“Commentary: Trump’s plan to make voters older, wealthier and whiter”
Scott Lemieux for Reuters Opinion.
Monthly Archives: July 2017
“Trump’s Hunt for Fake Votes and the Hurdles Ahead: QuickTake Q&A”
“Trump-Russia investigators probe Jared Kushner-run digital operation”
McClatchy:
Investigators at the House and Senate Intelligence committees and the Justice Department are examining whether the Trump campaign’s digital operation – overseen by Jared Kushner – helped guide Russia’s sophisticated voter targeting and fake news attacks on Hillary Clinton… Continue reading
The Vare Precedent in the Senate–And Its Relevance to the Trump-Russia Inquiry
9th Circuit 1980 Case: “Information,” “State Secrets,” “Information Obtained for Political Advantage” All “Things of Value”
This case presents a very different context than Donald Trump, Jr., but the discussion is instructive:
II. Sufficiency of the Indictment
The indictment adequately charged Sheker with impersonating a federal officer to obtain a thing of value, within… Continue reading
“Yes. Violating Certain Campaign Finance Laws Is a Criminal Offense”
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy for Bill Moyers.
“Trump’s voter panel is scaring away voters”
Josh Douglas CNN opinion piece.
6th Circuit Dismisses on Standing Grounds Challenge to SEC Rules Limiting Campaign Activities of Municipal Investment Advisors
“Trump, Jr., Kushner, Manafort Violated Foreign Solicitation Ban, Watchdogs Allege in Complaints”
Release:
Today Common Cause, the Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21 filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Election Commission (FEC) supplementing a complaint filed by Common Cause on Monday. The expanded complaint alleges… Continue reading
“Yes, Trump Can Accept Gifts”
Blackman and Tillman in the NYT oped section.
“Dean of Yale Law School: Campus Free Speech Is Not Up for Debate”
Heather Gerken in TIME.
President Trump Nominates Tom Farr, Leading Lawyer Representing NC in Its Controversial Voting Cases, to Federal District Court
Nomination.
I’ve had only positive personal interactions with Mr. Farr, and I don’t think people should be excluded from office because of their clients.
Whether or not he should be confirmed would require an examination of his entire record.
“Russia may sabotage the next election, too. What will Trump and Republicans do about it?”
Greg Sargent:
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which oversees House races, has issued a formal request to its Republican counterpart, asking it to join in showing a “united front” and creating a “joint plan” against any Russian efforts to undermine… Continue reading