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

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This column by Eric Levitz has been generating some buzz. Based on the congressional districts redrawn so far, the piece argues that “the new House map will be much less biased in the GOP’s favor than the old one.” The… Continue reading
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  1.  Not the Time for Measuring Drapes<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8105504/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126529>
  2.  “Trump Adviser Peter Navarro Lays Out How He and Bannon Planned to Overturn Biden’s Electoral Win”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8105504/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126526>
  3.  Can federal courts hear private litigants’ statewide partisan gerrymandering claims arising under the Freedom to Vote Act?<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8105504/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126525>
  4.  “Supreme Court term limits are popular — and appear to be going nowhere “<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8105504/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126522>
  5.  “Committee investigating Jan. 6 attack plans to begin a more public phase of its work in the new year”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8105504/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126519>
  6.  “Trump’s 2020 fixation is putting him at odds with some of his biggest fans”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8105504/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126517>
  7.  Some Skeptical Thoughts About “The Vote Collectors,” A New Book About Election Fraud in North Carolina’s Bladen County (Rerun 2018 Congressional Election in NC-09)<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8105504/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126508>
  8.  Chicago Gangs and PACs<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8105504/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126506>
  9.  “The Democratic Dilemma on Dark Money”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8105504/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126503>

Not the Time for Measuring Drapes<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=182913318&f=1116553&c=8105504&u=102231511>
By Nicholas Stephanopoulos, December 28, 2021
This column<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8105504_/~nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/12/democrats-are-doing-weirdly-well-in-redistricting.html> by Eric Levitz has been generating some buzz. Based on the congressional districts redrawn so far, the piece argues that “the new House map will be much less biased in the GOP’s favor than the old one.” The… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8105504_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126529>

“Trump Adviser Peter Navarro Lays Out How He and Bannon Planned to Overturn Biden’s Electoral Win”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=182913320&f=1116553&c=8105504&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, December 28, 2021
Daily Beast:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8105504_/~www.thedailybeast.com/trump-advisor-peter-navarro-lays-out-how-he-and-steve-bannon-planned-to-overturn-bidens-electoral-win?ref=home&via=twitter_page> A former Trump White House official says he and right-wing provocateur Steve Bannon<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8105504_/~www.thedailybeast.com/the-steve-bannon-problem-isnt-going-away-for-joe-biden> were actually behind the last-ditch coordinated effort by rogue Republicans in Congress to halt certification of the 2020 election <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8105504_/~www.thedailybeast.com/congress-will-resume-counting-electoral-votes-tonight-after-capitol-riot-pelosi-says> results and keep President Donald… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8105504_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126526>

Can federal courts hear private litigants’ statewide partisan gerrymandering claims arising under the Freedom to Vote Act?<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=182913322&f=1116553&c=8105504&u=102231511>
By Derek Muller, December 28, 2021
In Rucho v. Common Cause<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8105504_/~www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/18pdf/18-422_9ol1.pdf> (2019), the Supreme Court held, “We conclude that partisan gerrymandering claims present political questions beyond the reach of the federal courts.” The Court emphasized that state court or legislative solutions would remain available to reformers.… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8105504_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126525>

“Supreme Court term limits are popular — and appear to be going nowhere “<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=182913324&f=1116553&c=8105504&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, December 28, 2021
>From Bob Barnes and Seung Min Kim<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8105504_/~www.washingtonpost.com/people/seung-min-kim/> at the Washington Post:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8105504_/~www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/12/28/supreme-court-term-limits/> President Biden’s commission to study structural revisions to the Supreme Court <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8105504_/~www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-commission-term-limits/2021/12/07/eb0ef982-5767-11ec-9a18-a506cf3aa31d_story.html?itid=lk_inline_manual_2> found one potential change both Democrats and Republicans have said they could support: implementing term limits for the… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8105504_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126522>

“Committee investigating Jan. 6 attack plans to begin a more public phase of its work in the new year”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=182913326&f=1116553&c=8105504&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, December 27, 2021
WaPo<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8105504_/~www.washingtonpost.com/politics/january-6-attack-investigation/2021/12/27/e2c37488-62d4-11ec-8ce3-9454d0b46d42_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_politics>: The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol plans to begin holding public hearings in the new year to tell the story of the insurrection from start to finish while crafting an ample interim report… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8105504_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126519>

“Trump’s 2020 fixation is putting him at odds with some of his biggest fans”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=182913328&f=1116553&c=8105504&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, December 27, 2021
NBC News:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8105504_/~www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-s-2020-fixation-putting-him-odds-some-his-biggest-n1286602?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma> Former President Donald Trump’s false claims of a stolen election<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8105504_/~www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/congress-begin-electoral-vote-count-amid-protests-inside-outside-capitol-n1253013> fueled anger among Republicans who flocked to local-level GOP chapters in hope of playing a greater role in future elections.Now, some leaders of those grassroots outfits say… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8105504_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126517>

Some Skeptical Thoughts About “The Vote Collectors,” A New Book About Election Fraud in North Carolina’s Bladen County (Rerun 2018 Congressional Election in NC-09)<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=182913330&f=1116553&c=8105504&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, December 27, 2021
I just had a chance to read The Vote Collectors<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8105504_/~uncpress.org/book/9781469665566/the-vote-collectors/>, by journalists Michael Graff and Nick Ochsner. I found it unsatisfying and I want to write a bit about why. About two thirds of the book is an examination… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8105504_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126508>

Chicago Gangs and PACs<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=182913332&f=1116553&c=8105504&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, December 27, 2021
Here’s a take on campaign finance you don’t often see. I was reading Evan Osnos’ new book, Wildland: The Making of America’s Fury, and came across this surprising story, as Osnos recounts it: In the 1990s, the Gangster Disciples, with… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8105504_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126506>

“The Democratic Dilemma on Dark Money”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=182913334&f=1116553&c=8105504&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, December 27, 2021
A deep dive on this issue from Rachel Cohen for the American Prospect:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8105504_/~prospect.org/power/democratic-dilemma-on-dark-money/> Democrats passed the DISCLOSE Act through the House in June 2010, but fell one vote short of breaking a Republican filibuster in the Senate. Democrats were united… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8105504_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126503>
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