Monthly Archives: December 2018
“Don’t be shocked by the North Carolina fraud allegations. Absentee ballots are much less secure than polling places.”
Mara Suttmann-Lea for the Monkey Cage. … Continue reading
John Edwards, Donald Trump, and the Criminalization of Politics
In thinking about the potential criminal liability of Donald Trump for campaign finance violations, I time and again return to the prosecution of John Edwards for similar criminal behavior involving whether hush money payments to a mistress need to have… Continue reading
“ACLU threatens lawsuit after Florida GOP tries to delay implementing voting rights ballot initiative”
Stephen Wolf:
The ACLU’s response to the news strongly suggests the organization will sue to force DeSantis and Florida officials to stop stalling and automatically restore voting rights. However, they may not get a welcome reception if their case ultimately… Continue reading
HuffPost Launches Three-Part Podcast About Voting Rights
I'm very excited to share that HuffPost is releasing "Shut Out" — a 3-part podcast about the fight to vote in America. It's hosted by @cslwrites and reported by both of us. You can download it on Monday 12/17. Here's… Continue reading
“Trump was in the room during hush money discussions with tabloid publisher”
NBC News:
Donald Trump was the third person in the room in August 2015 when his lawyer Michael Cohen and National Enquirer publisher David Pecker discussed ways Pecker could help counter negative stories about Trump’s relationships with women, NBC News… Continue reading
“Trump Inauguration Spending Under Criminal Investigation by Federal Prosecutors”
WSJ:
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are investigating whether President Trump’s 2017 inaugural committee misspent some of the record $107 million it raised from donations, people familiar with the matter said.
The criminal probe by the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office,… Continue reading
“As Election Fraud Probe Centers On N.C.’s 9th District, A Cynical Cloud Settles In”
NPR:
Pat Melvin, a realtor in Elizabethtown, N.C., has been a friend of Dowless for 30 years. He says the accusations being made against Dowless and the Harris campaign are going to ruin politics in the state’s 9th District.… Continue reading
“Election Protection Releases Preliminary Report on 2018 Midterm Elections”
Release:
According to Election Protection’s report, voters in 2018 faced widespread attempts at voter suppression and disenfranchisement across the country – obstacles that made voting more difficult or impossible. Election Protection kept track of the top barriers to the… Continue reading
“A Guide to Election Year Activities of Section 501(c)(3) Organizations”
Steven Sholk’s annual review, now ready for your downloading pleasure.
“Why the National Enquirer’s Admission of Guilt Is Bad News for Trump”
Brad Smith and Rick Hasen Join Podcast with Constitution Center’s Jeffrey Rosen to Debate: “Cohen, Trump, and Campaign Finance Law”
This is the podcast you’ve been waiting for:
President Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to several crimes, including illegally making hush money payments to two women alleging affairs with then-candidate… Continue reading
“In North Carolina, Voting Controversies Are Common. Here’s the Recent History.”
Wisconsin: “Lame-duck limits on early voting – and the arguments for them – resemble ones already rejected by a judge”
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
Gov. Scott Walker and other Republicans are claiming lame-duck legislation would make early voting uniform across the state — a contention that was rejected by a federal judge two years ago.
That same judge is expected to… Continue reading