“How a post falsely claiming migrants are registering to vote spread to millions in four weeks”
NBC News:
The rumor started as a post on X.
The post published in early April misrepresented federal data from the Social Security Administration to falsely suggest that hundreds of thousands of migrants may have registered to vote in Pennsylvania,… Continue reading
“Trump, Repeating 2020 Election Lies, Will Not Commit to Accepting 2024 Results”
NYT:
Former President Donald J. Trump told The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Wednesday that he would not commit to accepting the results of the 2024 election, as he again repeated his lies that the 2020 election was stolen from him.… Continue reading
“Opinion: The many campaign finance violations divulged in Trump’s hush-money criminal trial”
Ciara Torres Spelliscy at Law and Crime.
“Political Reforms to Combat Extremism”
Rick Pildes here. A month after Jan. 6, 2021, I wrote an essay in the New York Times asserting that “every political reform proposal must [now] be judged by its ability to fuel or weaken extremist candidates.” I’ve now posted… Continue reading
Idaho Voters Likely to Vote This Fall on Shifting to Top 4 Primaries, with Instant Runoff Voting in the General Election
This story reports that proponents of this ballot measure appear to have gained enough signatures to get the measured qualified for the ballot this fall. This is “the Alaska model” of primary reform, a reform that both Ned Foley and… Continue reading
May 3 Conference: “The Future of Press Freedom: Democracy, Law, and the News in Changing Times”
I’m looking forward to attending and speaking at this Knight First Amendment Institute conference on Friday (live and online).
I’ll be presenting my paper, From Bloggers in Pajamas to The Gateway Pundit: How Government Entities Do and Should Identify … Continue reading
“Trump Again Vows Mass Deportations and Won’t Rule Out Political Violence”
NYT:
Former President Donald J. Trump told Time magazine in an interview published Tuesday morning that if elected in November, he would deploy the U.S. military to detain and deport migrants and permit states to decide whether to prosecute those… Continue reading
FEC Commissioner Trey Trainor Has a Ted Cruz Campaign Sign on His Front Lawn at His Texas Home
This, as the FEC reviews a complaint against Cruz.
“Inside the far-right plan to use civil rights law to disrupt the 2024 election”
LAT:
At a diner just off the freeway north of Sacramento, a mostly white crowd listened intently as it learned how to “save America” by leaning on the same laws that enshrined the rights of Black voters 60 years ago.… Continue reading
“Will hackers, trolls and AI deepfakes upset the 2024 election?”
“Trump: ‘Marco has this residency problem.'”
Marc Caputo for The Bulwark:
COULD IT WORK? Probably. Rubio would have to establish residency or “inhabitance” out of state if he wants a shot on Trump’s ticket. He’s willing to do that, according to those familiar with his thinking,… Continue reading
“A Mysterious Flier, a Tiny Charity and a Disinformation Campaign at the Border”
NYT:
The two men rang the bell at the Resource Center Matamoros, a migrant aid group in the Mexican border city, and, speaking in broken Spanish, said they were looking for volunteer work.
Security footage shared with The New York… Continue reading
Breaking: Three Judge Court, Breaking Along Party Lines, Says Louisiana Impermissibly Created a Second Black Congressional District, Orders Hearing on Remedy
Faced with a likely successful lawsuit by minority plaintiffs under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, the Louisiana legislature drew a second black majority congressional district. After the districts were drawn, those who did not like Louisiana having a… Continue reading