NYT: Former President Donald J. Trump said Tuesday that he would continue campaigning for the White House even if convicted of a crime. In his first national media interview since pleading not guilty last week to 34 felony charges related… Continue reading

WaPo: The combination of heavier paper and longer ballots was responsible for problems tabulating votes at dozens of polling places in Maricopa County, Ariz., during last November’s midterm elections, according to a report released Monday. The report was prepared… Continue reading

Philadelphia Inquirer: The Philadelphia Board of Ethics on Monday sued a super PAC and nonprofit supporting Jeff Brown’s bid for mayor, accusing him of coordinating with them, a violation of the city’s campaign finance law. Citing an “extensive and… Continue reading

Lauren Cristella, of the Committee of Seventy, highlights the infrastructure behind the infrastructure of democracy.

Well deserved Ned! And congrats to my UCLA colleague Scott Cummings and UC Davis prof Mary Ziegler, whose work on campaign finance and abortion is next up on my reading list!

I was pleased to speak to 1A, along with Carrie Levine and John Merrill.

From Danny Ebanks, Jonathan Katz, and Gary King, comes “If a Statistical Model Predicts That Common Events Should Occur Only Once in 10,000 Elections, Maybe it’s the Wrong Model”: Political scientists forecast elections, not primarily to satisfy public… Continue reading

I have written this piece for Slate: Based on what I have seen so far, the decision to charge Donald Trump with felonies in New York state is a mistake both legally and politically. First, the legal problems. Back… Continue reading

Here: RankPaperDownloads1.The Unabridged Fifteenth AmendmentTravis CrumWashington University in St. Louis–School of LawDate Posted: 22 Mar 2023Last Revised: 22 Mar 20232762.Nonprofit Law as the Tool to Kill What Remains of Campaign Finance Law: Reluctant Lessons from Ellen Aprill… Continue reading

Hi, all. Justin here.  I’ll be your Cruise Director for the rest of this week.  As Rick mentioned, please send tips my way.  Critique, as usual, should be sent directly to @elonmusk.

Brad Smith WSJ oped: Candidates with substantial business interests, such as Mr. Trump, will frequently find themselves facing lawsuits—some merited, some not. If such a candidate were to instruct his company’s legal counsel to settle them, the settlement payments… Continue reading

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Republican state Senate candidate Dan Knodl says if his election gives Senate Republicans a two-thirds majority, he would “certainly consider” support launching impeachment proceedings against Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Janet Protasiewicz. Wisconsin Republicans are defending a two-thirds majority… Continue reading

An important corrective to the nonsense coming out of the House “Weaponization” committee.