Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Two Ballot Access Cases
Including one involving election law professor Eugene Mazo. Richard Winger has the details.
California’s New Senator Need Not Be a Resident Before Being Appointed to Office
California Governor Gavin Newsom is going to appoint Laphonsa Butler as the new Senator to replace Senator Feinstein, who died last week.
Butler used to live in California and still owns a house here, but is currently a Maryland resident… Continue reading
Breaking: Supreme Court Will Not Hear John Eastman Case Seeking to Wipe Out District Court Decision That He Likely Committed a Crime with Trump of Attempted Election Subversion; J. Thomas Recuses
From the order list:
22-1138 EASTMAN, JOHN C. V. THOMPSON, BENNIE G., ET AL.The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice Thomas took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
I was glad to see,… Continue reading
Democratic, Republican fundraising for election litigation hits $22 million in 6 months of 2023-24 election cycle, half of last cycle to date
After witnessing a non-presidential election cycle with $154 million earmarked for election litigation to the major political parties, I expected to see continuing climbing figures. Not so fast. The 6-month figures are in, and a mere (?) $22.6 million was … Continue reading
“Opinion: Trump is running despite the 14th Amendment. He’s not the first insurrectionist to do so”
Kermit Roosevelt oped in the LAT.
“Why is an Arizona State University law clinic defending Kari Lake?”
WaPo:
Kari Lake, the GOP Senate hopeful from Arizona, still contests her narrow loss in the 2022 Arizona governor’s race and proclaims herself the state’s “lawful governor.” The former television newscaster also baselessly disputes President Donald Trump’s 2020 election… Continue reading
New York: “Redistricting case that could influence control of Congress set for Nov. 15”
Times-Union:
The fight for control of Congress will face a crucial early battle in November when the state Court of Appeals will hear arguments on whether New York’s congressional boundaries should be redrawn.
On Nov. 15, the state’s highest court… Continue reading
“5th Circuit May Have Sidelined Supreme Court In Social Media Case”
Law.com:
Not even the federal government is exactly sure what is going on.
On Wednesday evening, the U.S. Supreme Court was expected to announce its decision on whether top Biden administration officials could continue reaching out to social media platforms… Continue reading
Federal Court Says Jeffrey Clark Cannot Remove Georgia Election Interference Case from State Court to Federal Court
Opinion.
Ryan Goodman:
https://twitter.com/rgoodlaw/status/1707836870531350988?s=20
Wisconsin: “Secret impeachment advisory panel isn’t subject to open meetings law, former justice says”
Wisconsin State Journal:
One of the three former Wisconsin Supreme Court justices whom Assembly Speaker Robin Vos asked to explore the prospect of impeaching newly minted liberal Justice Janet Protasiewicz argued in court Friday the group is not subject to… Continue reading
“Poll: Majority of voters would support disqualifying Trump under 14th Amendment”
Politico:
A majority of voters are willing to support an effort to disqualify former President Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot, according to a new POLITICO | Morning Consult poll.
After a series of questions about the Constitution and Trump’s… Continue reading
“Whom will Newsom appoint to fill Dianne Feinstein’s Senate seat? What we know”
LA Times:
With the death Friday morning of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Gov. Gavin Newsom now must decide who will fill her U.S. Senate seat until the next election.
Who will it be? Here is a breakdown of what we… Continue reading
Breaking: Supreme Court to Hear Major Pair of Cases Involving Regulation of Social Media Platforms’ Curation or Exclusion of Politician Speech
From today’s order list:
22-277 MOODY, ATT’Y GEN. OF FL, ET AL. V. NETCHOICE, LLC, ET AL.22-555 NETCHOICE, LLC, ET AL. V. PAXTON, ATT’Y GEN. OF TXThe petitions for writs of certiorari are granted limited to Questions 1 and… Continue reading
Fifth Circuit Grants Rehearing En Banc in Case That Struck Down Mississippi Felon Disenfranchisement Law
Raffi Melkonian with the order.
Here’s my earlier coverage of the 2-1 panel ruling.