[EL] FW: Election Law Blog: ELB News and Commentary
Rick Hasen
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Tue Jan 25 08:35:12 PST 2022
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From: Election Law Blog <rhasen at law.uci.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2022 8:32:06 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
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Subject: Election Law Blog: ELB News and Commentary
Amazing legal filing I'll be sure to talk about in my upcoming “Cheap Speech” talks: Interesting catch by Twitter's lawyers. Trump's lawyers, who are trying to persuade a court that Twitter plotted with the gov't, said a… Continue reading
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1. Trump’s Lawyers in Twitter Lawsuit Surreptitiously Conflate “Misinformation and Extremist Content” and “[Conservative] Content”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8160562/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127147>
2. “The group of senators pursuing bipartisan changes to how Congress certifies elections has doubled since its inception.”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8160562/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127145>
3. Georgia: “Fulton judges greenlight special grand jury for Trump probe”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8160562/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127143>
4. “Trump lawyer ordered to respond to January 6 committee subpoena for his Chapman University emails”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8160562/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127141>
5. “American democracy is under threat. But what is that threat, exactly?”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8160562/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127139>
6. “Why it’s wrong to call the voting rights bill a federal takeover”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8160562/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127137>
7. “The Politics of Judicial Elections, 2019-20”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8160562/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127135>
8. Unanimous 3-Judge Federal District Court Holds Alabama Violated Voting Rights Act by Not Creating a Second Majority Black Congressional District<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8160562/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127128>
9. “Arizona Republicans propose major changes to elections after GOP review finds no fraud”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8160562/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127126>
10. Watch Archived Video: “What Can (And Should) Journalists Do to Prevent Election Subversion and Another January 6?”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8160562/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127124>
11. “Vote-by-mail rejections are testing integrity of Texas Republicans’ voting law”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8160562/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127122>
12. “Democrats make surprising inroads in redistricting fight”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8160562/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127120>
13. “Trump followers zero in on secretary of state campaigns”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8160562/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127118>
14. Nevada: “Election official departures rising amid burnout, angry voters, new requirements”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8160562/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127116>
Trump’s Lawyers in Twitter Lawsuit Surreptitiously Conflate “Misinformation and Extremist Content” and “[Conservative] Content”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183515000&f=1116553&c=8160562&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, January 25, 2022
Amazing legal filing<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8160562_/~twitter.com/bradheath/status/1485970870187266055?s=20> I’ll be sure to talk about in my upcoming “Cheap Speech<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8160562_/~sites.uci.edu/cheapspeechbook/>” talks: Interesting catch by Twitter's lawyers. Trump's lawyers, who are trying to persuade a court that Twitter plotted with the gov't, said a… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8160562_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127147>
“The group of senators pursuing bipartisan changes to how Congress certifies elections has doubled since its inception.”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183515002&f=1116553&c=8160562&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, January 25, 2022
Politico:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8160562_/~www.politico.com/minutes/congress/01-24-2022/next-steps-election-reform/> Here’s who attended Monday’s meeting on the Republican side: Collins, Mitt Romney of Utah, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, Rob Portman of Ohio, Ben Sasse of Nebraska and Thom Tillis of North Carolina.… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8160562_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127145>
Georgia: “Fulton judges greenlight special grand jury for Trump probe”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183515004&f=1116553&c=8160562&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, January 25, 2022
AJC:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8160562_/~www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/breaking-fulton-judges-greenlight-special-grand-jury-for-trump-probe/DEBK3IQKLZHLBO6EYBGDXAHAU4/> The judges on Fulton County’s Superior Court bench on Monday cleared the way for a special grand jury to be used for District Attorney Fani Willis’ investigation of former President Donald Trump and his efforts to overturn Georgia’s 2020… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8160562_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127143>
“Trump lawyer ordered to respond to January 6 committee subpoena for his Chapman University emails”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183515006&f=1116553&c=8160562&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, January 25, 2022
CNN<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8160562_/~www.cnn.com/2022/01/24/politics/eastman-january-6-committee-subpoena-chapman-university/index.html>: A federal judge is forcing a conservative lawyer who had worked for then-President Donald Trump before the January 6 insurrection to respond to a House select committee subpoena of Chapman University for his emails — setting congressional… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8160562_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127141>
“American democracy is under threat. But what is that threat, exactly?”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183515008&f=1116553&c=8160562&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, January 25, 2022
Andrew Prokup <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8160562_/~www.vox.com/22798975/democracy-threats-peril-trump-voting-rights> for Vox.
