“Trump PAC paid the law firm representing indicted legal adviser Boris Epshteyn in Arizona, records show”
“How Voting Works in the U.K. and France: Your Questions Answered”
Nuts-and-bolts at BOLTS.
“ABA Task Force for American Democracy to hold listening tour event in Madison, Wisconsin”
Release:
The American Bar Association Task Force for American Democracy will hold the fourth in a series of listening tour events Tuesday, July 9, with a program in Madison, Wisconsin, featuring local leaders, legal scholars and defenders of democracy. The… Continue reading
No, States Would Not Be Forced to Keep Biden on the Ballot If He’s Not the Democratic Party’s Nominee from the DNC
I have been seeing stories like this and this citing to a Heritage memo saying that in some states it would be hard for Democrats to list someone other than Biden on the ballot if Democrats nominate someone else at… Continue reading
“Federal Court Orders Mississippi’s State Legislative Maps to Be Redrawn”
Release:
A federal court has ordered Mississippi to redraw its 2022 state legislative maps in several areas after concluding those maps unlawfully dilute the voting strength of Black Mississippians.
Civil rights advocates challenged the maps and showed at trial that… Continue reading
“Special Counsel Is Said to Be Planning to Pursue Trump Cases Past the Election”
NYT:
The special counsel Jack Smith plans to pursue his two criminal cases against former President Donald J. Trump through the election and even up until Inauguration Day if Mr. Trump wins the presidential race, according to a person familiar… Continue reading
“Big wins for Trump and sharp blows to regulations mark momentous Supreme Court term”
AP:
Donald Trump and the conservative interests that helped him reshape the Supreme Court got most of what they wanted this term, from substantial help for Trump’s political and legal prospects to sharp blows against the administrative state they revile.… Continue reading
“Is Trump Now a ‘King’ Above the Law?”
I spoke with Australian Broadcasting Service’s News Daily podcast. Listen.
“Virginia certifies John McGuire as primary winner over Rep. Bob Good, who says he’ll seek a recount”
AP:
The Virginia State Board of Elections on Tuesday certified the apparent narrow defeat of Republican Rep. Bob Good, one of America’s most conservative congressmen, to a challenger endorsed by former President Donald Trump in the state’s June 18 primaries.… Continue reading
“Democratic lawyers get ready: ‘If Trump wins, there will be chaos’”
Politico:
When Donald Trump issued a ban on travelers from some Muslim-majority countries just a week into his presidency, Democratic attorneys general were caught off guard. They hadn’t expected the policy, long promised by Trump on the campaign trail, to… Continue reading
“Architects of the Trump Supreme Court See Culmination of Conservative Push”
Carl Hulse NYT analysis:
Back in 2016, a colleague handed Donald F. McGahn II, then a top legal adviser to the presidential candidate Donald J. Trump, an appeals court opinion that eloquently and powerfully echoed much of what Mr.… Continue reading
Lincoln’s contemplated coup d’etat: immune or not?
This post is a revised version of a nonpublic email I sent yesterday. Several who received the email responded by saying that Lincoln example discussed in the email is useful. Therefore, I’m sharing it here.
Yesterday the Washington Post ran… Continue reading
Is presidential poisoning of an AG absolutely immune?
I wrote the following originally as a nonpublic email but subsequently have been asked to make it publicly available. I do so in the spirit that deliberation among scholars about a new Supreme Court opinion as important as the presidential… Continue reading