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WSJ: Facebook Inc. whistleblower Frances Haugen testified to Congress Tuesday on internal documents showing harms from the company’s products—from teenagers’ mental-health problems to poisoned political debate—adding fuel to efforts to pass ...
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  1.  “Facebook Whistleblower’s Testimony Builds Momentum for Tougher Tech Laws”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7955584/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125066>
  2.  “Democrats’ voter registration edge shrinks in key states”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7955584/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125064>
  3.  “Why Democrats See 3 Governor’s Races as a Sea Wall for Fair Elections; Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania all have Democratic governors and G.O.P.-led legislatures. And in all three battlegrounds, Republicans are pushing hard to rewrite election laws.”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7955584/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125062>
  4.  Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing Today: “Protecting a Precious, Almost Sacred Right: The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7955584/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125060>
  5.  North Carolina Appeals Court Allows Some Defamation Claims to Go to Trial Brought by Voters Falsely Accused of Voter Fraud by Those Associated with McCrory Campaign<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7955584/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125054>
  6.  “Facebook hides data showing it harms users. Outside scholars need access.”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7955584/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125052>
  7.  “How the January 6 insurrection has enhanced scrutiny of political lobbying and spending”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7955584/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125050>
  8.  Oct. 6 Ash Center Event: “Two Americas Emerging: Voting Rights in the States”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7955584/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125048>
  9.  Oct. 13 Virtual Event with Dahlia Lithwick and Me: “Abortion, Guns, Voting Rights and More: The 2021 US Supreme Court Docket”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7955584/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125046>
  10. Oct. 8 Princeton Virtual Event with Justin Grimmer: “No Evidence for Systematic Voter Fraud: A Guide To Claims About the 2020 Election”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7955584/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125044>
  11. October 13 Knight Columbia Virtual Event: “Lies and Elections: How exceptional should we consider the electoral context when it comes to the regulation of lies?”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7955584/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125042>

“Facebook Whistleblower’s Testimony Builds Momentum for Tougher Tech Laws”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181242456&f=1116553&c=7955584&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, October 06, 2021
WSJ:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7955584_/~www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-whistleblower-frances-haugen-set-to-appear-before-senate-panel-11633426201> Facebook<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7955584_/~www.wsj.com/market-data/quotes/FB> Inc. whistleblower Frances Haugen testified to Congress Tuesday on internal documents<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7955584_/~www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-whistleblower-frances-haugen-says-she-wants-to-fix-the-company-not-harm-it-11633304122?mod=article_inline> showing harms from the company’s products—from teenagers’ mental-health problems to poisoned political debate—adding fuel to efforts to pass tougher regulations on Big Tech.The documents gathered by Ms.… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7955584_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125066>

“Democrats’ voter registration edge shrinks in key states”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181242458&f=1116553&c=7955584&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, October 06, 2021
The Hill reports<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7955584_/~thehill.com/homenews/campaign/575275-democrats-voter-registration-edge-shrinks-in-key-states?mkt_tok=NTU2LVlFRS05NjkAAAF_8CzxPrABWhwG2RutY8eqtaZbxFww1-cq1Otm4wITAmgXq6jOmDFHECljReOt0sPdfGOsdp-5nJTjIV79MH-xp079PnWiMqLnrc4DRlGHZwK6&rl=1&cid=eml_mtp_20211006&user_email=23c738cc391fa9bde2da9f3d6f36bf73c437fc936ad68b9fb0d783e6a87a3288&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=New%20Campaign&utm_term=First%20Read>. More from NBC News<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7955584_/~www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/democrats-have-voter-registration-problem-key-states-midterms-approach-n1280893>.

“Why Democrats See 3 Governor’s Races as a Sea Wall for Fair Elections; Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania all have Democratic governors and G.O.P.-led legislatures. And in all three battlegrounds, Republicans are pushing hard to rewrite election laws.”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181242460&f=1116553&c=7955584&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, October 06, 2021
NYT reports<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7955584_/~www.nytimes.com/2021/10/06/us/politics/governor-races-democrats.html?smid=tw-share>.

Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing Today: “Protecting a Precious, Almost Sacred Right: The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181242464&f=1116553&c=7955584&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, October 06, 2021
Details here.<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7955584_/~www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/protecting-a-precious-almost-sacred-right-the-john-r-lewis-voting-rights-advancement-act>

North Carolina Appeals Court Allows Some Defamation Claims to Go to Trial Brought by Voters Falsely Accused of Voter Fraud by Those Associated with McCrory Campaign<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181242468&f=1116553&c=7955584&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, October 05, 2021
Unanimous opinion.<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7955584_/~appellate.nccourts.org/opinions/?c=2&pdf=40080>

“Facebook hides data showing it harms users. Outside scholars need access.”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181242472&f=1116553&c=7955584&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, October 05, 2021
Nate Persily<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7955584_/~www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/10/05/facebook-research-data-haugen-congress-regulation/> in WaPo opinion: The disclosures made by whistleblower Frances Haugen about Facebook — first to the Wall Street Journal<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7955584_/~www.wsj.com/articles/the-facebook-files-11631713039?mod=article_inline> and then to “60 Minutes” — ought to be the stuff of shareholders’ nightmares: When she left Facebook, she… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7955584_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125052>

“How the January 6 insurrection has enhanced scrutiny of political lobbying and spending”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181242476&f=1116553&c=7955584&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, October 05, 2021
IR Magazine<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7955584_/~www.irmagazine.com/buy-side/how-january-6-insurrection-has-enhanced-scrutiny-political-lobbying-and-spending>: In the aftermath of the January 6 insurrection, nearly 190 US companies suspended contributions through their political action committees (Pacs) to the 147 US Congressmen and Congresswomen who voted not to certify the results of the US… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7955584_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125050>

Oct. 6 Ash Center Event: “Two Americas Emerging: Voting Rights in the States”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181242480&f=1116553&c=7955584&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, October 05, 2021
Details here:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7955584_/~ash.harvard.edu/event/fork-voting%E2%80%99s-road?utm_campaign=Ash_Center_Announcement&utm_medium=email&utm_source=AshSalesforce> n the nearly one year since the November 2020 elections, the diverging directions state legislatures have taken on expanding or contracting voting rights have created a huge fault line in American democracy, described by some as ‘two Americas’.… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7955584_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125048>

Oct. 13 Virtual Event with Dahlia Lithwick and Me: “Abortion, Guns, Voting Rights and More: The 2021 US Supreme Court Docket”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181242484&f=1116553&c=7955584&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, October 05, 2021
Looking forward to this event<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7955584_/~www.eventbrite.com/e/abortion-guns-voting-rights-more-the-us-supreme-courts-2021docket-tickets-168474436575?aff=odeimcmailchimp&mc_eid=d003703e5c&mc_cid=7a5192ae9c> at 5 pm PT October 13 (free registration required).

Oct. 8 Princeton Virtual Event with Justin Grimmer: “No Evidence for Systematic Voter Fraud: A Guide To Claims About the 2020 Election”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181242488&f=1116553&c=7955584&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, October 05, 2021
Announcement via email: The Electoral Innovation Lab and Princeton Gerrymandering Project at Princeton University Presents a Friday Forum with Justin Grimmer, Professor of Political Science at Stanford University, on Friday, October 8 at 1:30 PM ET. The talk is titled… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7955584_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125044>

October 13 Knight Columbia Virtual Event: “Lies and Elections: How exceptional should we consider the electoral context when it comes to the regulation of lies?”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181242492&f=1116553&c=7955584&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, October 05, 2021
Looking forward to participating in this event<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7955584_/~knightcolumbia.org/events/lies-and-elections> at the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia Law (free registration required): How should the government regulate election-related speech? Trump’s “Big Lie” raises the question of whether lies about election results should be… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7955584_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125042>
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