Ryan Reilly for NBC News:
On Dec. 19, 2020, the day that then-President Donald Trump sent a tweet summoning his supporters to a “wild” protest in the nation’s capital on Jan. 6, one of the FBI’s own confidential… Continue reading
CNN:
The January 6 committee made a startling allegation on Monday, claiming it had evidence that a Trump-backed attorney urged a key witness to mislead the committee about details they recalled.
Though the committee declined to identify the people, CNN… Continue reading
Michael Meltsner for TAP:
This month, a special three-judge federal district court, and the Supreme Court eventually, will be asked to resurrect 135 words of the Constitution that have never been enforced, even though they were specifically intended to ensure… Continue reading
Release:
Civil rights advocates today challenged Mississippi’s 2022 state legislative district maps for unlawfully diluting the voting strength of Black Mississippians.
The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Mississippi, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law; Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP,… Continue reading
Details here.
Maybe that’s the right call, but it certainly points out a disparity in how voter fraud prosecutions are handled.
Wonder if Governor DeSantis has commented on this documented case of voter fraud.
Mediaite:
Former President Donald Trump went on a Truth Social tirade on Tuesday, once again claiming Mike Pence had a “choice” in whether he certified the results of the 2020 presidential election. Trump’s latest echo of this declaration appeared to be sparked by an… Continue reading
ADN:
Jailed Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes testified Monday in the trial of Alaska state Rep. David Eastman, who identifies as a member of the right-wing group.
Eastman, a Wasilla Republican, is accused of violating a clause of the… Continue reading
Greg Sargent:
Nobody tell Donald Trump, but Republicans in the Senate appear poised to join Democrats in protecting our democracy from exactly the election subversion he attempted in 2020 — and would surely attempt again in 2024 if given the… Continue reading
Politico:
Longtime judicial activist Leonard Leo appears to have helped facilitate the sale of former White House senior adviser Kellyanne Conway’s polling company in 2017 — as she was playing a key role in advocating for Leo’s handpicked list… Continue reading
Arizona Republic:
judge declined Monday to dismiss Kari Lake’s election challenge after oral arguments by attorneys, giving her a chance to try to prove her claims of misconduct by election officials.
Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson tossed eight… Continue reading
Yesterday a federal district court rejected the remedial map the City of Jacksonville adopted in an effort to cure racial gerrymandering violations in its original city council plan. Instead the court ordered the use of one of the remedial maps… Continue reading
The text of the omnibus bill has been released, and the bill includes the long-anticipated amendments to the Electoral Count Act. The text is almost identical to the Electoral Count Reform Act, the bill drafted and negotiated by Senators… Continue reading