Politico:
“In a one-page decision, Justice Juan Merchan postponed the sentencing, which had been set for Nov. 26, in order to weigh Trump’s bid to dismiss the case entirely based on the fact that he is now president-elect.”
Ballot Access News: This week, three California minor parties filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the California top-two system. The parties are Peace & Freedom, Green, and Libertarian. Here is the 12-page Complaint in Peace & Freedom… Continue reading
From the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania’s decision In re: General Election, 2024, a unanimous three-judge decision (lightly revised):
On Election Day, November 5, 2024, counsel for the [Trump] Campaign [and RNC] appeared at Philadelphia’s Election Court and requested an… Continue reading
The Center for Political Accountability today announced the launch of The Barbara and Morris Pearl 527 Interactive Database, a user-friendly interactive database created to shine a spotlight on under-the-radar corporate political spending in the United States.
The database has two… Continue reading
Walter Olson at Cato has the following reflection on the recent round of election reform in which he cautions commentators to distinguish “ambitious” reforms that “abolish[] party primaries and then employ[] RCV in a general election” (like in Alaska)… Continue reading
Pete Buttigieg urges Democrats not to get on Trump’s rollercoaster . . . by which he means off their phones and out in communities engaging in associational party building.
From the NY Times:
“Mr. Buttigieg suggested that Democrats… Continue reading
Pennsylvania Capital-Star:
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) on Thursday dropped his bid for reelection, conceding to GOP challenger Dave McCormick, putting an end to one of the most hotly contested and expensive Senate races, and an end to the… Continue reading
Mark Joseph Stern (Slate) offers a round-up on state supreme court races and analysis.
“Across the country, voters also elected liberal justices to their state Supreme Courts, which function as a key backstop for civil rights and democracy as federal… Continue reading
Washington Post: Trump is breaking norms in Washington with glee. Not only is the transition team refusing to subject various appointees to FBI background checks, but the team is fencing executive departments out of the transition process.
“In calls… Continue reading
A new Common Ground Democracy essay on how the fear of being primaried is preventing the Senate from serving its constitutionally essential role of checking excessive presidential power.
CNN:
Iowa’s 1st District: “Miller-Meeks — the winner of 2020’s closest race, notching a six-vote victory before redistricting shifted Iowa’s congressional boundaries — leads Democratic challenger Christina Bohannan by about 800 votes in southeast Iowa’s 1st District, which stretches… Continue reading