“Twitter Users Blocked by Trump Seek Reprieve, Citing First Amendment”
Charlie Savage reports for the NY Times.
I’ve been debating this issue with others on my Twitter account.
Monthly Archives: June 2017
“Democrats pressed GOP to raise alarm on Russian 2016 infiltration”
McClatchy:
It wasn’t just the National Security Agency that knew about Russian attempts to infiltrate U.S. voting systems.
In the weeks leading to the 2016 presidential election, the then-leader of the Democratic National Committee warned the Department of Homeland Security… Continue reading
Revised Version of My Race or Party Paper Now Posted
I have now posted a revised version of “Essay: Race or Party, Race as Party, or Party All the Time: Three Uneasy Approaches to Conjoined Polarization in Redistricting and Voting Cases” (forthcoming William and Mary Law Review symposium… Continue reading
Do We Not Have Enough Legislators Representing Us?
Steven Greenhut oped:
After giving a speech a few years ago, I was approached by an activist who wanted to tell me aout what he believes is California’s most significant political problem. I’m usually leery of enthusiastic people touting political… Continue reading
Bloomingburg: “BREAKING: Jewish Developer Of Ultra-Orthodox Village Pleads Guilty To Voter Fraud”
The latest from the Forward on the Bloomingburg saga:
Shalom Lamm, the developer behind the controversial effort to build hundreds of homes for Hasidic families in the upstate New York village of Bloomingburg, pled guilty Tuesday to federal charges… Continue reading
“Sen. Mark Warner: More state election systems were targeted by Russians”
USA Today:
The top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee told USA TODAY on Tuesday that Russian attacks on election systems were broader and targeted more states than those detailed in an explosive intelligence report leaked to the website The … Continue reading
Brad Smith Calls on FEC Commissioner Ellen Weintraub to Step Down after “Jump[ing] the Shark”
The remarks are here, and they are as unconvincing as they are mean-spirited.
The attacks on Democratic Federal Election Commissioner Weintraub and (former) Commissioner Ravel have been relentless. Ravel couldn’t take it anymore, and now the heat gets turned… Continue reading
Josh Chafetz: “The Real ‘Resistance’ to Trump? The GOP Congress.”
Josh Chafetz for Politico:
Many are asking aloud questions that in recent times had only been whispered: Do the Constitution’s checks and balances still work? Is James Madison’s eighteenth-century notion that “ambition” could be trusted to “counteract ambition” applicable to… Continue reading
“White House Counsel Don McGahn Finds Himself At Center Of Controversy”
Must-listen Nina Totenberg at NPR.
“Intelligence Contractor Is Charged in First Leak Case Under Trump”
Charlie Savage for the NYT:
An intelligence contractor was charged with sending a classified report about Russia’s interference in the 2016 election to the news media, the Justice Department announced Monday, the first criminal leak case under President Trump.
The… Continue reading
“Justices Act on Voting Rights and Cellphone Privacy”
Adam Liptak for the NYT:
The Supreme Court dealt North Carolina a setback on Monday in a voting rights case for the third time in recent weeks, affirming a decision that struck down many state legislative districts for relying too… Continue reading
“Proposed changes in O.C. voting draws critics, could boost turnout”
OC Register:
A massive overhaul of how Orange County voters cast ballots will be considered Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors, but some Republican leaders concerned about potential voter fraud want any changes postponed.
Elections officials here and in… Continue reading
Full Bernie Sanders Interview with Me on Voter Fraud, Campaign Finance Reform, and Gerrymandering
There were technical difficulties last week. But now you can watch here.
Intercept: NSA Report Shows Russian Attempted Election Hacking in Days Before the Election
The Intercept:
Russian Military Intelligence executed a cyberattack on at least one U.S. voting software supplier and sent spear-phishing emails to more than 100 local election officials just days before last November’s presidential election, according to a highly classified intelligence… Continue reading