“A hero to election deniers, Michigan clerk has a new fight: keeping her job”
Bridge Michigan with a story about a recall effort for the election clerk of Adams Township, Michigan.
“Tennessee House moves to expel 3 Democrats after gun protest”
Stories from the AP, the Tennesseean, and Fox review the resolutions to expel three members of the Tennessee House for leading students in the gallery in chanting for gun reform, without being recognized to speak. (They’d apparently not… Continue reading
Ballot access in Montana
A top-two primary, but only for U.S. Senate, and only for 2024. That’s in one bill that Montana legislators advanced on Monday.
A second Montana bill advancing Monday would raise thresholds for parties to qualify for the ballot, and… Continue reading
“Florida Republicans poised to make more changes to election laws”
Looks like, among other items on the menu, more tussling over Amendment 4 and voters with convictions, and more tussling over restrictions on independent voter registration groups.
“Is Proportional Representation On the Way?”
Congrats to Interim Dean Franita Tolson
And really, congrats to the USC Gould Law community. Franita’s the latest thoughtful scholar of democracy (and the third ELB contributor (!), joining Heather and Dan) to step further into law school leadership, and you love to see it.
Principles for corporate political responsibility
Thomas Lyon and Elizabeth Doty, of the University of Michigan’s Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise, post today about the launch of the Erb Principles for Corporate Political Responsibility – guidelines from business leaders for business leaders about political activity.
The other Murdoch defamation case
I had not realized that Lachlan Murdoch was pursuing a defamation case in Australia over the aftermath of the 2020 elections, even as Fox is defending one in the US. The case is about a piece published by Crikey on… Continue reading
Wisconsin: “Dan Kelly calls Wisconsin Supreme Court winner Janet Protasiewicz a ‘serial liar’ as he lashes out in his concession speech”
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly lost his race against Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz by at least 10 percentage points Tuesday but refused to call his opponent to concede, instead choosing to lash out against her… Continue reading
“Donald Trump Probably Should Not Have Been Charged With (This) Felony”
I have written this piece for Slate:
Based on what I have seen so far, the decision to charge Donald Trump with felonies in New York state is a mistake both legally and politically.
First, the legal problems.
Back… Continue reading
Here’s the Trump indictment
Here’s the press release from the Manhattan DA’s office, along with the indictment itself and the accompanying statement of facts.
The indictment is for 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree. The statement of facts alleges… Continue reading
Top Recent Downloads in Election Law on SSRN
Here:
RankPaperDownloads1.The Unabridged Fifteenth AmendmentTravis CrumWashington University in St. Louis–School of LawDate Posted: 22 Mar 2023Last Revised: 22 Mar 20232762.Nonprofit Law as the Tool to Kill What Remains of Campaign Finance Law: Reluctant Lessons from Ellen Aprill… Continue reading
Trump arraignment set for 2:15pm ET Tuesday
Pick your favorite broadcaster or publication, and they’ve got an explainer on the arraignment today. Including one that promises “all your questions answered.” Which is a bold claim given that the indictment itself hasn’t yet been unsealed.
“Behind Trump Indictment, the Right Wing Finds a Familiar Villain in Soros”
The NYT traces the claims that Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg is “Soros-backed.” Though you have to get through more than half of the piece before you actually find the connection:
Mr. Soros’s involvement with Mr. Bragg’s election is indirect. In… Continue reading