CNN:
Former President Donald Trump has lost the first of several attempts to throw out a lawsuit that seeks to block him from the 2024 presidential ballot in Colorado, based on the 14th Amendment’s prohibition against insurrectionists holding public office.… Continue reading
This letter is pretty weak as a legal threat, but it does show the state of some parts of today’s Republican Party. Here’s a snippet of Warner’s accompanying press release:
Bolts:
The outlook changed dramatically for Kentuckians with felonies in 2019, when Democrat Andy Beshear entered office with what he called a “moral responsibility” to help others like Malone. Two days after his inauguration, Beshear issued a sweeping executive order… Continue reading
AJC:
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that lawsuits haven’t yet proven that Georgia’s 2021 election law is racially discriminatory, a conclusion that leaves in place the law’s limitations on ballot drop boxes, voter ID and water handouts to voters in… Continue reading
Nate Cohn for the NYT:
In the final account, the rise and fall of Kevin McCarthy might read like the familiar tale of a Republican congressional leader toppled by a small but uncompromising right-wing faction.
But even if the story… Continue reading
Adam Liptak for the NYT:
Among the bold claims in the motion filed last week by former President Donald J. Trump seeking to dismiss the federal indictment accusing him of conspiring to undermine the 2020 election, there was a significant… Continue reading
Oh man:
Uygur was born in Istanbul, and immigrated to the United States from Turkey in 1978, but believed that the Constitution’s “natural born citizen” clause wouldn’t disqualify him from running. The issue would end up in the Supreme Court,… Continue reading
Chris Geidner really nailed it in his recap for Slate of today’s oral argument in the Alexander case (South Carolina racial gerrymandering):
As Jackson explained, under the clear error standard, “A finding [from the district court] that is plausible in… Continue reading