Monthly Archives: October 2023
“Judge denies bid to block Georgia voting law, including drop box limits”
AJC:
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that lawsuits haven’t yet proven that Georgia’s 2021 election law is racially discriminatory, a conclusion that leaves in place the law’s limitations on ballot drop boxes, voter ID and water handouts to voters in… Continue reading
“The New Republican Establishment; An alternative Trumpist governing elite gets closer to ruling the party.”
Nate Cohn for the NYT:
In the final account, the rise and fall of Kevin McCarthy might read like the familiar tale of a Republican congressional leader toppled by a small but uncompromising right-wing faction.
But even if the story… Continue reading
“Trump’s Claim That He Can’t Be Prosecuted Collides With Precedents”
Adam Liptak for the NYT:
Among the bold claims in the motion filed last week by former President Donald J. Trump seeking to dismiss the federal indictment accusing him of conspiring to undermine the 2020 election, there was a significant… Continue reading
“Cenk Uygur running for president as Democrat” Despite Being Born in Turkey and Therefore Not Qualified
Oh man:
Uygur was born in Istanbul, and immigrated to the United States from Turkey in 1978, but believed that the Constitution’s “natural born citizen” clause wouldn’t disqualify him from running. The issue would end up in the Supreme Court,… Continue reading
“Samuel Alito Really, Really, Really Wants to Save This Racial Gerrymander in South Carolina”
Chris Geidner really nailed it in his recap for Slate of today’s oral argument in the Alexander case (South Carolina racial gerrymandering):
As Jackson explained, under the clear error standard, “A finding [from the district court] that is plausible in… Continue reading
Read the Oral Argument Transcript in the Alexander Case (South Carolina Racial Gerrymandering)
Find it here.
And here is Adam Liptak’s coverage in the NY Times.
“Exclusive: RNC plans to recruit army of poll watchers for 2024”
Axios:
The Republican National Committee plans to recruit and train tens of thousands of poll workers and watchers in battleground states for the 2024 election, according to plans shared first with Axios.
Why it matters: It’s part of the RNC’s ongoing… Continue reading
“2nd former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice advises Republican leader against impeachment”
AP:
A second former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice asked to investigate taking the unprecedented step of impeaching a liberal justice came out Wednesday against it.
Former Justice Jon Wilcox told The Associated Press that there was nothing to justify impeaching… Continue reading
Tenth Circuit, Following Supreme Court’s Decision in AFPF v. Bonta, Finds Aspect of Wyoming’s Campaign Finance Law Unconstitutional under the First Amendment
What’s most significant in this decision by Judge Tymkovich for a unanimous 3-judge panel is the determination that Bonta makes it harder to sustain campaign finance disclosure laws (as I said in a NYT oped the day after the… Continue reading
“Exclusive: Charles Koch Has Given More Than $5 Billion Of His Stock To Two Nonprofits”
Forbes:
Charles Koch is making big moves to ensure that his charities and causes are funded long after he’s gone. In an exclusive interview, the 87-year-old chairman and co-CEO of Koch Industries (and the 16th richest person in America, … Continue reading
“Conservative Election Activists Use Virginia as a Dry Run for 2024”
NYT:
In 2021, after Republican victories in Virginia, conservative activists were so proud of their work training poll watchers, recruiting election workers and making other attempts to subtly influence the voting system that they wrote a memo called “The Virginia … Continue reading
“We Don’t Talk About Leonard: The Man Behind the Right’s Supreme Court Supermajority”
Very illuminating ProPublica report.
I highly recommend their accompanying three-part podcast, which included a lot of information I did not know (such as the attempt by Leo and allies to get the Missouri plan for choosing judges thrown out in… Continue reading
“Crosspartisan coalition urges presidential candidates to disclose their campaign ‘bundlers'”
See this release from a number of groups.