“As states hunt for new voters, Massachusetts adds thousands via Medicaid applications”
New from Zachary Roth.
“Prosecutors Face Conspiracy Theories in Jan. 6 Trial”
NYT:
Almost from the moment that a pro-Trump mob stormed into the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, conspiracy theories have ricocheted from the fringes of the internet to the corridors of Congress. Republican officials and others on the right have… Continue reading
“Trump pulled in more than $35 million in the second quarter”
Politico:
Donald Trump nearly doubled his fundraising during the second quarter of 2023 — an indication that his legal troubles are propelling his campaign financially.
The former president’s joint fundraising committee raked in more than $35 million, according to a… Continue reading
Watch Archived Video of My Conversation with Patt Morrison on the Supreme Court’s Recent Election law Cases and More
Great to talk again as part of the America at a Crossroads series. Watch:
Dissent lock-stepping in New Mexico
Lock-stepping is the sometimes-derided practice of construing a state constitution in “lock step” with the federal constitution. Derided, because the state constitution may well have an independent meaning rather than a meaning designed to mirror the federal constitution. The practice… Continue reading
“State Dept. cancels Facebook meetings after judge’s ‘censorship’ ruling”
WaPo:
One day after a Louisiana federal judge set limits on the Biden administration’s communications with tech firms, the State Department canceled its regular meeting Wednesday with Facebook officials to discuss 2024 election preparations and hacking threats, according to a… Continue reading
“Ongoing Voting Rights Act Redistricting Litigation After SCOTUS Ruling in Allen v. Milligan”
Brennan Center:
Proving a Section 2 case is by no means an easy task, especially, as the Milligan opinion noted, at the congressional and state legislative levels. But discrimination against voters of color persists across the country, in part… Continue reading
Vanna White Line-Item Veto Runs Amok in Wisconsin: “Tony Evers uses veto powers to extend annual increases for public schools for the next four centuries”
Amazing:
Gov. Tony Evers, a former public school educator, used his broad partial veto authority this week to sign into law a new state budget that increases funding for public schools for the next four centuries.
The surprise move… Continue reading
New Mexico Supreme Court Recognizes Partisan Gerrymandering Claim under State Constitution, Adopting the Standard in Justice Kagan’s Rucho Dissent
“John Roberts’ Big Complaint About Elena Kagan Is Deeply Ironic”
I have written this piece at Slate. It begins:
At the end of his majority opinion for the Supreme Court striking down the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness program, Chief Justice John Roberts stridently protested the scope and tone of… Continue reading
“Q&A: Is the independent state legislature theory dead? Not quite, expert says”
Westlaw Today:
Election law expert Richard L. Hasen says the U.S. Supreme Court has adopted a weaker formulation of the independent state legislature theory, which will empower federal judges to second-guess state court rulings in politically sensitive election cases.
Hasen,… Continue reading
Lithwick & Stern: The Supreme Court’s Term Was Not a Win for Moderation
Essential Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern:
As the Supreme Court term crashed to a close last week, in a string of stinging defeats to progressives, a familiar narrative began shaping up in the public discourse: The court… Continue reading
“Our two-party political system isn’t working. The fix? More parties.”
Lee Drutman WaPo oped (adapted from his new report, “More Parties, Better Parties: The Case for Pro-Parties Democracy Reform.”)
It’s presidential campaign season, so pick your panic: The No Labels organization threatens to run a centrist such as… Continue reading
“Federal Judge Limits Biden Officials’ Contacts With Social Media Sites”
NYT:
A federal judge in Louisiana on Tuesday restricted the Biden administration from communicating with social media platforms about broad swaths of content online, a ruling that could curtail efforts to combat false and misleading narratives about the coronavirus pandemic… Continue reading