Monthly Archives: September 2022
“Social media firms are prepping for the midterms. Experts say it may not be enough”
“Inside a Republican Superlawyer’s Break With Donald Trump’s G.O.P.; An exclusive excerpt from a new book by David Enrich on powerful corporate law firms and how the Trump era changed and challenged one in particular.”
NYT:
Ben Ginsberg’s office at the international law firm Jones Day was like a shrine to the old Republican Party.Its walls and shelves were crowded with campaign artifacts that he had collected over the years, including on the trail… Continue reading
“Congress may force election deniers to get a lot more creative; How a few election law fixes could protect democracy in 2024.”
Ben Jacobs for Vox:
The human mind is ingenious. It can create towering works of art and make remarkable scientific discoveries. It is, as we saw in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, also capable of inventing new ways… Continue reading
“The Fight Against an Age-Old Effort to Block Americans From Voting”
ProPublica:
Even though federal law guaranteed the two women the right to have someone help them vote, Coley-Pearson knew too well that this right was under attack. For all of the recent uproar over voting rights, little attention has… Continue reading
“An algorithmic approach to legislative apportionment bases and redistricting”
Christian Haas, Peter Miller, and Steven Kimbrough have posted this very interesting paper using a redistricting algorithm to estimate the impact on minority representation of changing the apportionment base from total population to CVAP. Their results are consistent with this… Continue reading
“Justice Dept. Issues 40 Subpoenas in Widening Jan. 6 Inquiry; Over the last week, it also seized the phones of two top Trump advisers, a sign of an escalating investigation two months before the midterm elections.”
NYT:
The Justice Department has issued about 40 subpoenas over the past week seeking information about the actions of former President Donald J. Trump and his associates related to the 2020 election and the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on… Continue reading
“New York Redistricting: What Happened? What’s Next?”
Sept. 13 NYC bar association event.
“Democrats spend tens of millions amplifying far-right candidates in nine states”
WaPo:
Democrats have spent nearly $19 million across eight states in primaries this year amplifying far-right Republican candidates who have questioned or denied the validity of the 2020 election, according to a Washington Post analysis, interfering in GOP contests to… Continue reading
“Two Americas Index: Democracy deniers”
Axios:
About one in three Americans prefers strong unelected leaders to weak elected leaders and says presidents should be able to remove judges over their decisions, according to the latest findings from our Axios-Ipsos Two Americas Index.Why it matters: … Continue reading
“Pence, defied subpoenas, and a final report: The Jan. 6 panel’s endgame”
Useful from Politico.
“Is Internet Voting Trustworthy? The Science and the Policy Battles”
Andrew Appel has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, University of New Hampshire Law Review). Here is the abstract:
No known technology can make internet voting secure, according to the clear scientific consensus. In some applications—such as e-pollbooks (voter sign-in),… Continue reading
Bauer and Goldsmith: “Clarity about the Electoral Count Reform Act and Gubernatorial Certification.”
The following is a guest post from Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith:
In a thoughtful editorial, the Washington Post has stressed the importance of congressional action this fall on Electoral Count Act reform. It correctly identifies the Senate bill put… Continue reading
My Appearance on PBS News Hour Weekend: “How the outcome of Moore v. Harper could impact federal elections” (With a Discussion of the Role of Leonard Leo and the “Honest Elections Project”)
You can watch the segment at this link.
A snippet:
Some of the same GOP activists who pushed the Supreme Court to the right are now aiming to give state legislatures near-unchecked power over district lines and voting restrictions.… Continue reading