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

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From: Election Law Blog <rhasen at law.uci.edu>
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To: Rick Hasen <rhasen at law.uci.edu>
Subject: Election Law Blog: ELB News and Commentary

Michael Luttig, a former federal judge, offers this thread that Rick helpfully links to. Luttig claims he advised that “the VP himself could [not] decide that the Electoral Count Act of 1887 is unconstitutional and accordingly submit the 2020… ...
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  1.  On Luttig on Eastman and the Electoral Count Act<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7933564/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124731>
  2.  “Biden ordered federal agencies to boost voter participation. He gets their plans this week”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7933564/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124729>
  3.  Judge Luttig Responds to John Eastman Memo; Advised VP Pence, Contrary to John Eastman, that Pence Could Not Steal the Election for Trump<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7933564/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124727>
  4.  For Instructors Teaching Election Law in the Spring: Election Law–Cases and Materials Ready for Preorder and For Classroom Use in January<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7933564/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124725>
  5.  John Eastman Gives CNN Longer Six-Page Memo on How He Hoped to Help Mike Pence Steal the Election for Trump<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7933564/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124721>
  6.  “Redistricting: Working with Census Data”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7933564/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124716>
  7.  “Trump Campaign Knew Lawyers’ Voting Machine Claims Were Baseless, Memo Shows”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7933564/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124714>
  8.  “AZ Election Audit Undermines Protocols — and Confidence”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7933564/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124712>

On Luttig on Eastman and the Electoral Count Act<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180805260&f=1116553&c=7933564&u=102231511>
By Derek Muller, September 22, 2021
Michael Luttig, a former federal judge, offers this thread that Rick helpfully links to<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7933564_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124727>. Luttig claims he advised that “the VP himself could [not] decide that the Electoral Count Act of 1887 is unconstitutional and accordingly submit the 2020… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7933564_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124731>

“Biden ordered federal agencies to boost voter participation. He gets their plans this week”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180805262&f=1116553&c=7933564&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, September 22, 2021
Bryan Lowry<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7933564_/~www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article254415878.html> for McClatchy.

Judge Luttig Responds to John Eastman Memo; Advised VP Pence, Contrary to John Eastman, that Pence Could Not Steal the Election for Trump<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180805264&f=1116553&c=7933564&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, September 22, 2021
Twitter thread from Judge Luttig starts here<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7933564_/~twitter.com/judgeluttig/status/1440523765285224456>. I was honored to advise Vice President Pence that he had no choice on January 6, 2021, but to accept and count the Electoral College votes as they had been cast and… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7933564_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124727>

For Instructors Teaching Election Law in the Spring: Election Law–Cases and Materials Ready for Preorder and For Classroom Use in January<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180805266&f=1116553&c=7933564&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, September 22, 2021
The Seventh Edition of Lowenstein, Hasen, Tokaji, and Stephanapoulos, Election Law–Cases and Materials<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7933564_/~cap-press.com/books/isbn/9781531020811/Election-Law-Seventh-Edition> will be ready for use in time for Spring classes. I’m very excited about this new edition! Please reach out if you are an instructor and you… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7933564_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124725>

John Eastman Gives CNN Longer Six-Page Memo on How He Hoped to Help Mike Pence Steal the Election for Trump<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180805268&f=1116553&c=7933564&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, September 21, 2021
You can find the memo here.<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7933564_/cdn.cnn.com/cnn/2021/images/09/21/privileged.and.confidential.--.jan.3.memo.on.jan.6.scenario.pdf> I think it makes Eastman look even worse<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7933564_/~twitter.com/rickhasen/status/1440445673657094151?s=20>. MORE <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7933564_/~reason.com/volokh/2021/09/21/the-eastman-memo-poor-lawyering-for-a-disreputable-cause/> from Jonathan Adler: UPDATE: John Eastman has told CNN<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7933564_/~twitter.com/jeremyherb/status/1440432387263922185> that the above-cited memo was merely a preliminary outline, and has provided CNN’s Jeremy Herb… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7933564_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124721>

“Redistricting: Working with Census Data”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180805270&f=1116553&c=7933564&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, September 21, 2021
Sept. 28 NYLS event<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7933564_/~www.nyls.edu/events/redistricting-working-with-census-data/>.

“Trump Campaign Knew Lawyers’ Voting Machine Claims Were Baseless, Memo Shows”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180805272&f=1116553&c=7933564&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, September 21, 2021
NYT<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7933564_/~www.nytimes.com/2021/09/21/us/politics/trump-dominion-voting.html?campaign_id=190&emc=edit_ufn_20210921&instance_id=40945&nl=updates-from-the-newsroom&regi_id=117282&segment_id=69508&te=1&user_id=73afc232b34fb48763946ae71c55eb73>: Two weeks after the 2020 election, a team of lawyers closely allied with Donald J. Trump held a widely watched news conference at the Republican Party’s headquarters in Washington. At the event, they laid out a bizarre conspiracy… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7933564_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124714>

“AZ Election Audit Undermines Protocols — and Confidence”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180805274&f=1116553&c=7933564&u=102231511>
By Derek Muller, September 21, 2021
I have this piece<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7933564_/~www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/09/21/az_election_audit_undermines__protocols_--_and_confidence_146436.html> over at RealClearPolitics today. It begins: Confidence in elections is essential to democracy. Losing candidates and their supporters must believe that a free and fair election accurately reflects the preferences of the voters.States have myriad post-election… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7933564_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124712>
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