“Democrats say they’ll avoid election challenges on Jan. 6”
From the piece in The Hill:
Democrats have protested election results in every cycle when a Republican won the White House for at least two decades, so the lack of protests will be a real change.
These past objections… Continue reading
“‘It’s a very dangerous strategy’: The controversial tactic super PACs used to boost Democrats this year”
This Politico story highlights money spent on third-party candidates thought to boost Democratic chances of victory.
But I’m genuinely pretty confused by the reporting: there’s a claim that the tactic “was used significantly more this year than in other recent… Continue reading
Limits on coordinated spending between candidates and parties back at SCOTUS
Rick said back in September he’d been waiting for this one, and now there’s a petition for cert. Don’t know whether that counts as an early holiday present.
“How Much Did Trump, Biden and Harris Raise? A Stunning $4.7 Billion.”
It’s FEC report season, with takes for everyone. Here’s the NYT on (some of) the bottom line.
“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