“Silicon Valley billionaire Thiel invests in Kobach, Hawley and rise of nationalism”

September 29, 2019, 1:26 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

KC Star: Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel, who believes Google should be investigated for treason and once wrote that American democracy has been in decline since women won the right to vote, is investing heavily in two of the Kansas… Continue reading

“A New Look At The Chaos Trump’s Voter Fraud Panel Caused At DHS”

September 13, 2019, 9:08 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Tierney Sneed for TPM (behind paywall): We already know from various court filings that President Trump’s voter fraud commission — and Kris Kobach’s claims, after its dissolution, that the Department of Homeland of Security was continuing its work —… Continue reading

7th Circuit Unanimously Affirms District Court Grant of Preliminary Injunction Barring Indiana from Using Controversial Kobach-Backed Crosscheck Program to Remove Voters from Voting Rolls

August 27, 2019, 10:39 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Opinion here.

“FBI recovers ammo that went missing after Kobach left secretary of state’s office”

August 23, 2019, 8:24 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

KC Star: The Kansas Secretary of State’s office received 218 rounds of ammunition for a handgun Thursday morning after the FBI conducted an investigation into bullets that went missing after Kris Kobach left the post in January.Kobach’s GOP successor,… Continue reading

“Kobach Campaign Can’t Get Its Story Straight on Allegedly Illegal Fundraising Tactic”

August 5, 2019, 5:17 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Daily Beast: Legal experts said the email appeared to violate laws barring corporations from contributing to political campaigns and requiring campaigns to include “paid for by” disclaimers on their official communications.In an emailed statement late Thursday night, the Kobach campaign’s… Continue reading

“DOJ & FEC Complaints Filed Against Kris Kobach & We Build the Wall, Inc. for Illegal Campaign Solicitation”

August 2, 2019, 1:56 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Common Cause release.

“Kris Kobach Uses Border Wall Group to Fund Senate Bid, Likely Illegally”

August 1, 2019, 6:37 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

Daily Beast: Former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is using a nonprofit group he advises to raise money for his U.S. Senate campaign, and legal experts say one recent fundraising push likely ran afoul of federal campaign finance… Continue reading

In New Video, Kobach Claims He’s Not an Extremist

July 31, 2019, 7:45 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

The Hill: Kansas GOP Senate candidate Kris Kobach blamed his gubernatorial loss last year on “propaganda” and is vowing to take a new approach to his Senate bid.“I’d failed to anticipate just how powerful the propaganda would be,” the former… Continue reading

“New Normal: Bloodlust on the Left in Census and Election Fights”

July 20, 2019, 11:20 amcensus litigation, chicanery, The Voting WarsJustin Levitt

Wherein J. Christian Adams rails against “personal destruction” and “demonization,” and compares Kris Kobach (or, possibly, himself) to Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.

“Kobach appears to launch Kansas Senate bid by misspelling own name on federal form”

July 8, 2019, 8:27 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

KC Star: Kris Kobach appears to be running for U.S. Senate and to have launched his campaign by misspelling his own name.A campaign committee named Kobach for Senate filed with the Federal Election Commission Monday morning, hours before Kobach was… Continue reading

“‘Reverse Midas touch’: Kobach’s influence leads Trump to court loss in citizenship case”

July 2, 2019, 8:58 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Had missed this Bryan Lowry joint from last week.

Federal District Court in Maryland Will Reopen Census Case If Permitted to Do So By Appeals Court Based on Hofeller Evidence Showing Government Intent to Discriminate Against Hispanics

June 24, 2019, 6:45 amcensus litigation, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

From today’s order: This Court previously concluded that the Secretary’s articulated reason for adding a citizenship question to the 2020 Census—to improve Voting Rights Act (VRA) enforcement— was a pretext. ECF No. 154 at 108. However, the Court held that… Continue reading

Axios: Trump Transition Team Vetting Documents for Kris Kobach Worried About White Supremacist Ties

June 23, 2019, 3:54 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Axios: Nearly 100 internal Trump transition vetting documents leaked to “Axios on HBO” identify a host of “red flags” about officials who went on to get some of the most powerful jobs in the U.S. government. Why it matters: … Continue reading

“Judge: Voter Fraud Panel Emails About Potential Members Can Be Withheld, For Now”

June 21, 2019, 10:44 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

TPM: A federal judge is letting the Trump administration continue to withhold certain emails related to the Trump voter fraud commission while the government appeals her order that the emails be produced for a Democrat who was on the… Continue reading

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