“GOP donor described botched vote fraud probe in recording, prosecutors say”
WaPo:
On Oct. 17, 2020, influential GOP donor Steven F. Hotze made an urgent request during a phone call with a top federal prosecutor in Texas, according to a court filing Fridayby the Houston district attorney’s office.Hotze claimed that private… Continue reading
“Dozens of mail ballots are going to a GOP ward leader’s South Philly P.O. box, raising ‘ballot harvesting’ concerns”
Philadelphia Inquirer:
A mail ballot mystery is unfolding at an otherwise unremarkable post office box in South Philadelphia.City elections officials last week received applications from more than three dozen Republican voters across a pocket of the neighborhood. Those applications… Continue reading
“Marjorie Taylor Greene will remain on the ballot”
AJC:
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene will remain on the ballot for re-election, Georgia’s secretary of state’s said late Friday. The decision came after a judge ruled earlier in the day that challengers who had tried to disqualify… Continue reading
“The Novel Strategy Blue States Can Use to Solve Partisan Gerrymandering by 2024”
Aaron Goldzimer and I wrote this piece for Slate, arguing for a third-best response to congressional gerrymandering if neither Congress nor the federal courts are willing to tackle the problem. States should enact reforms requiring their congressional maps to be… Continue reading
May 11 Brennan Center Event: “The Independent State Legislature Theory’s Radical Threat to Democracy”
This looks good:
Speakers:
Vikram D. Amar: Dean and Iwan Foundation Professor of Law, University of Illinois School of LawLeah Litman: Assistant Professor of Law, Michigan LawCarolyn Shapiro: Professor and Co-director of the Institute on the Supreme… Continue reading
Analysis: Eleventh Circuit Blocks Preliminary Relief in Florida Voting Case, Saying There Wasn’t Evidence Florida Enacted Its Law with Racially Discriminatory Intent and Blocking Preclearance for Florida’s Voting Laws
Back in March, I wrote about a “blockbuster” ruling of a federal district court that not only found some of Florida’s restrictive voting laws illegal; it also found that Florida enacted them with racially discriminatory intent. That finding… Continue reading
“U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla will appear on California’s June primary ballot twice. Here’s why”
Cap Radio:
Election experts say Padilla’s double-billing stems from the threat of potential legal challenges to California’s practice using appointments to fill vacant U.S. Senate seats.Lawmakers cited two federal court rulings in cases involving the appointment of senators… Continue reading
Trump Records Robocall in Georgia Secretary of State Race Supporting Candidate Who Parrots Trump’s False Claim of a Stolen 2020 Election
AJC:
In a new and rambling robocall this week for U.S. Rep. Jody Hice that we got our hands on, the former president goes on for more than a minute and a half, talking about himself, repeating disproven election… Continue reading
Law Professors’ Amicus Brief Urges Ohio Supreme Court to Adopt Its Own New Maps for Redistricting to Remedy Federal Constitutional Violation
First Set of Restatement (Third) Torts: Remedies Proposals to American Law Institute Annual Meeting
I’ve been working as co-Reporter with Prof. Doug Layock of the University of Virginia law school on the Restatement (Third) Torts: Remedies project. We bring our first set of proposals to the American Law Institute membership later this month. You… Continue reading
“Super PAC and its President Plead Guilty to Dark Money Scheme to File False Reports with the FEC”
DOJ Release:
A Super PAC and its president pleaded guilty today to scheming to lie to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) about the true identities of donors.According to court documents, Joseph Fuentes-Fernandez, 62, of Arlington, Virginia, and the Super… Continue reading
“Watch the birth of a right-wing term of art: ‘Ballot trafficking’
Philip Bump for WaPo:
Before we explore the ascent of this phrase, we should dispatch with its implications, as I dispatched with your assumptions that my father was some sort of hardened criminal. Even if True the Vote’s… Continue reading
Pennsylvania: “Mastriano Meltdown: GOP Gov. Candidate Abruptly Ends Podcast Interview Over Questions About QAnon-Linked Rally”
Delaware Valley Journal:
GOP gubernatorial candidate state Sen. Doug Mastriano abruptly ended a podcast interview with Delaware Valley Journal, angry over questions about his participation in a rally linked to QAnon conspiracy advocates. The Franklin, Pa. Republican also objected… Continue reading