WSJ:
YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a 2021 lawsuit that President Trump brought against the company and its chief executive over its suspension of Trump’s account after that year’s riot at the U.S. Capitol, according… Continue reading
Tuesday, October 7, 12:15pm-1:15pm PT, Room 1337
UCLA Law and online
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Richard L. Hasen, Director, Safeguarding Democracy Project, UCLA and Nate Persily, Stanford Law School
UCLA School of Law is… Continue reading
Peter Baker for the NYT:
he indictment of the former F.B.I. director James B. Comey demanded by President Trump sent a shiver of fear through others on the so-called enemies list of the current F.B.I. director Kash Patel. But one… Continue reading
The Guardian:
MyPillow founder Mike Lindell defamed the election technology company Smartmatic with false statements that its voting machines helped rig the 2020 presidential election, a federal judge in Minnesota ruled recently.
But US district judge Jeffrey Bryan deferred until… Continue reading
AJC:
When it’s not busy bickering, the State Election Board keeps trying to insert itself into Georgia’s voting process even after the state Supreme Court reduced its power this spring.
The board’s two-day meeting last week was marked by arguments … Continue reading
NYT:
The election technology company Dominion Voting Systems settled a defamation lawsuit against Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former lawyer for President Trump and former mayor of New York City, according to court records and the company.
The lawsuit was… Continue reading
At the Democracy Project today, we’re running a special feature essay from Caleb Nelson, the Spies Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Virginia School of Law and former law clerk to Justice Clarence Thomas. Caleb is a major… Continue reading
L.A. Times:
“The primary group backing Proposition 50 raked in $77.5 million and spent $28.1 million through Sept. 20, according to a campaign finance report that was filed with the secretary of state’s office on Thursday.
“The committee has… Continue reading
POLITICO:
“President Donald Trump on Saturday falsely accused the FBI of fomenting the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol — a sharp escalation of his attacks on the bureau and his effort to downplay the violence a mob… Continue reading
POLITICO:
“Moore disputed characterizations of reluctance in an interview at the 54th Annual Legislative Conference hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation this week. …
“Moore has yet to call a special session to take up redistricting. He suggested there’s… Continue reading
POLITICO:
“Retribution, not reconciliation, appears to be the prime motivation behind the new probe, with the Republicans behind it still bitter over the work of the panel’s previous iteration, which was largely led by Democrats and concluded President Donald… Continue reading
Newsday reports:
“Two big-spending political action committees quietly paid nearly $1 million last week to end an investigation alleging they violated election laws by illegally coordinating activities with Lee Zeldin’s 2022 gubernatorial campaign. …
“The groups agreed to pay a… Continue reading