WASHINGTON — Justice Anthony M. Kennedy has long been troubled by extreme partisan gerrymandering, where the party in power draws voting districts to give itself a lopsided advantage in elections.Source: Kennedy’s Vote Is in Play on Voting Maps Warped by Politics...
SAN FRANCISCO — Russian operatives set up an array of misleading Web sites and social media pages to identify American voters susceptible to propaganda, then used a powerful Facebook tool to repeatedly send them messages designed to influence their political behavior, say people familiar with theSource: Russians took a page from corporate America by using Facebook tool to ID and...
Former Rep. Connie Mack, R-Fla., arranged to use a Capitol meeting room on behalf of a lobbying client. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call File Photo) A recent panel discussion about alleged governmental corruption in Ukraine, organized by lobbyist and former Rep.Source: Lobbyists Use of Capitol Meeting Space Raises Questions...
Before oral argument I explained that the vote in Gill v. Whitford is likely to come down to Justice Kennedy, with the Court’s four liberal Justices voting to rein in partisan gerrymandering and the four conservatives voting against it.Source: With Justice Kennedy Seriously Considering Being the 5th Vote to Rein in Partisan Gerrymandering, The Chief Justice Worries About the Political Thicket...
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