Category Archives: election subversion risk
Breaking: DDC enjoins Part of Trump Elections Executive Order **Updated**
The 120-page opinion is here. The order is here.
The preliminary injunction in LULAC v. Executive Office of the President was issued by Judge Kollar-Kotelly of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (DDC). The proceedings… Continue reading
“Election officials from across the US meet to consider Trump’s order overhauling election operations”
AP:
State and local election officials from across the country are meeting Thursday to consider President Donald Trump’s executive order that seeks major changes to how elections are run, the first time those in charge of the nation’s voting… Continue reading
“Trump’s Elections Power Play and the Voting Machines”
Bob Bauer at Executive Functions:
On March 25, President Trump issued a sprawling executive order on Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections. The order focuses on the “integrity” of federal elections. It repeats but does not substantiate… Continue reading
“What to Know About the Legal Battle Over a North Carolina Supreme Court Race”
For additional coverage of a case that Rick H. has been following (see here and here), check out this NYT piece:
In North Carolina, the Republican candidate for a State Supreme Court seat has refused to concede to the… Continue reading
Breaking: 4th Circuit, on 2-1 Vote, Halts Likely Unconstitutional “Cure” Order in North Carolina Supreme Court Election Contest. What’s Next?
The court’s order stops what is likely an unconstitutional attempt approved by North Carolina state courts to overturn the results an election to the North Carolina Supreme Court.
I’ve written about the irreparable harm from the district court’s allowing a… Continue reading
Judge Griffin Ignores Justice Scalia’s Bush v. Gore Argument About Irreparable Harm in His Brief in 4th Circuit in Due Process Challenge to Attempt to Overturn Result of North Carolina Supreme Court Election
You can read Judge Griffin’s brief at this link. It briefly cites Bush v. Gore, but completely ignores the main point about irreparable harm that Justice Scalia first flagged in his Bush v. Gore stay concurrence. See here.… Continue reading
“Administration’s Dubious Trustworthiness Permeates Hearing On Trump Election Order”
TPM:
A cagey Trump administration arrived at court Thursday, where a judge presided over the early stages of a lawsuit stemming from a March executive order mandating that proof of citizenship be added to federal voting forms.
As soon as… Continue reading
“The Judge Ruling on the North Carolina Election Fight Should Heed Bush v. Gore”
I have written this piece for Slate. It begins:
In a preliminary order issued over the weekend likely designed to split the baby, a federal district court in North Carolina has told North Carolina election officials that they should follow… Continue reading
Read Justice Riggs’ Federal Court Motion for a Preliminary Injunction to Stop State Supreme Court Order That May Unconstitutionally Overturn Results of State Supreme Court Election
You can read the filing raising due process and equal protection issues at this link.
Here is my earlier coverage.
In a 4-2 Opinion that Will Disenfranchise Military and Other Voters and Likely Overturn the Results of a Valid Election in Violation of Due Process, North Carolina Supreme Court Allows Griffin Election Contest to Go Forward, in Part
WRAL:
Republican Judge Jefferson Griffin has won, in part, his effort to throw out thousands of voters’ ballots from the 2024 elections. On Friday the North Carolina Supreme Court rejected some of Griffin’s challenges but kept others alive, paving the… Continue reading
“Trump is Already Undermining the Next Election”
Paul Rozenzweig for The Atlantic:
An unfortunate reality now confronts Americans who value the rule of law: The court system has limited capability to act as a guardrail against Trumpist authoritarianism. And so elections matter—vitally. The final and most powerful… Continue reading
“DOJ: Some Jan. 6 defendants should be repaid money they sent to Congress”
Politico:
Jan. 6 defendants whose convictions were wiped out by President Donald Trump are entitled to a refund of restitution payments they made to cover damage to the Capitol, the Justice Department said Tuesday.
The department’s determination could result in… Continue reading
NC elections, due process, and a friendly (?) amendment
Hi. Justin here. Rick Pildes just posted here about the significant federal due process problems with Friday’s state appellate opinion on the North Carolina state supreme court race.
I’ll go further: I think that the appellate decision raises a number… Continue reading