“You Think You Know How Misinformation Spreads? Welcome to the Hellhole of Programmatic Advertising”
Steven Brill in Wired:
In 2019, other than the government of Vladimir Putin, Warren Buffett was the biggest funder of Sputnik News, the Russian disinformation website controlled by the Kremlin. It wasn’t that the legendary champion of American capitalism had… Continue reading
Greg Sargent Presses Sen. Whitehouse on Senate Hearings About Supreme Court Conduct
Listen, beginning around 10:30 in the podcast.
Top-3 Voting: Video Version
A new Common Ground Democracy post describing a Reform Elections Now event where I discussed the Top-3 Voting proposal.
“Ohio Legislature Passes Bill Ensuring Biden’s Spot on the Ballot”
NYT:
The Ohio General Assembly has passed a legislative fix that ensures President Biden will be on the state’s ballot in November, averting a crisis that had been brewing for weeks over what is typically a minor procedural issue.
The… Continue reading
“Likely Trump Hush Money Appeal Could Center on New York Election Law Theory”
National Law Journal:
Erica Hashimoto, who directs the Georgetown Law Appellate Litigation Program, said Trump’s appellate lawyers could challenge the three “unlawful means” that the jury was told to consider. These three are violations of the Federal Election Campaign Act,… Continue reading
Randy Eliason: “I Was Skeptical of the ‘Zombie’ Trump Case. I Stand Corrected.”
NYT oped:
When it came to the New York prosecution of Donald Trump, I was skeptical.
I was among the commentators who criticized the case. It was old, the so-called zombie case that had been kicking around for years.… Continue reading
“Michigan testimony points to ongoing state, federal probes into false electors”
Detroit News:
Testimony in a Michigan court Friday revealed that both state and federal investigators continue to probe certificates that falsely claimed Donald Trump won the 2020 presidential election, five months ahead of the next presidential election.
On the fourth… Continue reading
“How a Mysterious Tip Led to Trump Conviction; When The Wall Street Journal uncovered an illicit payment to porn star Stormy Daniels, the now-former president tried to brush it aside. It didn’t work.”
The WSJ has owned this story from the beginning. And this inside look at the tips that led to yesterday’s historic conviction of a former president is a must-read. Riveting.
“Trump supporters try to doxx jurors and post violent threats after his conviction”
Ryan Reilly for NBC News:
The 34 felony guilty verdicts returned Thursday against former President Donald Trump spurred a wave of violent rhetoric aimed at the prosecutors who secured his conviction, the judge who oversaw the case and the ordinary… Continue reading
Publisher of “2000 Mules” Film Depicting Bogus Claims of Voter Fraud by Dinesh D’Souza and True the Vote Apologizes to Voter Falsely Accused of Fraud, Won’t Distribute Film Any Longer
When will people learn not to trust the fraudulent fraud squad? Via Tom Dreisbach:
The publisher of @DineshDSouza's election conspiracy theory film and book "2,000 Mules" has issued an apology to a Georgia voter accused in the film of… Continue reading
“Kansas Supreme Court finds Kansans have no ‘fundamental right’ to vote. What it means”
KC Star:
The Kansas Supreme Court has ruled that voting is not a fundamental right protected by the Kansas Constitution. The landmark decision on voting rights Friday is likely to weaken legal challenges to future voting restrictions in Kansas.… Continue reading
New Video Casebook with All Star Cast Teaches About Key Election Law Cases
Two of my favorite people, Sasha Natapoff and Guy Charles, have put this together and I can’t wait to watch all in the series:
Contributors and Cases
Professor Tabatha Abu El-HajDrexel U. Thomas R. Kline School of Law… Continue reading