It is Now Possible That the Supreme Court Will Rule on Trump’s Immunity Claim for Charges of Subverting the 2020 Election the Day Before, the Day of or the Day After the First Presidential Debate on June 27
Who can sue in federal court to enforce the date of holding presidential elections (and perhaps by extension some provisions of the Electoral Count Reform Act)?
The Republican National Committee sued Nevada last month in federal court in Nevada in RNC v. Burgess. The complaint alleges, among other things, that Nevada accepts mail ballots received up to three days after Election Day, even without a… Continue reading
I’ll Be Moderating: “Under the Gavel: The U.S. Supreme Court’s Most Recent Term in Review” July 10 at the UCLA Hammer Museum
Really looking forward to moderating this all-star panel at the UCLA Hammer Museum, co-sponsored by the Safeguarding Democracy Project (video of the event will be posted shortly after the event):
With rulings on major issues expected by the start of… Continue reading
“The Biden admin has no firm plan to call out domestic disinformation in the 2024 election”
NBC News:
The Biden administration has no firm plans to alert the public about deepfakes or other false information during the 2024 election unless it is clearly coming from a foreign actor and poses a sufficiently grave threat, according to current… Continue reading
“Va. 5th District vote count continues in closer-than-expected contest”
WaPo:
One rare area of agreement among observers chewing over the race: Almost everyone expects allies of 2020 election-deniers Good and McGuire to watch the counting and recounting like hawks.
“It’s not lost on us that these are two candidates… Continue reading
“Recommendations for Improving Election Data Transparency”
Gordon-Rogers, Liza, Michael Latner, and Christopher Williams. 2024. Recommendations for Improving Election Data Transparency. Cambridge, MA: Union of Concerned Scientists:
Many in the United States currently lack access to electoral information that could improve our ability to vote,… Continue reading
“The deceptive Biden G7 video was quickly debunked, but it kept going viral anyway”
David Ingram for NBC News:
Misleading videos and false claims that President Joe Biden wandered off aimlessly from the G7 conference last week continued to go viral despite debunkings and fact-checks that tried to correct the record.
Google recommended false… Continue reading
ELB Podcast 5:8: Renee DiResta: Invisible Rulers and the 2024 Elections
Season 5 Finale of the ELB Podcast:
What’s the difference between how Americans communicated about politics and policies 20 or 30 years ago and how we do it today?
What are the most effective ways to combat disinformation in elections… Continue reading
“Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn, other allies plead not guilty in Arizona”
Yvonne Wingett Sanchez for WaPo:
Boris Epshteyn, a key adviser to former president Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to nine felony charges for his alleged role after the 2020 election to try to deliver… Continue reading
“Something’s Rotten About the Justices Taking So Long on Trump’s Immunity Case”
Leah Litman NYT oped:
This court has lost the benefit of the doubt for myriad reasons, including its willingness to act quickly in cases that benefit Republican interests. In addition to the disqualification case, two and a half years… Continue reading
“What Is ‘Fusion Voting’? Just a Way to Save the Country, That’s All”
Daniel Cantor and Bill Kristol in The New Republic.
“Dark ‘Oro y Plata’ in Montana: The Green Amendment’s Defense of Campaign Finance Transparency”
Lucas Della Ventura has written this article, 48 Wm. & Mary Env’t L. & Pol’y Rev. 385 (2024). Here is the abstract:
In the post–Citizens United dark money age, state disclosure regulations are the last line of defense for… Continue reading
“Guide to Laws Against Intimidation of Voters and Election Workers”
New from the Brennan Center.