Sixth Circuit affirms that injunction would be inappropriate for Michigan state criminal prosecution of 2020 presidential elector
Straightforward (unpublished) opinion on Younger abstention before the Sixth Circuit, released last week.
Judge Griffin Ignores Justice Scalia’s Bush v. Gore Argument About Irreparable Harm in His Brief in 4th Circuit in Due Process Challenge to Attempt to Overturn Result of North Carolina Supreme Court Election
You can read Judge Griffin’s brief at this link. It briefly cites Bush v. Gore, but completely ignores the main point about irreparable harm that Justice Scalia first flagged in his Bush v. Gore stay concurrence. See here.… Continue reading
“Harvard Sues Trump Administration Over $2.2 Billion Funding Freeze”
The Complaint is here. The Harvard Crimson reports:
Harvard sued the Trump administration in federal court on Monday over its multibillion dollar cuts to the University’s research funding, accusing the White House of undertaking an arbitrary and unconstitutional campaign… Continue reading
“Why you may see Meta and Amazon logos at this year’s White House Easter Egg Roll”
MSNBC:
This year’s White House Easter Egg Roll event will feature activities “courtesy” of a number of corporate sponsors, including several tech companies that made financial contributions to President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee. According to a statement from first lady… Continue reading
“Murkowski bucks Trump — and makes the case for ranked-choice voting”
Karen Tumulty at the Washington Post:
“We are all afraid,” Murkowski said Monday at an event in Anchorage. “It’s quite a statement. But we are in a time and a place where — I don’t know — I certainly have… Continue reading
“Hakeem Jeffries makes it clear he’ll stand by incumbent House Dems”
Politico:
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Sunday pushed back on David Hogg’s effort to fund primary challengers against select Democrats in deep blue seats, arguing in favor of a more efficient allocation of party resources.
“Here’s the thing,”… Continue reading
“Electoral Due Process”
Michael Kang (Northwestern) has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Northwestern University Law Review). Here is the abstract:
Hyperpartisanship has hit century-long highs in American politics and is emboldening state government attempts to undermine election outcomes by using control over… Continue reading
“Trump Raised $239 Million for Inauguration, More Than Doubling His Own Record”
NYT:
President Trump raised $239 million for his inauguration festivities in January, a norm-shattering amount fueled by corporate America’s desire to curry favor with a famously transactional president.
The total, disclosed in a filing with the Federal Election Commission on… Continue reading
“Former Trump Staff Members Liken His Actions to Those of ‘Royal Despot;’ In an open letter, prominent Republicans criticized President Trump for using his power to punish two former administration officials who criticized him.”
NYT:
A number of prominent Republicans, including several former members of the first Trump administration, have signed an open letter decrying the president for using his power to punish two former administration officials who criticized him, likening his actions to… Continue reading
“Judge expected to rule next week on challenges to Trump’s executive order on elections”
Carrie Levine for Votebeat:
A federal judge said she planned to rule by April 24 on a request to stop parts of President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive order on elections from being enforced or implemented….
“Trump ally pushes DoJ unit to shift civil rights focus, new messages show”
Sam Levine for The Guardian:
The justice department’s civil rights division is shifting its focus away from its longstanding work protecting the rights of marginalized groups and will instead pivot towards Donald Trump’s priorities including hunting for noncitizen voters… Continue reading
“Administration’s Dubious Trustworthiness Permeates Hearing On Trump Election Order”
TPM:
A cagey Trump administration arrived at court Thursday, where a judge presided over the early stages of a lawsuit stemming from a March executive order mandating that proof of citizenship be added to federal voting forms.
As soon as… Continue reading
Pa: “Two Millbourne council members confessed to trying to steal an election. They have no plans to resign yet. “
Philly Inquirer:
Two weeks after two Millbourne officials pleaded guilty to federal charges in a brazen scheme to steal a 2021 mayoral election, they are still sitting on the tiny Delaware County borough’s council and are poised to vote to… Continue reading
Wisconsin Supreme Court on 4-3 Ideological Vote Upholds Governor Evers’ Crazy Rewriting of State Law to Protect School Funding for 402 Years Instead of 2 Years
You can find the majority decision, a concurrence, and the dissent at this link. It’s not every day I side with the conservative justices on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, but they are surely right here. As the majority explained: “As… Continue reading