“First Amendment Scholars Want to See the Media Lose These Cases”
NYT story re-visists NYT v. Sullivan:
The lawyers and First Amendment scholars who have made it their life’s work to defend the well-established but newly threatened constitutional protections for journalists don’t usually root for the media to lose in court.… Continue reading
“Unaffiliated voters overtake Democrats, now largest voting bloc in North Carolina”
WRAL.com:
Raleigh, N.C. — The North Carolina State Board of Elections on Saturday said unaffiliated voters now represent the largest share of the state’s electorate.The latest weekly update reflects a sizable increase in voters choosing to either switch out of… Continue reading
“Democratic campaign chair Sean Patrick Maloney faces toughest job in politics”
Washington Post:
Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.) has spent years preparing to helm the Democratic political operation.
Maloney led an investigation into the disappointing 2016 campaign. In late 2018, he ran to become chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee… Continue reading
“Some in GOP want ballots to be counted by hand, not machines”
AP News:
Growing suspicion about the security of voting systems has kindled a back-to-the future moment among conservatives in some parts of the U.S.Republican lawmakers in at least six states have introduced legislation that would require all election ballots to… Continue reading
“Barr says he stands by his pre-election comments raising unsubstantiated concerns over voter fraud”
Tierney Sneed at CNN:
Former Attorney General William Barr on Friday stood by his widely criticized comments before the 2020 election that mail voting was vulnerable to fraud, even as he condemned former President Donald Trump’s false post-election… Continue reading
“The Supreme Court Did the Right Thing. I’m Still Worried.”
I was glad to see the recognition in this Jamel Bouie piece of the important historical work of my former NYU student, Hayward Smith. As Hayward says in the piece quoted here, he first wrote about the independent state legislature… Continue reading
More on the ERIC System for Keeping Voter Rolls Up to Date
FRom Jessica Huseman at Votebeat:
We’re back to exploring the truth about the Electronic Registration Information Center and explaining the important role ERIC has in securing elections. First we looked at why Louisiana seems to have suspended its participation in… Continue reading
“Pennsylvania’s mail-in voting law has its day in Supreme Court”
From PA Capital Star:
The law, known as Act 77, was declared unconstitutional in a 3-2 January decision by the state’s Commonwealth Court, as it ruled on two challenges to the law — one brought by the Republican lawmakers,… Continue reading
“How Pence used 43 words to shut down Trump allies’ election subversion on Jan.6”
This is a deceptively important point. There are some who argue that the VP is required by the Electoral Count Act to refer to Congress any slate of purported electors that has been submitted to Congress. Pence took the position,… Continue reading
“Shutout for feds in straw donor trial “
From Politico:
A federal jury has acquitted two men of all charges in an alleged scheme to use straw donors to funnel nearly $2 million to various political causes including Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential bid and GOP House candidates… Continue reading
Watch Archived Video of My Conversation with Trevor Potter on My Cheap Speech Book, “Turning the Tide of Disinformation”
You can watch this conversation sponsored by the Campaign Legal Center at this link:
“Wisconsin Elections Commission pushes back on Gableman report”
Wisconsin NPR:
The Wisconsin Elections Commission is pushing back on a Republican-ordered report released this week that cast doubt on the 2020 election in Wisconsin, saying the review was full of misunderstandings and outright falsehoods.The report includes an assertion by… Continue reading
David Toscano: “State Supreme Courts Open New Front in the War on Hyperpartisan Redistricting”
The following is a guest post from David Toscano:
Ohio, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina have been on the frontlines of partisan division for over a decade, often being viewed as swing states in national electoral contests. Now, each state’s… Continue reading