“Why it’s wrong to call the voting rights bill a federal takeover”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183515010&f=1116553&c=8160562&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, January 25, 2022
Politifact rates<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8160562_/~www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jan/24/mitch-mcconnell/why-its-wrong-call-voting-rights-bills-federal-tak/> Senator McConnell’s statement false.
“The Politics of Judicial Elections, 2019-20”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183515012&f=1116553&c=8160562&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, January 25, 2022
Brennan Center report:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8160562_/~www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/politics-judicial-elections-2019-20> In 2019–20, state supreme court elections attracted more money — including more spending by special interests — than any judicial election cycle in history, posing a serious threat to the appearance and reality of justice across… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8160562_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127135>
Unanimous 3-Judge Federal District Court Holds Alabama Violated Voting Rights Act by Not Creating a Second Majority Black Congressional District<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183515014&f=1116553&c=8160562&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, January 24, 2022
>From the ruling:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8160562_/~www.naacpldf.org/wp-content/uploads/PRELIMINARY-INJUNCTION-MEMORANDUM-OPINION-AND-ORDER.-Signed-by-Judge-Anna-M-Manasco-on-1_24_2022.-1.pdf>
“Arizona Republicans propose major changes to elections after GOP review finds no fraud”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183515018&f=1116553&c=8160562&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, January 24, 2022
Jane Timm<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8160562_/~www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/arizona-republicans-propose-major-changes-elections-after-gop-review-finds-n1287879> for NBC News: Arizona Republicans have put forth two dozen bills this month that would significantly change the state’s electoral processes after the GOP’s unorthodox review of millions of ballots affirmed President Joe Biden’s victory and turned up… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8160562_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127126>
Watch Archived Video: “What Can (And Should) Journalists Do to Prevent Election Subversion and Another January 6?”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183515020&f=1116553&c=8160562&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, January 24, 2022
Deep, clarifying discussion with Bart Gellman, Jessica Huseman, and Margaret Sullivan for the UCI Law Fair Elections and Free Speech Center. Watch here:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8160562_/~www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfndzoyc3Pw>
“Vote-by-mail rejections are testing integrity of Texas Republicans’ voting law”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183515024&f=1116553&c=8160562&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, January 24, 2022
Alexa Ura<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8160562_/~www.texastribune.org/2022/01/24/texas-vote-by-mail-rejections/?utm_campaign=trib-social&utm_content=1643034088&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter> for Texas Tribune: Barely started down the path toward the first elections<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8160562_/~www.texastribune.org/2022/01/17/texas-primary-election-2022-voter-guide/> conducted under voting restrictions<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8160562_/~www.texastribune.org/2021/08/30/texas-voting-restrictions-bill/> enacted last year by Republican lawmakers, Texas voters and local election officials have found themselves enveloped in a fog of errors,… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8160562_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127122>
“Democrats make surprising inroads in redistricting fight”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183515028&f=1116553&c=8160562&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, January 24, 2022
AP:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8160562_/~apnews.com/article/voting-rights-new-york-legislature-state-legislature-redistricting-1511d08eb2ec109644439713eb9d44fb> Democrats braced for disaster when state legislatures began redrawing congressional maps<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8160562_/~apnews.com/hub/redistricting>, fearing that Republican dominance of statehouses would tilt power away from them for the next decade.But as the redistricting process reaches its final stages, that anxiety… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8160562_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127120>
“Trump followers zero in on secretary of state campaigns”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183515032&f=1116553&c=8160562&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, January 24, 2022
Zach Montellaro<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8160562_/~www.politico.com/news/2022/01/24/trump-secretary-of-state-campaigns-00000473?nname=playbook-pm&nid=0000015a-dd3e-d536-a37b-dd7fd8af0000&nrid=0000014e-f109-dd93-ad7f-f90d0def0000&nlid=964328> for Politico: Donald Trump’s pick to become Arizona’s top elections official raised more campaign cash in 2021 than his two potential Democratic opponents combined — a sign of MAGA-world’s deep engagement in taking over under-the-radar positions in charge… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8160562_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127118>
Nevada: “Election official departures rising amid burnout, angry voters, new requirements”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183515034&f=1116553&c=8160562&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, January 24, 2022
Nevada Independent<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8160562_/~thenevadaindependent.com/article/election-official-departures-rising-amid-burnout-angry-voters-new-requirements>: More Nevadans than ever made their voices heard in the 2020 election, spurred by intense interest in the presidential race and helped by law changes that vastly expanded paths to register<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8160562_/~thenevadaindependent.com/article/more-voters-less-party-affiliation-2-years-into-automatic-voter-registration> and multiplied voting options that… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8160562_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127116>
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