Democracy and the Rule of Law. Speakers This virtual, nonpartisan Conference, co-hosted by the American Bar Association and the Law School Admission Council,… Continue reading

Jesse Wegman column for the NYT.

From Politico’s Huddle: Freshman Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), the controversial MAGA firebrand, raised over $3.2 million in the first three months of this year, according to a source close to her campaign. That eye-popping haul came from over… Continue reading

One of the most heavily contested voting-policy issues in the 2020 election, in both the courts and the political arena, was the deadline for returning absentee ballots. Now that it’s possible to get data on this issue, I put… Continue reading

Donald Trump “incited that bloody insurrection for nothing more than selfish reasons, perpetuated by the bullshit he’d been shoveling since he lost a fair election the previous November. . . . He claimed voter fraud without any evidence, and repeated… Continue reading

What fantastic news, for HLS students and for those who will benefit from their work!

Here’s an article about the Election Law Clinic launching this summer at Harvard Law School, as well as a Q&A with the Director, Ruth Greenwood. This is a very exciting development that will further add to HLS’s offerings in the… Continue reading

Mississippi Free Press: Mississippi’s top election official says he is worried that the nation will suffer if more “woke” and “uninformed” college students become registered voters. Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson made that remark in a televised interview while… Continue reading

This Bloomberg piece has a lot of good data on which candidates benefit most and least from small donations. Some excerpts: Democrats in Congress are trying to increase the clout of small donors, yet a provision in their voting-rights legislation… Continue reading

Ciara Torres-Spellicsy for TPM.

WaPo: Republicans are attacking corporations over their decision to condemn the controversial Georgia voting law, part of the party’s embrace of the populism espoused by President Donald Trump even as it creates tensions with traditional allies in the business… Continue reading