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“Conservative Christians were skeptical of mail-in ballots. Now they are gathering them in churches”
AP: With Election Day just a few weeks away, longtime church members Lucky Hartunian and Janie Booth sat outside the Revival Christian Fellowship’s sanctuary in Menifee, California, inviting ...
Election Law Blog1h
“Trump Allies Bombard the Courts, Setting Stage for Post-Election Fight”
NYT: Republicans have unleashed a flurry of lawsuits challenging voting rules and practices ahead of the November elections, setting the stage for what could be a far larger and more contentious legal ...
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Ninth Circuit tosses part of Arizona voter registration election case in broad standing decision, citing FDA v. AHM
In June, I noted that the Supreme Court’s decision in FDA v. AHM might result in an uptick in election law cases where plaintiffs would lose cases for lack of standing for plaintiffs who claimed a ...
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“On private call, Arizona’s top Democrats debated a ‘dire’ ballot dilemma”
Wow WaPo report: rizona’s Democratic leaders knew they had no good options when they jumped on a phone call this month. They had just learned tens of thousands of residents had been registered to vote ...
Election Law Blog22h
“Misinformation spreads after 750k names removed from NC voter rolls. Here are the facts.”
Muller, Election Subversion and the Writ of Mandamus, William & Mary Law Review (forthcoming) Spencer Overton, Power to Regulate Social Media Companies to Prevent Voter Suppression. GWU Legal Studies ...
Election Law Blog2d
Nebraska: “Local View: Crisis in Democracy Brews”
Danielle Jefferis, Brandon Johnson, and Anthony Schutz have written this oped in the Lincoln Journal-Star. A snippet: There is a brewing crisis of democracy in Nebraska. No, not the kind involving ...
Election Law Blog2d
Key Part of Indictment Against NYC Mayor Eric Adams is Foreign Conduit Campaign Contributions
NYT: Mayor Eric Adams of New York City has been indicted on federal charges of bribery conspiracy, fraud and soliciting illegal foreign campaign donations. The indictment, brought by the U.S. attorney ...
Election Law Blog3d
“Iranians indicted in connection with Trump campaign hack”
Politico: A grand jury has indicted multiple Iranians on charges related to hacking Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign. The federal charges stem from an Iranian operation that allegedly stole ...
Election Law Blog1d
“Justice Department Sues Alabama for Violating Federal Law’s Prohibition on Systematic Efforts to Remove Voters Within 90 Days of an Election”
On Aug. 13, the Secretary of State announced the launch of a “process to remove noncitizens registered to vote in Alabama.” This was 84 days before the Nov. 5 general election. The Justice ...
Election Law Blog1d
“ACLU asks U.S. Supreme Court to take up challenge to Pennsylvania’s mail ballot dating rule”
Votebeat: The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether requiring voters to date their mail ballot return envelopes violates federal law. The ...
Election Law Blog1d
“Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Won’t Be on New York Ballot, Supreme Court Rules”
NYT: The Supreme Court said on Friday that it would not restore Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to the ballot in New York after a state court judge ruled that he had used a sham address on his nominating ...
Election Law Blog1d
“The Intriguing Role Public Financing of Campaigns Played in the Eric Adams Indictments”
GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 2020-23, 53 U.C. Davis L. Rev. 1793 (2020) Nicholas Stephanopoulos, The Sweep of the Electoral Power (October 20, 2020). Constitutional Commentary, ...