Trump Drops His Suit against Ann Selzer and the Des Moines Register
Trump’s motion to dismiss the case can be found here.
“John C.P. Goldberg named Harvard Law School Dean”
Congratulations (I think) to John. Story here.
“The Ultrarich Have Reshaped Presidential Elections. Here’s Where They’re Looking Next.”
This is an excerpt from Rick Hasen’s contribution to the Balkinization Symposium on Free Speech in Crisis and the Limits of the First Amendment:
The rise of the nine-figure donor raises two fundamental questions: Why is this happening now?… Continue reading
“Sound Familiar? Democrats Lay Groundwork for a ‘Project 2029’”
From NYT:
As he looks back at the defeat of former Vice President Kamala Harris last fall, the thing that keeps bothering Andrei Cherny, a onetime Democratic speechwriter and state party leader, is that he didn’t know what Ms.… Continue reading
“Dems Fear a GOP Legal Blitz Around the Midterms”
This is from a piece at The Bulwark on developments at the DNC:
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS ARE CONFIDENT they can retake the House in the 2026 midterms. But that optimism is increasingly clouded by fear thata blitz of legal challenges from… Continue reading
Breaking News: Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Case Challenging Limits on How Much Political Parties Can Coordinate with their Candidates on Campaign Communications
The Supreme Court granted cert. today in National Republican Senatorial Committee v. FEC. The Court also granted the motion of the DNC to intervene in the case. Last week, Bob Bauer and I posted on this blog about the legal… Continue reading
Blogging This Week
Thanks to Justin for blogging last week. I’ll be doing that this week, so send any suggestions you might have to me. We should have important cert. decisions and orders from the Supreme Court coming down this week.
“The Trump administration is building a national citizenship data system”
NPR’s latest report is truly a blockbuster. The SAVE system run by DHS has always been a system keeping track of the immigration status of individuals at some point in the immigration system (including after people naturalize). As the National… Continue reading
“Meet the Faces of Democracy”
Issue One has a new interview with former Georgia State Election Board member Edward Lindsey. I raise it up mostly to highlight the exceptional set of interviews they’re amassing. As they put it: “More than 10,000 officials across the country… Continue reading
“The first rule in Trump’s Washington: Don’t write anything down”
WaPo’s subhead: “A new culture of secrecy in government is taking root – among career staffers and new political appointees alike.”
Across President Donald Trump’s administration, a creeping culture of secrecy is overtaking personnel and budget decisions, casual social… Continue reading
“How Zohran Mamdani Brought New Voters to the Polls”
The NYT covers Mamdani’s electoral coalition for the primary, and the combination of new registrations and younger voters is noteworthy. The 18-24 and 25-29-year-old figures represent a particularly staggering departure from the norm.
“Voting Rights Litigation: A Blueprint for Strategic Investment in America’s Polarized Political Landscape”
I’m can’t-look-away-from-the-train-wreck fascinated by the guidance on how investors can profit off of civil rights struggles:
The Supreme Court’s 2013 Shelby County v. Holder decision, which gutted the Voting Rights Act’s (VRA) preclearance protections, has unleashed a wave of litigation… Continue reading
“Three archetypes define American politics. Reading this article suggests which one might apply to you”
This won’t be novel for many on the list, but the latest CNN poll on Americans’ attention to political news has some implications for the role that political parties are playing in our democracy.
“How Successful Were We in Running the 2024 Elections?”
John Fortier is moderating an AEI panel next Tuesday, July 1, keyed to Monday’s release of the EAC’s latest Election Administration and Voting Survey data, which includes a huge amount of valuable information about how we did what we did… Continue reading