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New evidence on the Trump administration's meddling with the Census, confirming its focus on excluding noncitizens from the population count for reapportionment purposes. The memo laid out a string of instances of political interference that senior ...
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  1.  “Census Memo Cites ‘Unprecedented’ Meddling by Trump Administration”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8142746/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126962>
  2.  “The Justice Dept. alleged Jan. 6 was a seditious conspiracy. Now will it investigate Trump?”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8142746/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126959>
  3.  “FEC report shows how national party committees allegedly blow past contribution limits”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8142746/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126957>
  4.  “Disputed Presidential Elections and the Collapse of Constitutional Norms”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8142746/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126955>
  5.  “The Voting Rights Conundrum”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8142746/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126953>
  6.  Breaking News–Governor Wolf Shows His Hand<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8142746/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126951>
  7.  Some Brief Thoughts on Gorsuch’s Opinion in NFIB v. OSHA<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8142746/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126944>

“Census Memo Cites ‘Unprecedented’ Meddling by Trump Administration”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183313752&f=1116553&c=8142746&u=102231511>
By Nicholas Stephanopoulos, January 15, 2022
New evidence <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8142746_/~www.nytimes.com/2022/01/15/us/2020-census-trump.html?referringSource=articleShare> on the Trump administration’s meddling with the Census, confirming its focus on excluding noncitizens from the population count for reapportionment purposes. The memo<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8142746_/~www.brennancenter.org/sites/default/files/2022-01/BC-DOC-CEN-2020-1602-1445-1447.pdf> laid out a string of instances of political interference that senior census officials planned to… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8142746_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126962>

“The Justice Dept. alleged Jan. 6 was a seditious conspiracy. Now will it investigate Trump?”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183313754&f=1116553&c=8142746&u=102231511>
By Nicholas Stephanopoulos, January 15, 2022
WaPo<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8142746_/~www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/trump-jan-6-investigation-garland/2022/01/15/e55a3ca2-7555-11ec-b202-b9b92330d4fa_story.html> on next steps in the Jan. 6 inquiry: But so far the department does not appear to be directly investigating the person whose desperate bid to stay in office motivated the mayhem — former president Donald Trump — either… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8142746_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126959>

“FEC report shows how national party committees allegedly blow past contribution limits”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183313756&f=1116553&c=8142746&u=102231511>
By Nicholas Stephanopoulos, January 15, 2022
Persuasive evidence<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8142746_/~www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/01/14/27-million-routed-improperly-rnc-2016-fec-general-counsel-found/> that circumvention of federal contribution limits has occurred since McCutcheon struck down the aggregate limits. A fundraising committee operated jointly by the Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee in 2016 served as a vehicle for state parties… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8142746_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126957>

“Disputed Presidential Elections and the Collapse of Constitutional Norms”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183313758&f=1116553&c=8142746&u=102231511>
By Nicholas Stephanopoulos, January 15, 2022
Matthew Seligman<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8142746_/~papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3283457> on Electoral Count Act reform: This Article exposes the vulnerabilities of the legal framework governing Congress’s role in resolving disputed presidential elections: the Electoral Count Act of 1887. The constitutional and statutory framework for resolving such disputes remains… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8142746_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126955>

“The Voting Rights Conundrum”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183313760&f=1116553&c=8142746&u=102231511>
By Nicholas Stephanopoulos, January 15, 2022
Stephen Griffin<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8142746_/~balkin.blogspot.com/2022/01/the-voting-rights-conundrum-part-i.html> on how voting rights commentary often ignores history, especially in the South. Unfortunately, this viewpoint leaves out one region and one group of surpassing importance to the Democratic party and, one hopes, to the nation as a whole… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8142746_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126953>

Breaking News–Governor Wolf Shows His Hand<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183313762&f=1116553&c=8142746&u=102231511>
By Tabatha Abu El-Haj, January 15, 2022
Without making an endorsement, Governor Wolf released a map for Pennsylvania’s 17 congressional districts <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8142746_/~www.inquirer.com/politics/election/pennsylvania-redistricting-gov-tom-wolf-congressional-map-20220115.html> on Saturday. His statements explain his view that this map as well as “the ‘citizens’ map’ drawn through the Draw the Lines project of Committee of… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8142746_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126951>

Some Brief Thoughts on Gorsuch’s Opinion in NFIB v. OSHA<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183313764&f=1116553&c=8142746&u=102231511>
By Anita Krishnakumar, January 15, 2022
There is much to say about the Court’s opinions in NFIB v. OSHA staying the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s emergency rule requiring employers with at least 100 employees “to ensure their workforces are fully vaccinated or show a negative… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8142746_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126944>
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