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Municipal Minute
Seventh Circuit Dismisses Challenge to State’s Mail-In Ballot Procedure
Last month, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a challenge to Illinois election laws that allow election officials to receive and count mail-in ballots for up to two weeks…
Legal Profession Blog
Chesebro Charged With Election Interference
Kenneth Chesebro has been charged with ethics violations by the Illinois Administrator Between November 2, 2020 and January 6, 2021, Respondent chose not to accept that incumbent President Donald J. Trump…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Former Prez Trump's state sentencing date push to week of Thanksgiving
As reported in this New York Times piece, the "judge overseeing Donald J. Trump’s criminal case in Manhattan postponed his sentencing until after Election Day, a significant victory for the…
The Right Coast
Justice Department Trumps Russian Disinformation – WSJ
Which is more likely to influence a U.S. election? A dribble of Russian propaganda in an ocean of online electioneering, or a federal law-enforcement campaign against one of the candidates?…
Regulatory Oversight
New York AG Adopts Final Preclearance Rule and Prepares for the NYVRA to Take Effect
By Misha Tseytlin, Carson Cox, Abby Hylton
The New York Voting Rights Act's (NYVRA) preclearance section takes effect on September 22, 2024. The new rule requires covered jurisdictions to seek "preclearance" of certain covered policy changes to…
Known Trends
Webinar Alert | Election 2024: Regulatory Predictions for the New Administration
Join Wilson Sonsini for a webinar on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Pacific Time, where our esteemed panel will consider how federal enforcement priorities may…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
District Court Rejects Trump Bid to Remove Hush Money Case to Federal Court
Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein (S.D.N.Y.) earlier this week rejected Donald Trump's motion to remove his New York state hush-money case to federal court. Trump filed a notice of appeal last…
On Brief: Iowa's Appellate Blog
Iowa Supreme Court to hear arguments in Iowa City Sept 6 on Linn County Auditor’s election-security case
By Rox Laird
The Iowa Supreme Court’s first oral argument of the 2024-25 term is scheduled to be heard Sept. 6 at the University of Iowa College of Law. This case addresses the…
Simple Justice
Is The “Joy” About Relief Or Race?
One of the things that has been pretty darn impressive about the candidacy of Kamala Harris is how she’s avoided making her sex or gender an issue. Granted, there are…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Religious Broadcasters and Churches Challenge Johnson Amendment
From a Press Release, 28 August 2024:WASHINGTON, D.C. (NRB) — The National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) association—a nonpartisan, international association of Christian communicators whose member organizations represent hundreds of millions of listeners,…