I Talked to Arya Hariharan for the New Books Podcast About Election Meltdown
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Monthly Archives: October 2020
Watch Video of Me on CNN Newsroom with John Vause Talking About the Latest in Election Litigation
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“Pharma contributed to attorneys general who want to repeal the Affordable Care Act”
Stat:
The Affordable Care Act has driven a huge boost in revenue for pharmaceutical companies — but ironically, $1.5 million in drug industry donations last election cycle were funneled to Republican state attorneys general who will soon make a case… Continue reading
“New York State Bar Association Task Force on the Presidential Election Maps Out Potential Constitutional Crisis Scenarios”
I’m a member of this Task Force and we have just released our legal analysis and report on these election issues.
The other members of the task force are James A. Gardner, Deborah Pearlstein, Shugerman, Ava B. Ayers, Wilfred U.… Continue reading
How Much Do TV Political Ads Matter in the Digital Age?
This Vox story, titled “Silicon Valley megadonors unleash a last-minute, $100 million barrage of ads against Trump,” is intriguing on several fronts — not just for the massive amount invovled.
Our campaign-finance laws were written before the digital age… Continue reading
Purcell and Yesterday’s CA 4 Decision on NC
The sharply divided CA 4 en banc decision also illustrates what a mess trying to apply the Purcell “doctrine” can be. Purcell cautions federal courts against changing the status quo in election cases too close to the election. It’s probably… Continue reading
The “Independent Legislature” Issue Might Be Back to the Supreme Court In Days
After having just divided 4-4 on the PA case, which centered on the “independent legislature” constitutional issue, the Court might soon be faced with that issue yet again. The en banc 4th Circuit split yesterday on precisely this issue… Continue reading
“Elliott Broidy Pleads Guilty in Foreign Lobbying Case”
NYT:
Elliott Broidy, a former top fund-raiser for President Trump, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to conspiring to violate foreign lobbying laws as part of a covert campaign to influence the administration on behalf of Chinese and Malaysian interests.Mr. Broidy,… Continue reading
“Trump Campaign’s $63 Million Dwarfed by Biden’s $177 Million”
NYT:
President Trump’s re-election campaign committee ended September with only $63.1 million in the bank despite canceling some television buys late last month, leaving him badly outmatched financially against Joseph R. Biden Jr., who reported $177.3 million in… Continue reading
“College Students Are Missing From Campus. Will Their Missing Votes Make a Difference?”
NYT:
Though young Americans typically vote at lower rates than the electorate does as a whole, the race in Michigan’s Eighth District isn’t the only one where their absence could have an impact. David Wasserman, the House editor at the … Continue reading
“Threatening emails to Democratic voters spark investigations in Florida and Alaska”
WaPo:
Authorities in Florida and Alaska on Tuesday were investigating threatening emails sent to Democratic voters that claimed to be from the Proud Boys, a far-right group supportive of President Trump, but appeared instead to be a deceptive campaign making… Continue reading
“Tennessee voters were challenged at the polls for wearing Black Lives Matter and ‘I Can’t Breathe’ shirts, election official says”
WaPo:
A poll worker in Memphis was fired last week after interfering with early voters who wore T-shirts and masks with slogans supporting Black Lives Matter, according to a Shelby County election official.Details about the incident remained unclear Tuesday,… Continue reading
“Court lets North Carolina keep absentee deadline extension” (12-3 En banc 4th Circuit Vote)
AP:
North Carolina can accept absentee ballots that are postmarked by Election Day for more than a week afterward, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals declined to block an extension for accepting the ballots… Continue reading