“The Constitution Should Not Be a Suicide Pact w/ Rick Hasen”
I spoke to the Democracy Nerd podcast about my Cheap Speech book and ongoing threats to democracy.
Listen here.
Announcing the Free Spring Webinar Series for the Safeguarding Democracy Project at UCLA Law, Opening with Rachel Maddow Event Jan. 26
I’m very pleased to announce the Spring 2022 webinar series for UCLA Law’s Safeguarding Democracy Project. All events are free and online, but require registration. Details:
January 26 – What “Ultra” Can Teach Us About Threats to American Democracy… Continue reading
“Republicans have already filed dozens of bills to restrict voting in 2023”
Kira Lerner for The Guardian:
Republican lawmakers across the country have already filed dozens of bills that would restrict voting, including proposals in Texas that would increase criminal penalties on people who violate voting laws and enact a new law… Continue reading
Today’s Must-Read: “What the Jan. 6 probe found out about social media, but didn’t report”
WaPo:
The Jan. 6 committee spent months gathering stunning new details on how social media companies failed to address the online extremism and calls for violence that precededthe Capitol riot.
The evidence they collected was written up in a 122-page … Continue reading
“Billions at stake as online fundraising practices turn off voters”
Politico:
That advice reflects a recognition among digital campaign staffers that text and email programs have gone from innovative to out of hand, to the point that it’s harming the campaign ecosystem. The rate of return on individual appeals is… Continue reading
“Failed Republican candidate arrested in shootings targeting Democratic politicians’ homes”
Albuquerque Journal:
Albuquerque police on Monday arrested the man they say is the “mastermind” behind a recent string of shootings targeting Democratic lawmakers’ homes.
The suspect, Solomon Pena, is a Republican who unsuccessfully ran for office in November, has made… Continue reading
“Part I: Alaska’s constitutional convention spending spree”
The Fulcrum:
This is the first of four parts in an exclusive weekly series of articles in The Fulcrum by J.H. Snider on Alaska’s 2022 periodic constitutional convention referendum. Part I describes the spending spree over the referendum. Part II proposes… Continue reading
“GOP action on mail ballot timelines angers military families”
LAT. [corrected link]
“Records Show George Santos Made Questionable Payments to Vendors”
Newsday:
Campaign committees tied to Rep. George Santos paid tens of thousands of dollars to newly formed companies with opaque histories and meager track records of working for other candidates, a Newsday review ofstate and federal filings shows.
Election… Continue reading
“Driven by Election Deniers, This County Recounted 2020 Votes Last Week”
NYT:
On the 797th day after the defeat of former President Donald J. Trump, a rural Pennsylvania county on Monday began a recount of ballots from Election Day 2020.
Under pressure from conspiracy theorists and election deniers, 28 employees of… Continue reading
“‘The most important election nobody’s ever heard of”
Politico:
Control of the Wisconsin state Supreme Court is on the ballot this spring, and the contest could decide the fate of abortion rights, redistricting and more in the critical swing state.
Should a more liberal-leaning jurist win the job… Continue reading
Georgia: “No takeover recommended in Fulton County elections board probe”
Stephen Fowler for GPB:
Fulton County’s elections board should not be suspended and replaced under a 2021 “election takeover” law, according to a recommendation from a bipartisan panel tasked with reviewing the county’s operations over the past 17 months.
In… Continue reading
“A 2 million-person, campaign-wide field experiment shows how digital advertising affects voter turnout”
New in Nature Human Behavior from Minali Aggarwal et al.:
We present the results of a large, US$8.9 million campaign-wide field experiment, conducted among 2 million moderate- and low-information persuadable voters in five battleground states during the 2020 US presidential… Continue reading
“William Consovoy Dies at 48; Took Conservative Cases to the Supreme Court”
NYT:
William Consovoy, a rising star within the conservative legal firmament who made his name arguing landmark cases on election law and affirmative action, often before the Supreme Court, and who represented President Donald J. Trump in his effort to… Continue reading