Law & Democracy Podcast
Latest episode, on Elon Musk’s financial giveaway and related issues, is now available. Also the Law and Democracy podcast is now available at Apple Podcasts as well as YouTube.
“Georgia’s Republican secretary of state finds just 20 noncitizens registered to vote out of 8.2 million”
CNN:
A review of the millions of registered voters in Georgia found just 20 noncitizens were registered to vote, Georgia’s Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Wednesday.
Those 20 people were removed from the state’s voter rolls – which… Continue reading
“SCOOP: DOJ sends Musk PAC warning letter”
Tom LoBianco:
The Justice Department’s head of election crimes sent a warning letter to Elon Musk’s America PAC Monday, alerting it that it was a crime to knowingly offer anything of value to register to vote or vote, a… Continue reading
“How tech companies can help secure the election after Election Day”
Important from Katie Harbath and Nicole Schneidman.
Big Liar’s Dividend Moment Coming?
Hmmm.
“Russia and Iran may fuel violent post-election protests in the US, intelligence officials warn”
AP:
Russia and Iran may try to encourage violent protests in the U.S. after next month’s election, senior intelligence officials warned Tuesday in a declassified memo, citing two recent examples of foreign intelligence agencies seeking to sow discord… Continue reading
“The Secretive Billionaire Network Funding ‘Stop the Steal’ 2.0”
WSJ deep dive:
When Donald Trump refused to concede the 2020 election, he and his allies led a chaotic effort to overturn the results, spreading conspiracy theories, filing dozens of unsuccessful lawsuits and encouraging “Stop the Steal” protests… Continue reading
From Former D.C. Circuit Judge Thomas Griffith: “Claims of a stolen election undermine our democracy”
Published in the Deseret News:
I was deeply disturbed by former President Donald Trump’s claim, first made within days of the 2020 presidential election, that he had actually won because the results were tainted by massive fraud in the battleground… Continue reading
“Wisconsin’s Blue Cities Brace for Another Onslaught of ‘Stolen Election’ Accusations; Wisconsin state lawmakers failed to pass key changes officials say could have helped dispel misinformation and lies about the election.”
Notus:
Little has changed in Wisconsin to facilitate a faster vote count since 2020, and election leaders in the state’s biggest and bluest cities — where ballots take the longest to count — are bracing for another onslaught of attacks.… Continue reading
“Can Faith in Elections Be Restored? It’s Worth Trying”
Francis Wilkinson for Bloomberg Opinion:
Ginsberg couldn’t have known then that the worst was yet to come. The fallout from Trump’s perfidy, including his attempted overthrow of the constitutional order, continues to rend the nation’s civic, political and moral fabric.… Continue reading
“Over 230 Republican candidates have cast doubt on the 2024 election”
WaPo:
Nearly half of Republican candidates for Congress or top state offices have used social media to cast doubt on the integrity of the 2024 election, according to a Washington Post analysis, highlighting a pervasive effort within the GOP to… Continue reading
“Threats to a Fair Election”
Emily Bazelon talks to Nate Persily for NYT’s “The Morning” newsletter.
“Republicans to press ahead in bid to block some overseas ballots”
Reuters:
Republicans on Tuesday vowed to appeal court rulings rejecting their efforts to block some Americans living abroad from voting in North Carolina and Michigan, part of an aggressive legal campaign by the party ahead of the Nov. 5 election… Continue reading
“Virginia city’s preelection fight over certification shows how local procedures have become a flashpoint”
CNN:
A lawsuit from two Republican officials in Waynesboro, Virginia, that threatened not to certify the 2024 election results attracted a counter lawsuit Monday from voters in the Shenandoah Valley city who are seeking a court order that would force the board to formalize… Continue reading