“Column: Prepare ballots, set up polls, fight Trump saboteurs. Election officials have their work cut out”
Mark Barabak LAT column.
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“Fraudulent Document Cited in Supreme Court Bid to Torch Election Law”
Ethan Herenstein and Brian Palmer Politico piece:
Supporters of a legal challenge to completely upend our electoral system are citing a fraudulent document in their brief to the Supreme Court. It’s an embarrassing error — and it underscores how flimsy… Continue reading
“Jeffrey Clark told DC Bar that DOJ search of his home linked to false statements, conspiracy, obstruction investigation”
CNN:
The Justice Department is investigating felony violations of false statements, conspiracy and obstruction as part of its January 6, 2021, probe that led to a recent search of former Trump administration official Jeffrey Clark’s home, according… Continue reading
“Republican members of the FEC blocked a probe of the ‘election integrity’ services provided by True the Vote to the Georgia GOP in the 2021 runoffs on grounds the services weren’t designed to influence an election”
LOL:
Republican members of the FEC blocked a probe of the “election integrity” services provided by True the Vote to the Georgia GOP in the 2021 runoffs on grounds the services weren’t designed to influence an election https://t.co/pTFhEOymWC pic.twitter.com/ov0QRgnWfS… Continue reading
Oct 7-8 Event at ASU: “Conference on Elections and Federalism”
Excited to be one of the keynote speakers (along with Sarah Longwell) at this conference:
In partnership with the University of Wisconsin’s State Democracy Research Initiative, the Center for Constitutional Design will host an interdisciplinary conference on electoral… Continue reading
“After a Wave of Subpoenas, Notes of Caution About the Jan. 6 Investigation”
NYT:
From outside the walls of the Justice Department, the sprawling investigation into efforts to reverse the outcome of the 2020 election seems only to be accelerating, with prosecutors last week subpoenaing about 40 associates of former President Donald J.… Continue reading
“Justice Department criminal investigation now touches nearly all efforts to overturn 2020 election for Trump”
CNN:
Justice Department criminal prosecutors are now examining nearly every aspect of former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election – including the fraudulent electors plot, efforts to push baseless election fraud claims and how money flowed to… Continue reading
Two APSA Panels from the Law and Political Process Study Group
Join us if you are at APSA in Montreal, with a panel on Lani Guinier’s legacy and one on my Cheap Speech book:
Lifting Every Voice: The Legacy of Lani Guinier
Sat, September 17, 2:00 to 3:30pm, TBA
Session Submission… Continue reading
I Talked to NPR’s Here and Now about the Supreme Court’s Upcoming Moore v. Harper Case and Dangers to American Democracy
Listen here.
New York: “Rensselaer County’s Republican elections commissioner arrested by FBI”
Times-Union:
Jason T. Schofield, the Republican Rensselaer County Board of Elections commissioner, was arrested Tuesday morning by the FBI as he left his residence and was on his way to the county office building where he works, according to multiple… Continue reading
“Requests for info on 2020’s election hinders local officials ahead of midterms”
“An algorithmic approach to legislative apportionment bases and redistricting”
Christian Haas, Peter Miller, and Steven Kimbrough have posted this very interesting paper using a redistricting algorithm to estimate the impact on minority representation of changing the apportionment base from total population to CVAP. Their results are consistent with this… Continue reading
“New York Redistricting: What Happened? What’s Next?”
Sept. 13 NYC bar association event.
“Two Americas Index: Democracy deniers”
Axios:
About one in three Americans prefers strong unelected leaders to weak elected leaders and says presidents should be able to remove judges over their decisions, according to the latest findings from our Axios-Ipsos Two Americas Index.Why it matters: … Continue reading