“Kari Lake appeals her loss in election lawsuit, judge’s order to pay rival $33K in fees”
The latest from the Arizona Republic.
On this record, Congress cannot refuse to seat Representative-Elect George Santos
Details about Representative-Elect George Santos’s biography have emerged, suggesting that the New York Republican has been, shall we say, less than truthful about his background. As the New York Post puts it, “Liar Rep.-elect George Santos admits fabricating key details… Continue reading
Arizona Judge Issues Final Judgment Rejecting Kari Lake Election Contest and Confirming Katie Hobbs Win, BUT Denying Sanctions Against Lake on Grounds She Did Not Act in Bad Faith
Interesting decision, given Lake’s utter lack of proof at the trial. Here’s the key paragraph:
There is no doubt that each side believes firmly in its position with great conviction. The fact that Plaintiff failed to meet the burden… Continue reading
“The untold story of how a US woman was sentenced to six years for voting”
Sam Levine deep dive for The Guardian:
It was the morning after Labor Day and Pamela Moses was in a rush.
All summer, the outspoken activist had been feuding with election officials in Memphis, Tennessee. She wanted to get her… Continue reading
“Mike Pence presidential candidacy filing a fake, spokesman says”
WaPo:
A spokesman for former vice president Mike Pence’s campaign denied reports on Monday that the Republican had filed to run for president in 2024, responding to an apparent hoax after screenshots of a Federal Election Commission posting began to… Continue reading
Congrats to this year’s AALS Section on Election Law award winners
I am pleased to share the recipients of the AALS Section on Election Law’s annual awards ahead of the annual meeting next week. (For a list of past award recipients, see here. If you are a law professor who… Continue reading
“Pennsylvania politics are heated. It soon could be utter chaos”
Politico:
Democrats in Pennsylvania won the majority of seats in the state House this fall, powered by voter backlash to the fall of Roe v. Wade.
But come next year, it’s anybody’s guess which party will actually hold the speaker’s… Continue reading
Kari Lake Deletes Tweet, Cited in Maricopa County Motion for Sanctions, Suggesting “Top Left-Wing Attorneys Like Marc Elias” Emailed Judge in Lake Election Contest to Tell Judge What to Say
Great Contributions to “LevinsonFest2022” on Voting Rights
Over at Balkinization, there are a series of articles riffing off the great contributions that the brilliant Sandy Levinson has made to legal scholarship.
Here are the posts so far:
From Baker v. Carr to Bush v. Gore with … Continue reading
“Before a single vote was counted in the 2022 general election, Kari Lake publicly stated that she would accept the results of the gubernatorial election only if she were the winning candidate.”
“What the Jan. 6th Report Says About the Fake Electors Scheme”
“Democrats, Feeling New Strength, Plan to Go on Offense on Voting Rights”
NYT:
For the last two years, Democrats in battleground states have played defense against Republican efforts to curtail voting access and amplify doubts about the legitimacy of the nation’s elections.
Now it is Democrats, who retained all but one of… Continue reading
“3rd case brought by DeSantis’ election police dismissed”
AP:
A third case of a defendant who was arrested by an elections police unit created by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and a Republican-controlled Florida Legislature has been thrown out.
Terry Hubbard, 63, was among 20 people arrested last August… Continue reading
“The Electoral College is hazardous to democracy, Raskin says”
Politico:
Rep. Jamie Raskin said Sunday the Electoral College “has become a danger” to American democracy.
Speaking on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” the Maryland Democrat said: “I think that the Electoral College now, which has given us five popular vote… Continue reading