FEC Commissioner Trey Trainor Has a Ted Cruz Campaign Sign on His Front Lawn at His Texas Home
This, as the FEC reviews a complaint against Cruz.
Category Archives: conflict of interest laws
“Prosecutor leaves Georgia election case against Trump after relationship with district attorney”
AP:
A special prosecutor who had a romantic relationship with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis formally withdrew Friday from the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump after a judge ruled one of them had to leave for the… Continue reading
“Judge rules Fulton DA Fani Willis can stay — if Wade steps aside”
AJC:
A Fulton County judge on Friday gave District Attorney Fani Willis a stark choice: Either recuse yourself and your office from the election interference case against Donald Trump or cut ties with your lead prosecutor and former lover.
The… Continue reading
Poor Disclosure from Some State Supreme Courts
Fix the Court release:
State supreme court justices have the power to impact federal elections, redistricting, immigration, reproductive rights, gun rights and more, and yet most states are suppressing information about their top judges — either by making it difficult… Continue reading
“Justice Clarence Thomas was the deciding vote in a case he never should have heard”
Kimberly Atkins Stohr Boston Globe column:
Even before the Supreme Court practically nullified the 14th Amendment’s clause banning insurrectionists and their supporters from seeking federal office, another decision all but ensured that outcome. And it was made by a… Continue reading
“Fani Willis admits relationship with prosecutor on Trump Georgia case”
WaPo:
Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis (D) admitted she had a personal relationship with an outside prosecutor she appointed to manage the election interference case against former president Donald Trump and his allies but denied claims that the… Continue reading
“Prosecutor on Trump Georgia Case Avoids Testifying in Divorce Proceeding”
NYT:
The special prosecutor leading the election interference case against former President Donald J. Trump will not have to testify this week about an alleged romantic relationship with his boss, Fani T. Willis, the Fulton County district attorney, after reaching… Continue reading
“Not just the Supreme Court: Ethics troubles plague state high courts, too”
New from the Center for Public Integrity.
Wisconsin: “Speaker Robin Vos keeps open option of impeaching newly elected Justice Janet Protasiewicz”
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos continues to leave the door open to launching impeachment proceedings against state Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz if she does not recuse herself from lawsuits challenging the state’s electoral maps.
The Rochester Republican raised … Continue reading
“‘I could sell golf’: How DeSantis and aides courted lobbyists for campaign cash”
WaPo:
When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took office in 2019, his political team made a list of the state’s top 40 lobbyists and about 100 of their “Suggested Clients to target” for political contributions, according to a fundraising document reviewed… Continue reading
Wisconsin: “Vos says lawmakers may consider impeachment if Protasiewicz doesn’t recuse from redistricting cases”
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
If Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz does not recuse from lawsuits challenging the state’s legislative boundaries, Republicans who control the state Legislature might consider impeachment proceedings, the Assembly’s top Republican said Friday.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, a… Continue reading
“Clarence Thomas’ 38 Vacations: The Other Billionaires Who Have Treated the Supreme Court Justice to Luxury Travel”
Blockbuster ProPublica report.
“Trump Team Creates Legal-Defense Fund to Cover His Allies’ Bills”
NYT:
Former President Donald J. Trump’s team is creating a legal-defense fund to handle some of the crush of legal bills stemming from the investigations and criminal indictments involving him and a number of employees and associates, according to two… Continue reading
Brennan Center: “How a Renewed Code of Ethics Can Strengthen the Election Administration Profession”
The article by Derek Tisler, Ruby Edlin, and Daniel Weiner was originally published in the Journal of Election Administration, Research, and Practice. Here’s the abstract:
Although election officials have successfully managed recent election cycles amidst significant challenges, they have… Continue reading