“Bruce Castor dumps Rudy Giuliani as a client: ‘He’s not cooperating, and he’s not paying me'”
Philadelphia Inquirer:
Bruce Castor, the former Montgomery County district attorney and county commissioner who represented former President Donald Trump during his second impeachment trial, filed an eight-page motion in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court on Tuesday, asking to no longer… Continue reading
“One third of Oregon Senate now barred from reelection by walkout penalties”
Earlier this week, I blogged about three Oregon senators. That escalated quickly. From the Portland Tribune:
One-third of all Oregon senators are now ineligible for another term following the 13th day of a Republican walkout in the Senate.
Six… Continue reading
“Shasta supervisor renews unproven claims of voter fraud as he sets town hall on hand counts”
Rarely do you see an elected official claim his own election was tainted by fraud. You can see the elected official concede he did not win a free and fair election around 3:14:15, here. Perhaps a quo warranto action… Continue reading
“Fulton DA teases possible August charges in Trump probe”
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis hinted that she might seek indictments in early to mid-August in her long-running inquiry of former President Donald Trump and his allies.
The timetable was disclosed in a Thursday letter to… Continue reading
“FEC complaint calls for federal probe of Sen. Kyrsten Sinema spending”
Arizona’s Family has the complaint here:
A complaint filed Thursday with the Federal Election Commission asks regulators to open a formal investigation into campaign spending by Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema. Sinema has faced mounting questions about the legitimacy of… Continue reading
Georgia moves to toss United States’ SB 202 suit under the Voting Rights Act after 11th Circuit opinion
Last month, I noted the dispute over whether Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act extends to legislation with a discriminatory purpose or only discriminatory effect. The Eleventh Circuit, in a case out of Florida, held that Section 2… Continue reading
DC Circuit rejects Heritage Action’s effort to intervene in Campaign Legal Center suit against FEC
You can see the DC Circuit’s unanimous opinion in Campaign Legal Center v. Federal Election Commission, here. The introduction of the opinion:
Heritage Action for America appeals the denial of its post-judgment motion to intervene as of right, FED.… Continue reading
“False claims of a stolen election thrive unchecked on Twitter even as Musk promises otherwise”
“What if that ‘Succession’ Election Plotline Happened in Real Life?” Interview with Mehdi Hasan
You can watch here, as Mehdi interviews Claire Woodall-Vogg and me:
See also my earlier Slate piece on this question.
Fifth Circuit holds legislative privilege prevents inquiry into legislative process, even for questions of racial discrimination in voting rights suit
The Fifth Circuit this week handed down its decision in La Union Del Pueblo Entero v. Abbott. This was a challenge to Texas’s SB 1 brought by organizations represented by the Elias Law Group. At issue was a discovery… Continue reading
“Kari Lake election trial Day 2 recap: How much time does it take to verify a signature?”
Arizona Republic:
As her lawyers frame it, Kari Lake’s effort urging a judge to set aside her November loss to Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs comes down to a matter of seconds.
Specifically, whether a Maricopa County election worker could… Continue reading
ELB Podcast 4:8: Mary Ziegler: Dollars for Life: Money, Politics and Abortion
New ELB Podcast:
To what extent have abortion politics been the driver of campaign finance fights in the courts?
How much of a force has anti-abortion lawyer Jim Bopp been in the campaign finance cases?
Are new efforts to make… Continue reading
Checking in on the status of the National Popular Vote Compact–Nevada, Minnesota, Michigan
No state has joined the National Popular Vote Compact since 2019, which now sits at 195 electoral votes’ worth of states who’ve joined on (down a touch since 2019 due to congressional reapportionment). It needs 75 more electoral votes’ worth… Continue reading