“Will The Supreme Court Punt On Partisan Gerrymandering Again?”
Amy Howe chats with the 538 crew.
Monthly Archives: June 2019
“We still have questions about whether Russia meddled in N.C. That’s a bad sign.”
N.J.: “Gov. Signs Dark Money Bill, Expects Lawmakers to Roll Back Problem Parts”
Justice Alito’s dissent in Bethune-Hill II
Justice Alito has always had a particularly keen interest in redistricting, which I assume traces to his father’s involvement with the redistricting process during his work with the New Jersey legislature. Thus, I am not surprised he wrote the dissent… Continue reading
Supreme Court, on 5-4 Vote in Bethune-Hill Racial Gerrymandering Case from Virginia, Concludes Va. House of Delegates Lacks Standing to Pursue Challenge.
You can find the opinion here.
“Trump says supporters might ‘demand’ that he serve more than two terms as president”
WaPo:
President Trump on Sunday floated the possibility of staying in office longer than two terms, suggesting in a morning tweet that his supporters might “demand that I stay longer.”The president, who will kick off his reelection campaign on Tuesday… Continue reading
Must-read Politico Deep Dive into Brian Newby, a Kobach Protege Who is Causing Major Problems with Election Administration as Executive Director of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission
Read this quite damning portrait:
A tiny federal agency that plays a crucial role in assisting the nation’s local election supervisors is gripped by a leadership crisis that hassparked concerns that it is unprepared to play its role in… Continue reading
“Top Trump Census Official Communicated With GOP Operative About Citizenship Question”
Mark Joseph Stern for Slate:
On Friday night, however, voting rights advocates released new evidence connecting Hofeller directly to the Census Bureau. The evidence comes from Hofeller’s hard drives, which his daughter gave to a voting rights group after his… Continue reading
“‘Deepfake’ videos called new election threat, with no easy fix”
“Unenforced Campaign Laws Will Be Broken Again”
“Free Speech For People Sues Federal Election Commission for Failing to Investigate Trump and Trump Campaign’s Role in McDougal Hush Money Payoff”
Release:
Free Speech For People has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Election Commission for failing to investigate a $150,000 “hush money” payment made in 2016 to Karen McDougal, one of President Trump’s former mistresses, under federal campaign finance law.… Continue reading
Watch Trevor Potter and Shan Wu Talk About the Illegality of Accepting Foreign Government Assistance in American Campaigns
Here on the News Hour (beginning around the 11 minute mark).
“Judge Reveals New Info About Trump Voter Fraud Panel Communications”
TPM:
Before they were formally named to President Trump’s now disbanded voter fraud commission, two conservative activists emailed the commission’s vice chair Kris Kobach about “potential Democratic commissioners,” a federal judge revealed Thursday.The revelation came in a legal dispute… Continue reading
“‘Let me make something 100% clear’: FEC chair lays down the law on foreign help”
Politico:
The head of the Federal Election Commission released a statement on Thursday evening reiterating, emphatically, that foreign assistance is illegal in U.S. elections.“Let me make something 100% clear to the American public and anyone running for public office:… Continue reading