“Can the GOP ever come to grips with the lies of 2020?”
Politico:
The week’s splitscreen cast into stark relief just how much the Republican Party remains riven over whether to believe the lie that Trump won, a perhaps unbridgeable divide. Only on rare occasions, though, does the divide come to light:… Continue reading
“BREAKING: Judge throws out Georgia’s redistricting, orders new maps”
AJC:
A federal judge ruled Thursday that Georgia’s district lines must be redrawn to ensure adequate representation of Black voters in Congress and the General Assembly, finding that the state’s maps illegally weakened their political power.
The decision could result… Continue reading
“New US House speaker tried to help overturn the 2020 election, raising concerns about the next one”
Nick Riccardi for AP:
The new leader of one of the chambers of Congress that will certify the winner of next year’s presidential election helped spearhead the attempt to overturn the last one, raising alarms that Republicans could try… Continue reading
“N.J. council president ‘personally collected ballots’ in local voting fraud scheme, AG says”
NJ.com:
The sitting president of the Paterson City Council, already under indictment in a 2020 election fraud probe, faces new charges after state authorities say they uncovered evidence that he “personally collected ballots” in violation of New Jersey election… Continue reading
“‘I’ve prayed for each of you’: How Mike Johnson led a campaign of election denial”
Politico deep dive:
One day before a mob bludgeoned its way into the Capitol, Rep. Mike Johnson huddled with colleagues in a closed-door meeting about Congress’ task on Jan. 6, 2021.
A relatively junior House Republican at the time, Johnson was nevertheless… Continue reading
“N.C. Republicans pass redistricting map expected to flip 3 House seats”
WaPo:
In a move that could solidify GOP power in the state for years to come, North Carolina Republicans passed new congressional and state legislative maps Wednesday that could flip three or four U.S. House seats while easing a path… Continue reading
The Speakership Saga and the Need for Nonpartisan Primaries
For those of us concerned about the capacity of Congress to function on behalf of the American people, we should be glad that the House of Representatives finally has a new Speaker three weeks (and a day) after Kevin McCarthy… Continue reading
ACLU, in Amicus Brief Filed in DC Circuit, Says the Use of the Word “Target” is Unconstitutionally Vague in Trump Gag Order in Federal Election Subversion Case
Here’s the brief.
This was an issue I flagged in my recent conversation with Genevieve Lakier and Eugene Volokh.
The “most important architect” of Trump’s Bogus Electoral College Objections Poised to Be Next Speaker of the House, and Republicans Don’t Want to Talk About It
From this Oct. 2022 NYT article, “They Legitimized the Risk of a Stolen Election–and Reaped the Rewards:”
he most far-reaching of Mr. Trump’s ploys to overturn his defeat, the objections to the Electoral College results by so many House… Continue reading
The Uncertainty of “Contingent Election” Procedures
Rick linked earlier today to a new analysis of the risk that a No Labels presidential ticket could cause no candidate to win a majority of electoral votes, triggering the Twelfth Amendment’s antiquated “contingent election” procedure (last used in 1824).… Continue reading
“The Supreme Court Summons the Ghosts of Bush v. Gore: How Moore v. Harper Haunts State and Federal Constitutional Interpretation of Election Laws”
Scott Kafker and Simon Jacobs have posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Wake Forest Law Review). Here is the abstract:
There is a dangerous lack of clarity in the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Moore v. Harper, which held that… Continue reading
“Ex-Chief of Staff Mark Meadows granted immunity, tells special counsel he warned Trump about 2020 claims: Sources”
ABC News:
Former President Donald Trump’s final chief of staff in the White House, Mark Meadows, has spoken with special counsel Jack Smith’s team at least three times this year, including once before a federal grand jury, which came only… Continue reading
Why Are Republicans in Michigan Raising a Discredited Version of the Independent State Legislature Theory in New Litigation?
Marc Elias has a theory:
One possibility is simply bad legal strategy. Republicans and their attorneys regularly make litigation decisions that defy common sense and at least some of the attorneys in this case have a history of bringing meritless… Continue reading