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NYT: The anniversary of the Jan. 6 riot arrives this week with the congressional committee investigating the attack confronting a series of difficult questions, including how forcefully to flex its subpoena power and whether the Supreme Court will ...
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  1.  “Jan. 6 Panel Faces Difficult Questions as Anniversary of Capitol Riot Approaches”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8117682/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126650>
  2.  “A Former Facebook Executive Pushes to Open Social Media’s ‘Black Boxes’”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8117682/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126648>
  3.  “If American democracy is going to survive, the media must make this crucial shift”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8117682/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126646>
  4.  “Voting Rights Should Not Be the Focus of Election Reform”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8117682/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126644>
  5.  “Why Democrats haven’t given up on Joe Manchin and voting rights”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8117682/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126642>
  6.  “Minnesota mathematicians, data scientists use new technology to shape political districts”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8117682/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126639>
  7.  Georgia’s Cobb County Republican Party Plans to Honor Insurrectionists on January 6<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8117682/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126637>
  8.  Watch Video of My CNN Appearance with Pamela Brown Talking About Jan. 6 Anniversary and the Serious Risks to American Democracy<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8117682/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126635>
  9.  Strong New York Times Editorial: “Every Day is January 6 Now”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8117682/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126633>
  10. On Potential Further Fragmentation of the Democratic Party in a Post-Pelosi Era<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8117682/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126628>
  11. “The Most Authentic Republican in America”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8117682/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126624>
  12. “At time of Capitol prayer service Jan. 6, Trump will deliver remarks doubling down on the ‘Big Lie’”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8117682/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126621>
  13. “POLITICO Playbook: 4 startling polls you should read about Jan. 6”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8117682/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126619>
  14. Downloads of the Year – Legal Theory Blog<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8117682/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126615>

“Jan. 6 Panel Faces Difficult Questions as Anniversary of Capitol Riot Approaches”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183028564&f=1116553&c=8117682&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, January 03, 2022
NYT:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8117682_/~www.nytimes.com/2022/01/02/us/politics/jan-6-capitol-riot-anniversary.html> The anniversary of the Jan. 6 riot arrives this week with the congressional committee investigating the attack confronting a series of difficult questions, including how forcefully to flex its subpoena power and whether the Supreme Court will stymie… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8117682_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126650>

“A Former Facebook Executive Pushes to Open Social Media’s ‘Black Boxes’”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183028568&f=1116553&c=8117682&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, January 03, 2022
Ben Smith NYT column:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8117682_/~www.nytimes.com/2022/01/02/business/media/crowdtangle-facebook-brandon-silverman.html> Much of what Americans know about what happens inside companies like Google and Facebook these days comes from employees who tire of the corporate spin and leak internal documents. Congress is responding to documents leaked first <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8117682_/~www.wsj.com/articles/the-facebook-files-11631713039> … Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8117682_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126648>

“If American democracy is going to survive, the media must make this crucial shift”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183028570&f=1116553&c=8117682&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, January 03, 2022
Margaret Sullivan WaPo column<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8117682_/~www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/01/03/media-democracy-jan6-atlantic-npr/>: Similarly, NPR recently ran a seven-minute segment on what it called “the clear and present danger of Trump’s enduring ‘Big Lie.’ ” <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8117682_/~www.npr.org/2021/12/23/1065277246/trump-big-lie-jan-6-election> As NYU’s Jay Rosen noted,<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8117682_/~twitter.com/jayrosen_nyu/status/1474169355575439365> the piece was admirably direct in its… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8117682_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126646>

“Voting Rights Should Not Be the Focus of Election Reform”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183028576&f=1116553&c=8117682&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, January 03, 2022
Yuval Levin<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8117682_/~www.nytimes.com/2022/01/03/opinion/voting-rights-election-reform.html> NYT oped: Some Republicans insist that the process of counting and certifying the vote in some states was corrupt in 2020. There is no evidence — none — to support any specific claims on this front. But… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8117682_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126644>

“Why Democrats haven’t given up on Joe Manchin and voting rights”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183028580&f=1116553&c=8117682&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, January 03, 2022
John Harwood<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8117682_/~www.cnn.com/2022/01/02/politics/joe-manchin-voting-rights-filibuster/index.html> for CNN: Along with Sen. Kyrsten Sinema<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8117682_/~www.cnn.com/2021/09/30/politics/kyrsten-sinema-arizona-reaction/index.html> of Arizona, Manchin continues to publicly hold the line against steps to weaken the filibuster, much less abolish it. They insist filibusters force Senate majorities to seek bipartisan consensus rather than… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8117682_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126642>

