[EL] ELB News and Commentary 7/21/18

Sat Jul 21 13:56:29 PDT 2018

“The Scalia Factor: Rick Hasen on his book, The Justice of Contradictions: Antonin Scalia and the Politics of Disruption.”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=100198>
Posted on July 21, 2018 1:54 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=100198> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

I sat down with Dahlia Lithwick for Slate’s Amicus Podcast. Listen<http://www.slate.com/articles/podcasts/amicus/2018/07/rick_hasen_unpacks_justice_antonin_scalia_s_legacy_in_the_age_of_trump.html>:

In the first of a series of deep dives into great legal reads this summer, Dahlia Lithwick talks with Rick Hasen<https://slate.com/author/richard-l-hasen>, author of The Justice of Contradictions: Antonin Scalia and the Politics of Disruption<http://www.amazon.com/dp/0300228643/?tag=slatmaga-20>, about civil discourse, rock star justices, and what Justice Scalia would have thought of President Trump.

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Posted in Scalia<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=123>, Supreme Court<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>

North Carolina General Assembly May Call Another Special Session Because They Don’t Want Democrats Wording Ballot Descriptions of Constitutional Amendments on Voting and Gerrymandering<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=100196>
Posted on July 21, 2018 1:50 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=100196> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
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Concerns from House rules chair @RepDavidRLewis<https://twitter.com/RepDavidRLewis> over how wording will be decided for proposed amendments on the constitution. Copy of letter he sent @NCHouseSpeaker<https://twitter.com/NCHouseSpeaker> asking to be called back in to session for legislature to do wording themselves. #ncpol<https://twitter.com/hashtag/ncpol?src=hash> #ncga<https://twitter.com/hashtag/ncga?src=hash> #breaking<https://twitter.com/hashtag/breaking?src=hash>
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North Carolina Republicans are mad that their power grab state constitutional amendment ballot summaries will be written by Democrats, so of course they're going to call a special session to give their judicial gerrymandering & voter ID amendments some misleading language #NCpol<https://twitter.com/hashtag/NCpol?src=hash>
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“Tabloid Company, Aiding Trump Campaign, May Have Crossed Line Into Politics”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=100194>
Posted on July 21, 2018 1:26 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=100194> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

NYT:<https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/07/20/ethics-complaint-targets-eight-write-in-candidates-as-bogus-including-two-in-tampa/>

Federal authorities examining the work President Trump’s former lawyer did to squelch embarrassing stories before the 2016 election have come to believe that an important ally in that effort, the tabloid company American Media Inc., at times acted more as a political supporter than as a news organization, according to people briefed on the investigation.

That determination has kept the publisher in the middle of an inquiry that could create legal and political challenges for the president as prosecutors investigate whether the lawyer, Michael D. Cohen, violated campaign finance law.

It could also spell trouble for the company, which publishes The National Enquirer, raising thorny questions about when coverage that is favorable to a candidate strays into overt political activity, and when First Amendment protections should apply.
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“Ethics complaints target eight write-in candidates as bogus, including two in Tampa”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=100192>
Posted on July 21, 2018 1:13 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=100192> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Tampa Bay Times:<https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/07/20/ethics-complaint-targets-eight-write-in-candidates-as-bogus-including-two-in-tampa/>
If only members of one party are running in an election, so the primary will decide the race, the primary is open to all voters. But if any other candidate files, including a write-in, the primary is “closed,” meaning only those registered to the party can vote, even though write-ins don’t pay filing fees and don’t appear on the ballot.
It’s common for candidates who believe they’ll have an advantage in a closed primary to encourage a political ally or friend to file as a write-in.
Both Valion and Vazquez denied that anyone asked them to run to keep the primaries closed.
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“Maryland can’t protect its elections”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=100190>
Posted on July 21, 2018 12:51 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=100190> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Mary Kiraly oped<https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/maryland-cant-protect-its-elections/2018/07/20/ee64beb0-89ce-11e8-a345-a1bf7847b375_story.html?utm_term=.194f9a6988bb> in WaPo.
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