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Some musings on the SAVE America Act

The SAVE America Act has consumed a tremendous amount of bandwidth in congressional conversation for a range of reasons. So let me offer...

“Push for GOP voting law has many switching sides on filibuster issue”

WaPo: Just as Democrats did in early 2022, a large bloc of Senate Republicans has focused on trying to pass a law to nationalize...

“Social Media Isn’t Just Speech. It’s Also a Defective, Hazardous Product”

Can the same arguments be made about civic health? Tim Wu: Until now, companies like Meta and Google have relied on some powerful legal defenses....

MI: “In fight with DOJ over voting roll access, Michigan may be poised to go the distance”

Votebeat: “In Michigan, filed an appeal within two days of the order appearing on the docket,” compared to much slower responses to other...

NE: “Democrat Mark Martinez can’t run for Douglas County sheriff, new election commissioner rules”

News from the States: The county’s new lead election official, Danielle Jensen, said she consulted with the Douglas County Attorney’s Office and Secretary...

“The Age of Eerie A.I. Political Ads Is Here”

And it’s not pretty. Rick and I both wrote a bit about this back in 2019, here and here. NYT: Weird voice-overs. Fake images of...

AZ: “In Arizona, an Electric Utility Holds an Election, Open Only to Property Owners”

Ball v. James, anyone? NYT : In one of America’s least democratic elections, the rule is not one person, one vote. It’s one...

“EXCLUSIVE: Super PAC Launches $100 Million Strategy to Bolster MAHA Candidates in Midterms”

The Daily Signal: The MAHA PAC, a Robert F. Kennedy-aligned super PAC dedicated to “Making America Healthy Again,” hopes to “counter the influence of Big Pharma,...

FL: “Can Florida save Trump’s plan to keep GOP in power?”

WaPo: ome Republicans in the state are tamping down expectations that they can deliver the kind of bonanza that would give the party significant...

David Gans at Slate on the Upcoming Watson Case at SCOTUS and Absentee Voting During the Civil War

David Gans at Slate: In reaching this decision, the 5th Circuit not only made a hash of federal law, but it also ignored the lengthy...

IL: “Dark money group offers influencers $1,500 for posts attacking Chicago Democratic primary candidate”

MSNow: A week out from a crowded and contentious Democratic primary in Illinois’s 9th Congressional District, Amanda Informed, an online influencer in Florida received...

NV: “FBI closes 2020 election fraud inquiry ordered by Nevada’s top federal prosecutor, sources say”

CBS News: The FBI has closed a politically charged voter fraud inquiry sought by Nevada’s top federal prosecutor, after finding only 38 non-citizens may...

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