[EL] FW: Election Law Blog: ELB News and Commentary

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Politico: While the full scale of what the White House is planning remains unclear, Biden is expected to deliver a speech connecting the day to the defense of the ballot, aides said.But aides also recognize that a full-court press… Continue reading
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  1.  “Biden plans forceful push for voting rights. Aides are bearish on success.”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8083116/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126347>
  2.  “Senate Democrats renew focus on voting rights as domestic policy bill stalls and filibuster changes are considered”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8083116/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126345>
  3.  “When the Myth of Voter Fraud Comes for You”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8083116/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126343>
  4.  “The Jan. 6 puzzle piece that’s going largely ignored”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8083116/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126341>
  5.  “Column: Are Californians chumps to play fair on congressional redistricting?”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8083116/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126339>
  6.  “The Lawfulness of the Fifteenth Amendment”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8083116/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126337>
  7.  Some Electoral College math<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8083116/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126333>
  8.  NYT Deep Dive: “Meadows and the Band of Loyalists: How They Fought to Keep Trump in Power”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8083116/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126334>
  9.  “Jan. 6 investigators mull whether Trump violated obstruction law”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8083116/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126331>
  10. “Permissible political influence or impermissible bribery? Cert. petition in Roberson v. U.S. raises that question”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8083116/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126326>
  11. “How to Tell When Your Country Is Past the Point of No Return”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8083116/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126324>
  12. “The military-intelligence veterans who helped lead Trump’s campaign of disinformation”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8083116/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126322>
  13. Electoral College changes before 2024?<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8083116/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126310>

“Biden plans forceful push for voting rights. Aides are bearish on success.”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=182690142&f=1116553&c=8083116&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, December 16, 2021
Politico<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8083116_/~www.politico.com/news/2021/12/16/biden-voting-rights-push-525061>: While the full scale of what the White House is planning remains unclear, Biden is expected to deliver a speech connecting the day to the defense of the ballot, aides said.But aides also recognize that a full-court press… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8083116_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126347>

“Senate Democrats renew focus on voting rights as domestic policy bill stalls and filibuster changes are considered”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=182690144&f=1116553&c=8083116&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, December 16, 2021
WaPo reports.<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8083116_/~www.washingtonpost.com/politics/voting-rights-filibuster-manchin/2021/12/15/3492c0b0-5de5-11ec-ae5b-5002292337c7_story.html>

“When the Myth of Voter Fraud Comes for You”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=182690146&f=1116553&c=8083116&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, December 16, 2021
The Atlantic profiles<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8083116_/~www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/01/voter-fraud-myth-election-lie/620846/> Crystal Mason.

“The Jan. 6 puzzle piece that’s going largely ignored”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=182690148&f=1116553&c=8083116&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, December 16, 2021
Politico<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8083116_/~www.politico.com/news/2021/12/16/jan-6-gohmert-lawsuit-pence-524839>: As Donald Trump and his allies squeezed then-Vice President Mike Pence to single-handedly stop Joe Biden’s presidency in the weeks ahead of Jan. 6, they used one particular tool that’s been largely ignored ever since.Rep. Louie Gohmert… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8083116_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126341>

“Column: Are Californians chumps to play fair on congressional redistricting?”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=182690150&f=1116553&c=8083116&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, December 16, 2021
Mark Z. Barabak LAT column.<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8083116_/~www.latimes.com/politics/story/2021-12-15/california-citizens-redistricting-commission-beats-the-alternative>

“The Lawfulness of the Fifteenth Amendment”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=182690152&f=1116553&c=8083116&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, December 16, 2021
Travis Crum has posted this draft <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8083116_/~papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3986637> on SSRN (forthcoming, Notre Dame Law Review). Here is the abstract: One of the most provocative debates in constitutional theory concerns the lawfulness of the Reconstruction Amendments’ adoptions. Scholars have contested whether Article V… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8083116_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126337>

Some Electoral College math<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=182690154&f=1116553&c=8083116&u=102231511>
By Ned Foley, December 15, 2021
In a follow-up to my previous post<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8083116_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126310>, I thought I should detail some of the basic Electoral College arithmetic on my mind: Pennsylvania-specific scenario. Suppose the Electoral College results in 2024 are the same as in 2020 except for… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8083116_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126333>

NYT Deep Dive: “Meadows and the Band of Loyalists: How They Fought to Keep Trump in Power”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=182690156&f=1116553&c=8083116&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, December 15, 2021
Must-read<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8083116_/~www.nytimes.com/2021/12/15/us/politics/trump-meadows-republicans-congress-jan-6.html> with the subhead: “A small circle of Republican lawmakers, working closely with President Donald J. Trump’s chief of staff, took on an outsize role in pressuring the Justice Department, amplifying conspiracy theories and flooding the courts in an… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8083116_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126334>

“Jan. 6 investigators mull whether Trump violated obstruction law”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=182690158&f=1116553&c=8083116&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, December 15, 2021
Politico reports<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8083116_/~www.politico.com/news/2021/12/15/trump-january-6-obstruction-law-524806>.

“Permissible political influence or impermissible bribery? Cert. petition in Roberson v. U.S. raises that question”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=182690160&f=1116553&c=8083116&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, December 15, 2021
Ron Collins:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8083116_/~www.thefire.org/permissible-political-influence-or-impermissible-bribery-cert-petition-in-roberson-v-u-s-raises-that-question-fan-322/> The case is Roberson v. United States<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8083116_/~www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/21-605.html>, a case that may well find its way to the “cert. granted” side of the docket. The issues raised in the case are: Whether, in a bribery prosecution based on… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8083116_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126326>

“How to Tell When Your Country Is Past the Point of No Return”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=182690162&f=1116553&c=8083116&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, December 15, 2021
New Edsall<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8083116_/~www.nytimes.com/2021/12/15/opinion/republicans-democracy-minority-rule.html?unlocked_article_code=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEIPuonUktbfqohlSlUaBibSRdkhrxqAwuLC2KE2gn71JS6ODDpPyuMeGYGL6gLIZKxkfdovznGBWdtMdr8zQfg4hsluA3tQcSj66J2VhMZCZCwvtYO4Wm5xhMicV7xgrzSvYjfmJaIilOLh-huKajL1WqyP13UmIQpjoJVjZkjqjSJTvtrNEOB33NV_2PkzVNstFXpbOn7877S_AA5-Od6Fchnc9gExPuldUjzXltaagKkSJEQQURmVCSMivhtvrY9UK9gVP67gLxU_e8qYgboZD2NgLIrBFITC3GpRHeckZFte-5_5XarV&smid=em-share> in the NYT.

“The military-intelligence veterans who helped lead Trump’s campaign of disinformation”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=182690164&f=1116553&c=8083116&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, December 15, 2021
Reuters:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8083116_/~www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-election-military/> During the Afghan and Iraq wars, the careers of two military officers often intersected. Army General Michael Flynn and an Army Reserve colonel named Phil Waldron worked together on secret projects in both countries, Waldron said. When Flynn was… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8083116_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126322>

Electoral College changes before 2024?<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=182690166&f=1116553&c=8083116&u=102231511>
By Ned Foley, December 15, 2021
I don’t believe I’ve seen mentioned on ELB the effort to put the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact on the ballot next November in Michigan. As the Detroit Free Press reported<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8083116_/~www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2021/11/28/supporters-gather-signatures-popular-vote-petition/8739776002/> a couple of weeks ago, supporters of the measure… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8083116_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126310>
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