“Elon Musk Backed Trump With Over $250 Million, Fueling the Unusual ‘RBG PAC’”
And I think that doesn’t include the value of the X-posure.
Lots of these today. Here’s the NYT take, and WaPo’s version.
“Despite campaign rhetoric critical of “the swamp,” Donald Trump raised $10 million in 2024 from lobbyists for foreign governments”
Issue One gathers receipts.
“With the Voting Rights Act facing more threats, advocates renew a push for state laws”
NPR on the push for state voting rights acts.
“As Jan. 6 Criminal Cases Against Trump Fizzle, Civil Cases Plod Ahead”
The Parallels in the TikTok Ban Case and Regulation of Campaign Spending by Foreign Nationals
The DC Circuit has held that the U.S. government can force the sale or shutting down of TikTok because of concerns about the influence of the Chinese government over the actions of the platform’s parent company. Among other things, the… Continue reading
Dec. 12 ALI-CLE Webinar: Legal Insights and Takeaways from the 2024 Election
This ALI-CLE program may be of interest to ELB readers:
December 12 | 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET
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In this webcast, two election law… Continue reading
“How Trump Targeted Undecided Voters Without Breaking the Bank”
The NYT with some insight into the microtargeting capability of streaming services.
“Selling Americans a ‘lie’: How election integrity attorneys battled left-wing efforts to upend voting laws”
Fox News presents a view of pre-election litigation as “rife with repeated legal battles to protect the voting processes from left-wing attorneys leveraging the courts to strip election safeguards.” I have to say, I’m still waiting for an explanation of… Continue reading
“‘Bunch of bull.’ NC voters furious to learn candidates want to disqualify them.”
There’s a challenge to the eligibility of 60,000 voters in the NC Supreme Court race decided by just a few hundred votes. Among the challenged voters: the incumbent justice’s parents.
Any mass challenge to voter registration is going to… Continue reading
“How N.C. Republicans Learned to Stop Worrying and Start Loving Early Voting”
The subhead of this story in The Assembly: “GOP lawmakers predicted 25 years ago that Democrats would use early voting to steal elections in North Carolina. This year, they rallied voters to embrace it to secure victory for Donald… Continue reading
4th Circuit on felony disenfranchisement claims under Virginia Readmission Act
An interesting opinion from the 4th Circuit today, rejecting claims of state immunity in claims under the Virginia Readmission Act of 1870. The plaintiffs’ suit asserts that the federal statute prevents the Commonwealth from disenfranchising citizens for convictions other than… Continue reading
“Pop-Up Voting Centers Bring the Polls Directly to Unhoused Angelenos”
A great new piece from Bolts on the mechanics of LA’s attempt to serve eligible voters experiencing homelessness.
“Dems quietly boosted Nebraska’s independent Senate candidate in the final days of the election”
Because of course.
“Richmond’s top election official resigns after critical IG report”
Welp.