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PrawfsBlawg
Sanctions, disbarment, and sedition
Main Saturday, January 09, 2021Sanctions, disbarment, and seditionThere was discussion prior to Wednesday about sanctions or bar consequences for the attorneys who brought the nonsense election challenges. Even if Trump…
The Right Coast
PENCE ISSUE IS A DISTRACTION FROM THE REAL ISSUE OF DOES CONGRESS HAVE A BACKBONE
I suggest to folks on both sides of that issue that the more fundamental question is whether Congress has the authority to set aside a state s Electoral College votes.…
PrawfsBlawg
Three (maybe four) parties?
Main Thursday, January 07, 2021Three (maybe four) parties?John McLaughlin (Johns Hopkins) says it "Feels like we might be heading for a 3 party system, formally or in practice. Hard to…
California Corporate & Securities Law Blog
How A Sack Of Flour Healed A Divided Electorate
In 1864, the voters of Austin, Nevada were almost evenly divided between supporters of the Union (Republicans) and advocates for an immediate peace treaty with the Confederacy (Copperheads). Two eminent…
The Right Coast
Giuliani to Senator: Try to Just Slow it Down – The Dispatch
At approximately 7 p.m., Giuliani called newly sworn-in Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville, a staunch Trump ally, imploring him to stall the process. I want to discuss with you how they're…
The Right Coast
In Crazy Banana-Republic Moment, Mob Storms U.S. Capitol, Senate & House. Lawmakers Evacuated. But No Problem, Stocks Are Up | Wolf Street
This is truly a shocking and historic moment for the US, where a mob, riled up by the President who d lost an election but refuses to accept the will…
The Right Coast
Decision Desk HQ: Republicans lose both GA runoffs — and control of the Senate
There s always the midterms. Get used to that mantra, because it s going to be a long two years for both parties, but Republicans in particular. Georgia Democrats won…
Lawyers on Strike
The Trumpster Gambit
By John Regan
Today we have this weird situation where the votes of the “electoral college” are counted – or not – in a joint session of Congress with Vice President Pence presiding…
PrawfsBlawg
Partisan messaging
Main Tuesday, January 05, 2021Partisan messagingKeith Whittington at Lawfare breaks down the legal, constitutional, social, and political problems with what congressional Republicans plan to do tomorrow.He responds to the argument…
The Faculty Lounge
Wisconsin Voters Alliance v. Pence [UPDATED]
Here is the key passage in Judge Boasberg's opinion in the latest round of Trump campaign adjacent litigation: It is not a stretch to find a serious lack of good…