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“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
“Former Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis censured in Colorado for false election claims”; “Ellis admits that multiple statements she made in late 2020 about the presidential election being stolen were ‘misrepresentations'”
Colorado Newsline:
Jenna Ellis, the Colorado attorney who was former President Donald Trump’s senior legal advisor as he tried to overturn his 2020 election loss, has been censured by a Colorado judge for misconduct.
The public censure order was signed… Continue reading
“Supreme Court’s ‘Dark Money’ Rulings Anchor Defense in Ohio Political Corruption Trial”
WSJ:
An Ohio jury is about to decide whether politicians enlisted by an energy company to seek a $1.3 billion state bailout of its two failing nuclear plants pushed the bounds of campaign spending too far.
Akron-based FirstEnergy Corp. secretly spent… Continue reading
“Trump ‘White House in waiting’ helped develop Ohio voting bill touted as model for states”
Zach Roth:
A new bill announced by Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose to standardize and modernize state voting records is being welcomed by election administrators and some voter advocates, who say it could increase transparency and confidence in elections.… Continue reading
West Virginia Now Leaves ERIC
The crazy doesn’t stop.
Federal Court Grants Summary Judgment to Plaintiffs Suing Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman for Robocalls Meant to Suppress African-American Voting
Read the 111-page opinion (via Eugene Volokh).