This is a very well done look at the first real court case testing the claims of the Fraudulent Fraud Squad, including von Spakovsky and Kobach.
Enjoy.
Given how things went at trial (Kobach got held in contempt at one point—though had the fine paid off with a government credit card), this is no surprise. In addition to injunctive and declaratory relief, “the Court imposes sanctions responsive… Continue reading
NYT:
Documents released in a lawsuit attempting to block the inclusion of a question about citizenship in the 2020 census show lobbying by anti-immigration hard-liners for the question’s inclusion, and resistance on the part of some census officials to asking… Continue reading
CJ Online:
An attorney for Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach says the attorney fees requested by the American Civil Liberties Union for a contempt finding against Kobach are unreasonably high.
In the latest filing in a case over the … Continue reading
HuffPost:
Nearly half of Republicans believe millions of people voted illegally in the last presidential election ― a claim that President Donald Trump has repeatedly made, even though neither he nor anyone else has produced concrete evidence to show it’s… Continue reading
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
Democratic candidate for attorney general Josh Kaul criticized Wisconsin’s top cop Wednesday, saying he had made ludicrous comments about voter ID, had failed to test rape kits and hadn’t taken action to keep the internet moving at the… Continue reading
KC Star:
Kansas lawmakers have abandoned an effort to force Secretary of State Kris Kobach to pay out of his own pocket the costs of being held in contempt of court.
The decision ended a looming showdown between Kobach and… Continue reading
In Breitbart interview, Kris Kobach calls the recent order holding him in contempt for failing to register voters “just ridiculous.” https://t.co/hc2W8zJGv1
— Kira Lerner (@kira_lerner) April 23, 2018
Kobach's description of why he was held in contempt is really… Continue reading
KC Star:
A federal judge on Wednesday found Secretary of State Kris Kobach in contempt of court in a case involving Kansas voting laws, her latest rebuke of the Republican candidate for governor.
Kobach is considered a GOP frontrunner despite… Continue reading
The Hill:
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Monday defended President Trump’s claims about widespread voter fraud in the 2016 election and argued the administration has no evidence to back up the claims because states have refused… Continue reading
The Fix:
“They always like to say, ‘Oh, that’s a conspiracy theory!’ ” [Trump] continued. “Not a conspiracy theory, folks. Millions and millions of people, and it’s very hard because the state guards their records. They don’t want to see… Continue reading