NYT:
Representative Chris Collins, the New York Republican indicted on insider trading charges last month, reversed course on Monday and planned to announce he would seek another term, according to two Republicans familiar with his plans.
Mr. Collins opted to… Continue reading
Newsweek:
Ted Cruz’s Texas senatorial campaign has sent hundreds of thousands of mailers seeking donations that are meant to look like official county summons, a high-ranking campaign official confirmed to Newsweek.
The brown envelopes read “SUMMONS ENCLOSED-OPEN IMMEDIATELY” in large… Continue reading
Well this is a long time coming:
Congress passed a bill Thursday that would require senators to file campaign finance reports electronically through the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
The language was included in a broader appropriations bill sent to the… Continue reading
NPR:
In a sign that America’s two centuries-old democracy is under strain, nearly 2 in 5 American voters do not believe elections are fair, according to a new NPR/Marist poll. Nearly half of respondents lack faith that votes will… Continue reading
This is the fifth and final in a series of posts by Travis Crum:
As my previous posts have made clear, Texas is eligible for bail-in for its unconstitutional conduct during the 2011 redistricting cycle. But there are strategic risks… Continue reading
WaPo:
Logan Lamb, a cybersecurity sleuth, thought he was conducting an innocuous Google search to pull up information on Georgia’s centralized system for conducting elections.
He was taken aback when the query turned up a file with a list of… Continue reading
This is the fourth in a series of guest posts by Travis Crum:
As I discussed in my previous post, Texas’s conduct during the 2011 redistricting cycle qualifies it for bail-in. But as is often true in election law, this… Continue reading
The stay looks to be an administrative one, pending further action of the Court. Witht 4 Justices strongly in favor of disclosure on the Court, I would guess that this results in an eventual denial of the stay, either by… Continue reading
This is third in a series of guest posts by Travis Crum:
In my last post, I provided an overview of recent bail-in cases. Now I will argue why Texas qualifies for bail-in under Section 3(c).
Given the very long… Continue reading