[EL] ELB News and Commentary 5/11/18

[Rick Hasen]

Sen. Grassley: Trump and McConnell Would Push Through SCOTUS Nominee If Vacancy Opens in 2020, Ignoring McConnell’s “Biden Rule” for Judge Garland<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=99033>
Posted on May 11, 2018 8:41 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=99033> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
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Grassley suggests if there’s a SCOTUS vacancy in 2020, GOP will try to fill it with a Trump appointee - unlike in 2016 when McConnell kept it vacant, citing the election year https://twitter.com/andbatt/status/994928132963622912?s=21 …<https://t.co/rpEegogmb7>
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Posted in Supreme Court<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>


“Colorado’s secretary of state may not fit the Trump mold, but Democrats hope to capitalize on a left-leaning wave”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=99031>
Posted on May 11, 2018 8:37 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=99031> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The Denver Post reports.<https://www.denverpost.com/2018/05/11/colorado-secretary-of-state-wayne-williams-jena-griswold-donald-trump/>
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“Facebook is Banning Foreign Ad Buys Around an Irish Referendum. Could it Do the Same in the US?”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=99029>
Posted on May 11, 2018 8:33 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=99029> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Corporate Counsel reports.<https://www.law.com/corpcounsel/2018/05/09/facebook-is-banning-foreign-ad-buys-around-an-irish-referendum-could-it-do-the-same-in-the-u-s/>
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Posted in campaign finance<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, campaigns<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>

“Study: Most Americans want to kill ‘Citizens United’ with constitutional amendment”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=99027>
Posted on May 11, 2018 8:20 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=99027> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

CPI reports.<https://www.publicintegrity.org/2018/05/10/21739/study-most-americans-want-kill-citizens-united-constitutional-amendment>
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