“A fight for Black representation, with a civil rights landmark on the line”
Patrick Marley in the Washington Post on the Voting Rights Act.
“Trump campaign recognized legal risks of false electors, still went forward”
Craig Mauger in the Detroit News:
Top advisers within Donald Trump’s campaign were aware of concerns in early December 2020 that criminal charges could result from submitting certificates falsely claiming the Republican won battleground states like Michigan that he… Continue reading
RPV Near Me – Updated with Asian and American Indian/Alaska Native Estimates
This is a guest post by Ruth Greenwood, Director of the Election Law Clinic at Harvard Law School:
With coalition claims in the election law news again, I wanted to flag an update to a resource that I shared… Continue reading
BREAKING: over 3 dissenting justices, Supreme Court allows Galveston County map to remain in place while Fifth Circuit considers Voting Rights Act claim
After a panel of the Fifth Circuit found that the Galveston County, Texas map likely violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, the en banc court stayed the order and allowed the old maps to remain in place while… Continue reading
“Judge: Giuliani may have defamed Georgia election workers again outside DC courthouse”
Politico:
Rudy Giuliani’s defiant public statements outside a Washington, D.C., federal courthouse — just minutes after he departed the first day of his civil trial for defaming two Georgia election workers — may have defamed them yet again, the… Continue reading
BREAKING: by 4-3 vote, New York high court orders new congressional maps, as Democrats requested
The decision in Matter of Hoffmann v New York State Independent Redistricting Commission is here. From the New York Times:
New York’s highest court ordered the state to redraw its congressional map on Tuesday, making a major pre-election… Continue reading
“‘More money, less disclosure’: N.J.’s new elections law fails a key test”
Politico:
This fall, the longtime New Jersey political boss George Norcross helped a shadowy group called Jersey Freedom split Republican votes to benefit Democrats in some of the most competitive districts in the state.
In ads, the organization promoted… Continue reading
Recent news of pending Section 3 challenges
In Michigan, the case has been submitted without argument to a court of appeals panel. The Michigan Supreme Court declined to take immediate review of the case.
In Colorado, the state supreme court heard oral argument last week.… Continue reading
“Special Counsel Asks Supreme Court to Quickly Rule on Trump’s Immunity”
Jess Bravin and Ryan Barber in the Wall Street Journal:
Special counsel Jack Smith asked the Supreme Court to take up Donald Trump’s claim that he is immune from prosecution and can’t face criminal charges related to efforts to… Continue reading
“OpenSecrets Welcomes Hilary Braseth as New Executive Director”
“Still Annoyed at Biden, New Hampshire Democrats Gear Up to Help Him”
New York Times on a primary write-in campaign:
New Hampshire Democrats were furious at President Biden when he shook up the party’s nominating calendar last year, diminishing their state’s political importance by pushing its primary election behind South Carolina’s.
Kicking… Continue reading
ABA webinar: “Eighth Annual State of Voting Rights”
Today, registration link here.
Recent news on paper ballot shortages
In 2022, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania had ballot marking device paper shortages for some voters. Last week, a federal court denied (in part) a motion to dismiss in French v. County of Luzerne, brought by voters who did not… Continue reading