“Fox Can Deduct $787 Million Defamation Settlement Over Vote Fraud Claims”
Paul Caron at TaxProf Blog.
“Top GOP lawyer decries ease of campus voting in private pitch to RNC”
WaPo:
A top Republican legal strategist told a roomful of GOP donors over the weekend that conservatives must band together to limit voting on college campuses, same-day voter registration and automatic mailing of ballots to registered voters, according to a… Continue reading
“Mike Lindell’s firm told to pay $5 million in ‘Prove Mike Wrong’ election-fraud challenge”
WaPo:
MyPillow founder and prominent election denier Mike Lindell made a bold offer ahead of a “cyber symposium” he held in August 2021 in South Dakota: He claimed he had data showing Chinese interference and said he would pay $5… Continue reading
“After Fox settlement, experts warn election falsehoods will persist”
WaPo:
Fox News’s $787.5 million settlement with a voting machine company sends a stark warning to others about the cost of making false statements, but that doesn’t mean election falsehoods will disappear.
The constellation of conservative networks and right-wing websites… Continue reading
“Disinformation Nation: How Partisan Politicians Distort History”
This virtual event at the Brennan Center today looks great:
Misinformation is on the rise. From cable news to social media, we’re very aware that what we’re hearing or reading could be wrong. And it seems our skepticism of the… Continue reading
“Trump and His Allies Must Be Held Accountable for the January 6 Insurrection”
New report from CAP.
“Montana shelves GOP proposal to alter US Senate primary”
AP:
A proposed change to next year’s Montana U.S. Senate primary that could have hurt Democratic Sen. Jon Tester’s reelection chances is likely dead after a state legislative committee shelved the GOP-backed measure Wednesday.
Some Republican lawmakers urged on… Continue reading
“DeSantis group plans field program, showing the expanding role of super PACs”
WaPo:
Activists at 27 universities will soon begin meeting twice a month to organize their peers under the banner of Students for DeSantis. Office space supporting the Florida governor’s presidential ambitions will open in each of the early-voting states. And… Continue reading
“If Dianne Feinstein Were President”
Jerry Goldfeder for Just Security.
“Pa. Supreme Court angrily sanctions county for violating order on Dominion voting machines”
Philly Inquirer:
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Wednesday said Fulton County had blatantly defied the court when it allowed a third-party company to access its 2020 voting machines.
The county had first given a firm access to its Dominion voting… Continue reading
“Why It’s Fine that Fox and Dominion Settled; Murdoch testimony would have been more fun to watch than Succession. But the trial wouldn’t have fixed the bigger problem.”
I have written this piece for Slate. It begins:
What does the Fox (News) say? Not enough to save American democracy. But we never should have expected that a private defamation suit could have cured this country’s ongoing election panic… Continue reading
“Another Texas Election Official Quits After Threats From Trump Supporters”
NYT:
Heider Garcia, the head of elections in Tarrant County, Texas, announced this week that he would resign after facing death threats, joining other beleaguered election officials across the nation who have quit under similar circumstances.
Mr. Garcia oversees elections… Continue reading
“UPDATED: Fulton prosecutors offered immunity deals to some GOP electors”
AJC:
The Fulton County District Attorney’s office has offered immunity deals to some of the alternate GOP electors who met at the Georgia Capitol and cast phony Electoral College votes for Donald Trump following the 2020 election.
In a… Continue reading
“‘You talk to people that you may never talk to:’ Ranked choice voting can elevate our political campaigns, Gehrke writes”
Salt Lake Tribune column.