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“A Pro-Trump Group’s Risky Bet on Infrequent Voters Seems to Have Paid Off”
NYT: Heading into the 2024 election, the conservative group Turning Point Action made a risky and expensive bet as it tried to fix Republicans’ early-voting problem: It zeroed in on infrequent voters ...
Election Law Blog7h
“Can Trump pull a Nixon?: The new president can help end the outdated Electoral College”
It hasn’t been reported how Donald Trump celebrated his official election this week, but I have an idea how he should mark the occasion. He should take a leaf out of President Richard Nixon’s … ...
Election Law Blog7h
“Racial Turnout Gap Grew in Georgia — Again”
Over the past 15 years, the racial turnout gap in the United States has grown dramatically. A good deal of the widening gap — but by no means all of it — can be attributed to restrictive state voting ...
Election Law Blog1d
Pennsylvania: “Delaware County prosecutors allege paid canvasser tried to register dead people to vote in the 2024 election”
Delaware County prosecutors announced charges Thursday against a Collingdale woman who they say repeatedly tried to submit voter registration forms for dead people and against an elderly man who cast ...
Election Law Blog1d
“Trump signals plans to use all levers of power against the media”
WaPo: For many years, Donald Trump repeatedly threatened to sue the press but often didn’t follow through. When he did, he almost always lost. But Trump’s recent settlement with ABC News and a cascade ...
Election Law Blog5d
ELB Book Corner: Nick Stephanopoulos: “Aligning Election Law – The Law of Alignment”
I am pleased to welcome Nick Stephanopoulos to the ELB Book Corner, writing about his new book, Aligning Election Law. This ...
Election Law Blog3d
ELB Book Corner: Nick Stephanopoulos: “Aligning Election Law – Aligning (and Misaligning) Institutions”
I am pleased to welcome Nick Stephanopoulos to the ELB Book Corner, writing about his new book, Aligning Election Law. This ...
Election Law Blog3d
“Online Ad Spending in the 2024 Election Topped $1.35 Billion”
New from the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law, OpenSecrets, and the Wesleyan Media Project. Key findings: As the authors explain, transparency rules for online spending are weak compared to those ...
Election Law Blog3d
“Trump Moves to Replace Officials Whom New Presidents Traditionally Leave Alone”
President-elect Donald J. Trump has moved to install loyalists in jobs that Congress did not intend for new presidents to replace at the start of their terms, eroding a traditional constraint on ...
Election Law Blog3d
Co-president’ Elon Musk? Trump ally tests influence in spending fight”
WaPo: Elon Musk has never been elected to office. President-elect Donald Trump has not tapped him to serve in any role inside the government. Until the July assassination attempt, he never even ...
Election Law Blog7d
ELB Book Corner: Nick Stephanopoulos: “Aligning Election Law – The Concept of Alignment”
I am pleased to welcome Nick Stephanopoulos to the ELB Book Corner, writing about his new book, Aligning Election Law. This ...
Election Law Blog6d
ELB Book Corner: Nick Stephanopoulos: “Aligning Election Law – Misaligned America”
I am pleased to welcome Nick Stephanopoulos to the ELB Book Corner, writing about his new book, Aligning Election Law. This ...