NYT: A federal judge on Friday rejected claims by former President Donald J. Trump that he enjoyed absolute immunity from criminal charges accusing him of seeking to reverse the 2020 election, slapping down his argument that the indictment should be… Continue reading

From the Washington Post, this can be viewed as a story about how parties seek to recapture control of the nominations process in an age of primaries: With presidential primaries looming, there is only one name on the official… Continue reading

From The Tributary. Note that a separate lawsuit challenging this same part of the congressional map is pending in federal court, where the trial has been completed. A Florida appeals court upheld Gov. Ron DeSantis’ congressional redistricting map,… Continue reading

Important essay that summarizes a lot of the literature on primary elections and suggests the need for greater party control. From Protect Democracy: Parties are increasingly nominating candidates with little experience in politics, undermining the functionality of government and prioritizing… Continue reading

From the AP: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley are increasingly outsourcing central parts of their campaigns, drawing on the growing urgency of Donald Trump opponents to find a single alternative to the former president… Continue reading

From the Messenger: Friday is set to be a packed day for Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee with morning and afternoon hearings scheduled to sort through a raft of pretrial motions in the ongoing Georgia election racketeering… Continue reading

From Lawrence Hurley at NBC News: The Supreme Court on Friday is set to consider for the first time whether to hear appeals brought by people charged with offenses relating to the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S.… Continue reading

NBC News: It’s now official: The day after former President Donald Trump’s federal election-interference trial begins in DC on March 4 — so after Super Tuesday — Republicans will have allocated nearly half of their delegates (47%) from the contests in the… Continue reading

This is a new draft article forthcoming in the Stanford Law and Policy Review. Important analysis of the certification process. Here’s part of the abstract: The 2022 election cycle previewed one such attack with alarming frequency: rogue officials in several… Continue reading

Washington Post: Kenneth Chesebro, one of former president Donald Trump’s co-defendants in the Georgia election-interference case, plans to meet with investigators in Arizona and Nevada, where similar probes are underway, according to three individuals with knowledge of the arrangements.

Washington Post: Top officials at the Republican National Committee will consider a proposal next week to allow candidates to participate in presidential debates that have not been approved by the national party, a potential shift in the nominating process rules… Continue reading

From the WSJ: TikTok won a reprieve in Montana after a judge ruled a state law banning the app can’t go into effect in January, saying it “likely violates the First Amendment.” A federal judge on Thursday granted a preliminary… Continue reading