Monthly Archives: September 2020
“Record $13 Billion Raised for 2020 Elections Spurs Ad Avalanche”
Bloomberg Government:
The 2020 election has generated a record $13.3 billion in federal campaign contributions, funding a barrage of political advertising that strategists say risks blurring candidate messaging.The unprecedented outpouring of campaign cash raised through Sept. 28 is more than… Continue reading
“In 2020 Election, Florida Felon Voting Limits Could Sway State Outcome”
Wall Street Journal:
New data from researchers at Georgetown University Law Center shows the law could mean a large share of registered voters with felony records still face hurdles. The researchers identified about 14,000 people within this group who have… Continue reading
“Tuesday’s Debate Made Clear the Gravest Threat to the Election: The President Himself”
NYT:
President Trump’s angry insistence in the last minutes of Tuesday’s debate that there was no way the presidential election could be conducted without fraud amounted to an extraordinary declaration by a sitting American president that he would try to… Continue reading
Wisconsin GOP tries to stop Racing Sausages from promoting civic participation
The Wisconsin GOP sent a letter yesterday claiming that it would be improper “electioneering” and/or vote buying for MLB and the Brewers’ Racing Sausages to encourage early voting.
The legal citations in the letter seem … off.
The assertions with… Continue reading
October 9 Connecticut Law Review Event: “Empires or Umpires? Political Questions, Separation of Powers, and Judicial Legitimacy.”
This looks terrific with a wonderful lineup.
“In Senate questionnaire, Barrett won’t pledge to recuse herself from 2020 election cases”
Politico:
President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court did not commit to recusing herself from cases related to the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, according to her written responses to a Senate Judiciary Committee questionnaire.Amy Coney Barrett’s responses, … Continue reading
“Top Intelligence Official Releases Unverified, Previously Rejected Russia Information”
NYT:
President Trump’s top intelligence official on Tuesday released unverified information about the 2016 campaign that appeared to be a bid to help Mr. Trump politically and was said to be disclosed over the objections of career intelligence officials… Continue reading
“Project Veritas Video Was a ‘Coordinated Disinformation Campaign,’ Researchers Say”
NYT:
A deceptive video released on Sunday by the conservative activist James O’Keefe, which claimed through unidentified sources and with no verifiable evidence that Representative Ilhan Omar’s campaign had collected ballots illegally, was probably part of a coordinated disinformation… Continue reading
“A State Legislature Cannot Appoint Its Preferred Slate of Electors to Override the Will of the People After the Election”
The latest from the National Task Force on Election Crises.
“Trump Repeatedly Attacked Mail-In Voting During the Debate. There’s No Evidence Behind His Claim”
Time:
Trump’s rhetoric on the validity of the elections process was both lacking evidence and in stark contrast to how the issue is being judged in courtrooms across the country. The Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee have… Continue reading
Another Must-Read from Republican Star Election Lawyer Ben Ginsberg: “How Trump’s evidence-free attacks on elections damage the Republican Party”
The WaPo oped concludes:
The great danger for the Republican Party is that the president’s claims will shine a spotlight on whether proof of widespread fraud exists to support their positions. Again, such proof doesn’t exist.Rather than suffer a series… Continue reading
“The battleground states that might count election results the slowest”
WaPo:
More than 1 million early votes have already been cast in the 2020 election, but in several battleground states, mail-in ballots will go virtually untouched until right before Election Day. This delay, which is dictated by state laws, could… Continue reading
“Pennsylvania politicians go topless to warn mail-in voters against ‘naked ballots'”
This should get some attention.