Monthly Archives: April 2018
“Maine’s Fitful Experiment With a New Way of Voting”
“Facebook Fallout Deals Blow to Mercers’ Political Clout”
NYT:
Last month, a friend of the wealthy conservative donor Rebekah Mercer arrived at Facebook’s Silicon Valley headquarters. His task: Find out what — if anything — could repair relations between Facebook, the world’s biggest social media company, and Cambridge… Continue reading
“High profile cases may pull Neil Gorsuch in different directions”
Steve Mazie for The Economist.
“Meet the wealthy donors pouring millions into the 2018 elections”
“Alabama elections chief calls losing the right to vote a ‘minor disability’”
Kira Lerner for Think Progress.
“Are Algorithms the New Campaign Donation?”
Jacob Metcalf for Slate.
“‘We’ve been disenfranchised’: Republicans in San Juan County say redrawn voter districts unfairly favor Navajos”
Salt Lake Tribune:
“I feel like we’ve been disenfranchised,” said Robert Turk, 57.
It was the shared sentiment Thursday at the first GOP convention in San Juan County since a federal judge redrew the boundaries to give Navajos, who tend… Continue reading
Twitter Announces Support for Honest Ads Act—Though It Won’t Help With Much of the Problems with Twitter
Twitter is pleased to support the Honest Ads Act. Back in the fall we indicated we supported proposals to increase transparency in political ads.
— Global Government Affairs (@GlobalAffairs) April 10, 2018
As with troubling foreign content on Facebook… Continue reading
“Federal complaint alleges Rick Scott’s PAC illegally skirted fundraising restrictions”
Tampa Bay Times:
Less than 24 hours after Rick Scott announced his candidacy for U.S. Senate, he faces a Federal Election Commission complaint accusing him of breaking election laws by raising and spending unlimited campaign donations to prepare for his… Continue reading
“White House stands behind Trump voter fraud claims”
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
“Trump attorney Cohen is being investigated for possible bank fraud, campaign finance violations”
WaPo:
Michael Cohen, the longtime attorney of President Trump, is under federal investigation for possible bank fraud, wire fraud and campaign finance violations, according to three people with knowledge of the case.
FBI agents on Monday raided Cohen’s Manhattan office,… Continue reading
“Facebook Launches New Initiative to Help Scholars Assess Social Media’s Impact on Elections”
Release:
Today, Facebook is announcing a new initiative to help provide independent, credible research about the role of social media in elections, as well as democracy more generally. It will be funded by the Laura and John Arnold Foundation, Democracy… Continue reading
Watch Archived Video of Henry Weinstein Interviewing Me About My New Book on Justice Scalia’s Legacy
My UCI Law colleague and former LA Times legal reporter Henry Weinstein interviewed me about my new book on Justice Scalia’s complex legacy. It was a great discussion. Watch the archived video.