Category Archives: election subversion risk
Free Safeguarding Democracy Project Webinar Oct. 17: “The Trump Prosecutions, the First Amendment, and Election Interference” with Genevieve Lakier and Eugene Volokh
I hope many of you will join us for this webinar on October 17 at 12:15 pm PT. Should be a lively discussion. Free registration required.
“Turnover of Election Officials in Swing States Adds Strain for 2024, Report Says”
NYT:
A tide of resignations and retirements by election officials in battleground states, who have increasingly faced threats, harassment and interference, could further strain the election system in 2024, a national voting rights group warned in a report released on… Continue reading
“As Trump’s Legal Woes Have Escalated, So Have His Violent Remarks”
NYT:
Former President Donald J. Trump had a lot to say on the first day of the fraud trial against him and his company. Speaking to reporters at a Manhattan courthouse on Monday, he dismissed the judge as a “rogue”… Continue reading
Breaking: Supreme Court Will Not Hear John Eastman Case Seeking to Wipe Out District Court Decision That He Likely Committed a Crime with Trump of Attempted Election Subversion; J. Thomas Recuses
From the order list:
22-1138 EASTMAN, JOHN C. V. THOMPSON, BENNIE G., ET AL.The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice Thomas took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
I was glad to see,… Continue reading
“Twitter Fires Election Integrity Team Ahead of 2024 Elections”
Rolling Stone:
NEXT YEAR WILL see dozens of elections around the globe, but X (formerly Twitter) has seemingly abdicated responsibility for protecting users from misinformation during these democratic processes.
Several European staffers working on a threat disruption team for the… Continue reading
“Trump Lawyers Assail Gag Order Request in Election Case”
NYT:
Lawyers representing former President Donald J. Trump against federal charges accusing him of seeking to overturn the 2020 election offered an outraged response on Monday to the government’s request for a gag order, saying the attempt to “muzzle” him… Continue reading
My New One in The Atlantic: “The Supreme Court Needs to Make a Call on Trump’s Eligibility; The question of the former president’s possible disqualification needs to be resolved sooner or later. Sooner is better than later.”
I have written this piece for The Atlantic. It begins:
There’s an old saying that sometimes it is more important for the law to be certain than to be right. Certainty allows people to plan their actions knowing what the… Continue reading
“Seismic Shifts: How Economic, Technological, and Political Trends are Challenging Independent Counter-Election-Disinformation Initiatives in the United States”
Important new report from CDT.
“As Trump Prosecutions Move Forward, Threats and Concerns Increase”
NY Times:
At the federal courthouse in Washington, a woman called the chambers of the judge assigned to the election interference case against former President Donald J. Trump and said that if Mr. Trump were not re-elected next year, “… Continue reading
“Misinformation research is buckling under GOP legal attacks”
Must-read WaPo:
Academics, universities and government agencies are overhauling or ending research programs designed to counter the spread of online misinformation amid a legal campaign from conservative politicians and activists who accuse them of colluding with tech companies to censor… Continue reading
Larry Lessig on Trump Disqualification: “A Terrible Plan to Neutralize Trump Has Entranced the Legal World”
Larry Lessig in Slate:
No one thinks Jan. 6 was a repeat of Fort Sumter. No one, that is, believes that Trump and his allies were rallying to secede from the Union. Nonetheless, the argument these lawyers press is that… Continue reading
“Former DOJ attorney acted under Trump’s direction, his lawyer says”
WaPo:
As a Justice Department lawyer after the 2020 election, Jeffrey Clark drafted a letter to top Georgia officials declaring that the agency had reason to doubt the legitimacy of the state’s election only after he was pressed to do… Continue reading
Must Read Yoel Roth NYT Oped on Threats and Intimidation of Those Who Kept the 2020 Elections Safe
This is truly must-read:
When I worked at Twitter, I led the team that placed a fact-checking label on one of Donald Trump’s tweets for the first time. Following the violence of Jan. 6, I helped make the call to… Continue reading