“Military voting access boosted with new Michigan election law”
Michigan Live notes the new grace period for receiving military and overseas absentee ballots – the first part of an effort to implement Prop 2 from last year.
“The Judges Have Too Much Power”
Molly Coleman with a bunch of suggestions for Congress that probably sounded like good ideas to various Court-watchers with very different political orientations in different eras, trying to impose the “passive virtues.”
I’d add shadow docket reform, particularly in the… Continue reading
“Florida commission slaps down Trump PAC’s ethics complaint against DeSantis”
Fox notes the Florida Ethics Commission decision that MAGA Inc. hadn’t sufficiently alleged the violation of Florida law in DeSantis’s will-he-or-won’t-he activities.
2021 Texas “CRT law” stops school projects to write legislators
The 74 with a report on the impact of the law on action civics (and the cutest version of lobbying).
I told you I’d be back
Hi, all. Justin again. I’ll be your friendly neighborhood blogtender this week. Flags and references are, as always, welcome: just shoot me an email.
“North Carolina Gerrymander Ruling Reflects Politicization of Judiciary Nationally”
The NYT with a broader perspective on the North Carolina state Supreme Court’s decision to overturn a decision issued just four months earlier, with Supreme Court elections the only meaningful change in between.
“Presidential battleground states weigh more election funding”
YES. Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes. Please. And not only in battleground states.
Congress, you could help here.
“The first arrests from DeSantis’s election police take extensive toll”
The WaPo on a message communicated to Floridians: “Voting is dangerous.”
“Giuliani admits using ‘dirty trick’ to suppress Hispanic vote in mayoral race”
Now saying the quiet part loud and proud, apparently.
“A top GOP lawyer wants to crack down on the college vote. States already are.”
Zachary Roth on efforts targeting a younger segment of the electorate.
“How Ron DeSantis Could Unlock $86 Million for a Presidential Run”
The WSJ reviews potential efforts for DeSantis to transfer the reserves in his state campaign fund to a federal Super PAC supporting his not-quite-announced-just-yet presidential bid.
“How Scalia Law School Became a Key Friend of the Court”
The NYT reports on the relationship between the school and several Justices.
“GOP election officials walking fine line on fraud, integrity”
AP:
The Republican secretaries of state in Ohio, West Virginia and Missouri have promoted their states’ elections as fair and secure. Yet each also is navigating a fine line on how to address election fraud conspiracies as they gear up… Continue reading
“Prosecutors in Jan. 6 Case Step up Inquiry Into Trump Fund-Raising”
NYT:
As they investigate former President Donald J. Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election, federal prosecutors have also been drilling down on whether Mr. Trump and a range of political aides knew that he had lost the race but… Continue reading