Watch Archived Video of My Appearance on CNN Talking About Ginni Thomas, Justice Thomas, January 6 and the Supreme Court
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“Handling of Georgia election breach investigation questioned”
AJC:
A recording first surfaced six months ago claiming that a team copied “every piece of equipment” in Coffee County’s elections office after the 2020 election, but it wasn’t Georgia investigators who confirmed that confidential voting data had been taken.Instead,… Continue reading
“GOP escalates fight against citizen-led ballot initiatives”
AP:
Hundreds of thousands of people signed petitions this year backing proposed ballot initiatives to expand voting access, ensure abortion rights and legalize recreational marijuana in Arizona, Arkansas and Michigan.Yet voters might not get a say because Republican officials… Continue reading
“US election conspiracies find fertile ground in conferences”
AP:
Over eight hours with only a brief lunch break, attendees were deluged with election conspiracies, complete with charts and slide shows. Speakers talked about tampering of voting machines or the systems that store voter rolls, ballot-box stuffing and massive… Continue reading
Electoral Count Act Reform Potentially Up for Senate Vote This Fall
WSJ:
The Electoral Count Act hit 60 votes of support over the August recess, putting it on track to pass the Senate should Mr. Schumer put it on the floor for a vote. The legislation includes changing an 1887… Continue reading
In Saturday Night Speech, Trump Says Republicans Should Be “Ashamed” They Didn’t Help Him Overturn the Results of the 2020 Election
Video:
Trump says Republicans should be "ashamed of themselves" for not helping him overturn the 2020 election, then calls for Mitch McConnell to be "scorned" pic.twitter.com/EDqFVomcte— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 4, 2022
“How a Record Cash Haul Vanished for Senate Republicans”
NYT:
The committee had squeezed donors with hyperaggressive new tactics. And all the money coming in obscured just how much the committee was spending advertising for donors. Then inflation sapped online giving for Republicans nationwide. And the money that… Continue reading
“Unpacking Biden’s argument about state-level threats to democracy”
NPR:
President Biden warns that there are threats to American democracy taking shape at the state level. NPR’s Michel Martin discusses how and why with political scientist Jacob Grumbach…MARTIN: Right now, we want to focus on one aspect of his… Continue reading
Montana Election Law Prof Anthony Johnstone Nominated for the Ninth Circuit
Exciting news! He’s a brilliant scholar and very friendly and generous colleague.
“Special grand jury seeks evidence of Coffee Co. election breach”
AJC:
The Fulton County special grand jury is growing increasingly interested in an alleged election data breach in rural Coffee County as part of its multi-faceted criminal investigation into Georgia’s 2020 election.The 23-person grand jury earlier this week approved… Continue reading
“Jan. 6 committee withdraws subpoena against RNC and Salesforce”
“Trump Embraces Conspiracy Theories He Only Winked at Before; The former president’s activity on his social network, Truth Social, openly promotes far-right and conspiratorial ideas that are usually confined to corners of the internet.”
NYT:
Mr. Trump has spent more than a decade on social media attacking enemies, cozying up to far-right ideas and sharing false information. He used Twitter to perpetuate the lie that President Barack Obama was not born in the… Continue reading
“Why U.S. Elections Are Vulnerable and What to Do About It”
I did this Q & A with John Medearis of Capital & Main.
Washington & Lee Law Search for Assistant Professor of Law Specializing in Election Law and Voting Rights
This looks like a great opportunity for a junior person:
Washington and Lee University (W&L) School of Law invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor of Law focusing on election law and voting rights. This… Continue reading