The Election Law at Ohio State program is hosting a webinar on the multiple efforts around the country this year to reform the structure of elections (including the effort in Alaska to repeal that state’s previous reform). Date & Time:… Continue reading
Order here. The order avoids the legal question of whether Kennedy could remove his name from the ballot, and instead argues that Kennedy wrongly sought mandamus (i.e., there’s no clear legal duty for the Secretary of State to remove… Continue reading
Politico:
Gov. Doug Burgum on Sunday tried to dial down reaction to Republican president nominee Donald Trump’s Saturday statement on Truth Social that threatened extensive election prosecutions.
Trump on Saturday posted on Truth Social: “WHEN I WIN, those people that… Continue reading
David Rivkin and Elizabeth Price Foley WSJ oped:
Mr. Trump was indicted under New York’s law prohibiting falsification of business records, which is a felony only if the accused intended “to commit another crime” via the false record. Judge… Continue reading
Bruce Freed and Jeanne Hanna:
What exactly is the scope and impact of corporate political spending? Much has been written about the risks – legal, reputational and bottom line – faced by companies engaging in this spending. But it… Continue reading
And now the WaPo story:
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump threatened to jail people “involved in unscrupulous behavior” related to voting in the 2024 election, suggesting without evidence that the election could be stolen from him — and prompting widespread… Continue reading
Dave Karpf:
Let me tell you a little story about institutional cowardice.
The American Political Science Association (APSA) is my primary professional association. Every year, APSA holds a massive convention of political science professors. We present working papers, give feedback,… Continue reading
NYT:
In early 2022, a young couple from Canada, Lauren Chen and Liam Donovan, registered a new company in Tennessee that went on to create a social media outlet called Tenet Media.
By November 2023, they had assembled a lineup… Continue reading
WaPo:
A state appeals panel upended election preparations in North Carolina on Friday, ordering a halt to the distribution of mail ballots in the battleground state after granting Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s request that his name be removed from… Continue reading
NYT:
In July, two men went door to door at a sprawling apartment complex in Norcross, Ga., an Atlanta suburb that is a hub for the region’s fast-growing Latino population, asking residents if they were U.S. citizens and whether they… Continue reading