Colorado General Assembly v. Salazar (2004) as precursor to Moore v. Harper
The Supreme Court’s decision to grant certiorari in Moore v. Harper, the North Carolina redistricting case, has prompted, and will prompt, a great deal of commentary (including this helpful discussion this week over at the Safeguarding Democracy Project). But it’s… Continue reading
“Defendants targeted in DeSantis’ voter fraud crackdown were told they could vote”
Politico:
Several people who were arrested last week as part of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ voter fraud crackdown were notified by official government entities they were eligible to vote, according to court documents and interviews.The defendants told authorities they had… Continue reading
“Facebook gave 13 newsworthy exemptions to politicians in the past year”
WaPo:
Facebook gave politicians 13 exemptions to its content-moderation rules over a one-year period because their offending posts were determined to be newsworthy, the company revealed Thursday in a series of quarterly reports on its moderation practices.The company also said… Continue reading
“Wyoming Looks to Limit Secretary of State Power After 2020 Election Denial”
Interesting development in Wyoming.
“In fiery midterm speech, Biden says GOP’s turned toward ‘semi-fascism’”
WaPo:
President Biden on Thursday night launched a push toward the midterm elections with a fiery speech in Rockville, Md., in which he cast the Republican Party as one that was dangerously consumed with anti-democratic forces that had turned toward… Continue reading
“Democrats Gamble with Ads that Highlight Far Right Candidates”
NYT video interactive.
“Sean Hannity and Other Fox Stars Face Depositions in Defamation Suit”
NYT:
Some of the biggest names at Fox News have been questioned, or are scheduled to be questioned in the coming days, by lawyers representing Dominion Voting Systems in its $1.6 billion defamation suit against the network, as the… Continue reading
“Earmarks’ future unclear as Republicans split ahead of midterms”
Roll Call:
Potential changes in control of one or both chambers in the midterm elections could put the practice of earmarking federal funds for local projects on the chopping block in the next Congress.The last time Republicans recaptured the House,… Continue reading
“The Limits of Procedure: Litigating Voting Rights in the Face of a Hostile Supreme Court”
Carolyn Shapiro has posted this draft on SSRN (Ohio State Law Journal Online). Here is the abstract:
This essay is a response to Charquia Wright’s article, Circuit Circus: Defying SCOTUS and Disenfranchising Black Voters, 81 Ohio St. L.J. 405 (2020).… Continue reading
“Regulation of Political Advertising (2022 Edition)”
This from Eric Goldman and Rebecca Tushnet looks very useful for those of us who teach campaign law: “This is Chapter 21 of our Advertising and Marketing Law casebook, 6th edition (2022), a chapter we are publishing only online.… Continue reading
“Breaking: Fulton grand jury seeks testimony from Meadows, Trump campaign lawyers”
AJC:
A Fulton County special grand jury investigating interference in Georgia’s 2020 elections is seeking the testimony of former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, Trump campaign attorney Sidney Powell and others next month.Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis… Continue reading
“New Hampshire AG Arrests Small-Town Newspaper Publisher Arrested for Improper Ads”
Daily Beast:
New Hampshire’s attorney general announced on Thursday that the state had arrested the publisher of a local weekly newspaper in Londonderry earlier this week, alleging she illegally published political ads without properly disclosing them to be ads.Londonderry… Continue reading
“Ex-South Texas mayor acquitted of election fraud conspiracy”
AP:
A former South Texas mayor was acquitted Thursday of organized election fraud and illegal voting after an eight-day trial.A Hidalgo County jury deliberated for about six hours Thursday before finding former Edinburg Mayor Richard Molina not guilty of… Continue reading