“Confidence in U.S. Courts Plummets to Rate Far Below Peer Nations”
Adam Liptak for the NYT:
Public confidence in the American legal system has plunged over the past four years, a new Gallup poll found, putting it in the company of nations like Myanmar, Syria and Venezuela.
“These data on… Continue reading
“After Trump’s Victory, Republicans Trust the Election System Again”
NYT:
Americans are more confident in the country’s election system than they have been at any time since the 2020 election, according to a new study — a shift owed to a sea change in Republican sentiment since Donald J.… Continue reading
“Thirteen 2020 fake electors will cast real Electoral College votes for Trump on Tuesday”
CNN:
Thirteen Republicans who participated in the 2020 fake electors plot, including some who are facing criminal charges, will cast real Electoral College votes Tuesday for President-elect Donald Trump, as electors in the states finalize his victory.
These Republican… Continue reading
ELB Book Corner: Nick Stephanopoulos: “Aligning Election Law – Misaligned America”
I am pleased to welcome Nick Stephanopoulos to the ELB Book Corner, writing about his new book, Aligning Election Law. This is the second of five posts:
In yesterday’s post about my new book, “Aligning Election Law,” I explicated… Continue reading
“Trump sues Des Moines Register, top pollster for ‘brazen election interference,’ fraud over Harris poll”
Fox News:
President-elect Donald Trump is suing the Des Moines Register and its top pollster J. Ann Selzer for “brazen election interference” and fraud over its final 2024 presidential poll showing Vice President Kamala Harris leading him in Iowa,… Continue reading
“Liberals: The Electoral College Is Not Your Enemy”
Simon Lazarus for TNR:
If the current constitutional structure frequently yielded electoral count victors who lost the national majority vote, then indeed, the Constitution should be amended, and liberals should support such an amendment. But that’s not what’s happened. In the… Continue reading
“Judge Denies Trump’s Bid to Throw Out Conviction Over Immunity Ruling”
NYT:
A judge on Monday rejected Donald J. Trump’s argument that a recent Supreme Court ruling had nullified his criminal case in New York, upholding the former and future president’s felony conviction for falsifying records to cover up a sex… Continue reading
TikTok Goes to Supreme Court Seeking Emergency Order to Block Law Requiring Sale/Shutdown, Citing Rejection of the Antidistortion Interest in Campaign Finance Cases
You can find the filing here (via NBC News). The relevant discussion of the antidistortion interest is on pages 25-26. See my earlier post on the parallels to the campaign finance cases.
UPDATE: Here is the docket.
“The Top Cybersecurity Agency in the US Is Bracing for Donald Trump”
Eric Geller for Wired:
Donald Trump helped create the US government’s cybersecurity agency during his first term as president. Six years later, employees of that agency are afraid of what he’ll do with it once he retakes office.
Trump’s alliances… Continue reading
“Open-Government Nonprofits Are Dying Off Just When They’re Needed Most”
Daniel Schuman for The Bulwark:
OPENSECRETS, THE NONPROFIT RESEARCH ORGANIZATION dedicated to disclosing the role of money in politics, laid off one-third of its staff last month due to financial difficulties. This sparked understandable concern in newsrooms, think tanks,… Continue reading
“New York City mayor’s campaign denied millions in public matching funds”
Politico:
Election officials on Monday denied a request from New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ 2025 campaign for millions in public matching dollars.
The decision — based on bookkeeping irregularities and a federal criminal case against Adams involving straw donors — deals… Continue reading
“How Pam Bondi boosted Trump’s election fraud claims in a key swing state”
WaPo:
On the morning of Nov. 4, 2020, former Florida attorney general Pam Bondi drove northeast from Washington to Philadelphia on an urgent mission:to monitor the tally of hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots as President Donald Trump’s reelection hung… Continue reading
“Elon Musk put $277 million into the election. He’s $200 billion richer this year.”
Washington Post:
Elon Musk’s net worth has climbed by more than $200 billion in 2024, a massive increase in the sameyear that the world’s richest person spent at least$277 million backing Donald Trump and other Republican candidates.
The bulk of… Continue reading