“Why Twisting The 14th Amendment To Get Trump Won’t Hold Up In Court”

August 25, 2023, 8:27 amUncategorizeddisqualification, Section 3Ned Foley

John Yoo and Robert Delahunty in The Federalist has an extended analysis of the issue of applying section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment to Trump. They accept the Baude-Paulsen position “about the continuing relevance of the Constitution’s insurrection clause,” but… Continue reading

Republican Federal Election Commission Commissioner Wants to Hobble the FEC Even More Than It Already Is

August 25, 2023, 7:41 amcampaign finance, federal election commissionRick Hasen

Details. A Republican FEC commissioner has quietly formulated a rules change that would hamstring the Office of General Council (OGC) and slow investigations to a standstill. Here’s the breakdown:— Campaign for Accountability (@Accountable_Org) August 24, 2023

“History Offers Answers in the New Debate Over Trump v. the Constitution”

August 25, 2023, 7:40 amUncategorizeddisqualification, Section 3Ned Foley

Historian Joshua Zeitz in POLITICO Magazine offers some interesting historical context for the current debate on whether section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment applies to Trump. In particular, he describes the House of Representatives session when ex-Confederates turned up seeking… Continue reading

“House Republicans Begin Investigating Willis as Trump Is Booked”

August 25, 2023, 7:36 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: House Republicans took aim on Thursday at the Georgia prosecutor bringing a sweeping felony racketeering case against former President Donald J. Trump for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, moving to investigate the woman pursuing the case just… Continue reading

The laudable Pico decision

August 25, 2023, 7:24 amUncategorizedNicholas Stephanopoulos

Justin and Rick have already noted the California Supreme Court’s major decision yesterday about the CVRA. I wanted to flag a few reasons why the decision is commendable — a model for state voting rights acts (and courts construing state… Continue reading

“PA Fair Elections Files Complaint Over How State Handles Overseas Ballots”

August 25, 2023, 7:20 ammilitary votingRick Hasen

Delaware Valley Journal: A local citizens group advocating for election integrity filed a complaint Tuesday with an administrative law judge claiming the Pennsylvania Department of State is violating federal election law at the behest of progressive nonprofit groups. At issue… Continue reading

Trump’s First Tweet Since Right after the January 6 Invasion of the Capitol Celebrates His Mugshot After Being Arrested for Election Interference in Georgia

August 24, 2023, 6:44 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

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Unanimous California Supreme Court in Santa Monica Case Adopts Compromise Reading of California Voting Rights Act, Remands Case to Appeals Court for Further Proceedings

August 24, 2023, 12:29 pmVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

You can find the opinion here. The court rejected the plaintiffs’ argument that proof of racially polarized voting in an at-large system was enough to show a violation of the CVRA. The court also rejected the City of Santa Monica’s… Continue reading

Cal. Supreme Court decides CVRA case

August 24, 2023, 12:19 pmalternative voting systems, redistrictingJustin Levitt

The California Supreme Court is out with an important opinion today in Pico Neighborhood Ass’n v. City of Santa Monica: a ruling on the California Voting Rights Act and some of the ways in which it’s distinct from (and… Continue reading

“Announcing MIT Election Lab’s new Election Data Analytics Group”

August 24, 2023, 10:24 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Electionline: Today, based on suggestions made by state and local election staff who conduct data analysis, the MIT Election Data + Science Lab is proudly launching the “Election Data Analytics Group,” a supportive community for data analysts working for federal, state,… Continue reading

“Louisiana First in the Nation to Vote on Banning Private Elections Funding”

August 24, 2023, 10:23 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Bolts: Louisiana’s Ascension Parish stores its voting machines in a warehouse without climate control, says Bridget Hanna, the parish’s elected clerk of court and top elections official. This worries her on days like these, when temperatures routinely hit 100 degrees,… Continue reading

“Republican debate divides on Trump with Christie leading attacks: ‘Have to stop normalizing this conduct'”

August 24, 2023, 7:53 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

The Independent: Former New Jersey governor Chris Christie attacked former president Donald Trump for the multiple legal investigations the latter faces during the first Republican presidential primary debate on Wednesday as other candidates defended the former president. Debate moderators asked… Continue reading

“Federal judge rejects bids to halt Georgia prosecution of Trump aides over 2020 election”

August 24, 2023, 7:43 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Politico: A federal judge quickly shot down bids Wednesday by two former Trump administration officials — Mark Meadows and Jeffrey Clark — to derail the criminal proceedings against them in Fulton County, where they’re charged alongside Donald Trump with a… Continue reading