“Minnesota mathematicians, data scientists use new technology to shape political districts”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183028586&f=1116553&c=8117682&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, January 03, 2022
Star Tribune:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8117682_/~www.startribune.com/minnesota-mathematicians-data-scientists-use-new-technology-to-shape-political-districts/600131871/> Political map-making requires a tedious series of adjustments, each one with the potential to disrupt the balance.Trying to evenly redistribute population among districts — required by the U.S. Constitution each decade after the census count — may mean… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8117682_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126639>

Georgia’s Cobb County Republican Party Plans to Honor Insurrectionists on January 6<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183028590&f=1116553&c=8117682&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, January 03, 2022
AJC<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8117682_/click-em.ajc.com/e/evib?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=4619201c3bb540708b250b001fa15526&_e=3gI4FTCJFtkA0WddGYLtRR4pgUqJ4EcnAWmvm3wDWrpMrO8q65udIClYMosk9oIsl0QQpt1o-TbqbXXCE1KpxtEY7mmACVjNmggW0XblO-E%3D>: The deadly events of Jan. 6 will mostly be marked around the country by solemn ceremonies to remember the day that the pro-Donald Trump mob attacked the U.S. Capitol.But at the Cobb County GOP headquarters, a group… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8117682_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126637>

Watch Video of My CNN Appearance with Pamela Brown Talking About Jan. 6 Anniversary and the Serious Risks to American Democracy<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183028598&f=1116553&c=8117682&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, January 03, 2022
You can watch here<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8117682_/~www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8W5tOYAPHM>:

Strong New York Times Editorial: “Every Day is January 6 Now”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183028606&f=1116553&c=8117682&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, January 03, 2022
>From the editorial:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8117682_/~www.nytimes.com/2022/01/01/opinion/january-6-attack-committee.html?smid=tw-share> One year after the smoke and broken glass, the mock gallows and the very real bloodshed of that awful day, it is tempting to look back and imagine that we can, in fact, simply look back. To… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8117682_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126633>

On Potential Further Fragmentation of the Democratic Party in a Post-Pelosi Era<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183028612&f=1116553&c=8117682&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, January 03, 2022
The Washington Post has this story,<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8117682_/~www.washingtonpost.com/politics/democrats-pelosi-jeffries/2022/01/01/317f7792-5cfa-11ec-9c0e-a955f8a009c1_story.html> House Democrats begin preparing for the post-Pelosi era. I was struck, not surprisingly, by a number of the comments from House Democrats, particularly this one: There is one possible outcome of the leadership shuffle… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8117682_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126628>

“The Most Authentic Republican in America”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183028616&f=1116553&c=8117682&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, January 03, 2022
Subheading: “A GOP county chairman tried to push back on the stolen election narrative. He had a difficult time persuading Trump supporters.” The Dispatch<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8117682_/~thedispatch.com/p/the-most-authentic-republican-in> (subscription required) is publishing excerpts from this forthcoming book. Here’s the description of the book: The… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8117682_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126624>

“At time of Capitol prayer service Jan. 6, Trump will deliver remarks doubling down on the ‘Big Lie’”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183028624&f=1116553&c=8117682&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, January 02, 2022
Politico:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8117682_/~www.politico.com/news/2022/01/02/trump-capitol-riot-aftermath-526277> Donald Trump has already telegraphed the remarks he plans to give at Mar-a-Lago on Thursday, the anniversary of the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.If he follows the script laid out in his announcement of the news conference,… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8117682_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126621>

“POLITICO Playbook: 4 startling polls you should read about Jan. 6”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183028630&f=1116553&c=8117682&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, January 02, 2022
Politico<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8117682_/~www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2022/01/02/4-startling-polls-you-should-read-about-jan-6-495559?nname=playbook&nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&nrid=0000014e-f109-dd93-ad7f-f90d0def0000&nlid=630318>: As the one-year anniversary of Jan. 6 approaches this week, news outlets are out with a spate of new polls showing how the siege of the Capitol has affected American politics.THIS IS BAD — Roughly 4 in 10… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8117682_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126619>

Downloads of the Year – Legal Theory Blog<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183028632&f=1116553&c=8117682&u=102231511>
By Franita Tolson, January 02, 2022
On the Legal Theory Blog, Larry Solum posted his “Downloads of the Year<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8117682_/~lsolum.typepad.com/legaltheory/2022/01/downloads-of-the-year-2021.html>,” and I am happy that my essay, “‘In Whom is the Right of Suffrage?’: The Reconstruction Acts as Sources of Constitutional Meaning<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8117682_/~papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3880655>” made… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8117682_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126615>
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