Alexandria, VA – Attorneys for Colorado and the Center for Competitive Politics (CCP) filed a notice in federal court today ending a free speech case that began more than four years ago.Source: Colorado closes free speech case, changes law, pays $220K in attorney’s fees...
Some on the right have claimed that the complaint filed by Twitter (via Seth Waxman) seeking to block the Trump administration from forcing Twitter to reveal the identity of a Twitter user critical of the government (and perhaps working for the government) demonstrates the unconstitutionality of cSource: No, the Attempt to Block the Unmasking of Trump Critic on Twitter Does Not...
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans on Thursday engineered a dramatic change in how the chamber confirms Supreme Court nominations, bypassing a Democratic blockade of Judge Neil M. Gorsuch in a move that will most likely reshape both the Senate and the court.Source: Senate Republicans Deploy ‘Nuclear Option’ to Clear Path for Gorsuch...
Alexandria, VA – The Center for Competitive Politics (CCP), America’s largest nonprofit defending First Amendment political speech rights, released the following statement commending New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez for her veto of S.B. 96:Source: CCP Commends New Mexico Governor Martinez for Vetoing Anti-Donor Privacy Bill...
Alaska Representative Gabrielle Ledoux (R-Anchorage) introduced HB 200 on March 29. It converts Alaska elections to top-two elections. The bill has a hearing on Monday, April 10, at 1 pm, in the House Judiciary Committee. The Committee will meet again on the bill on Wednesday, April 12, for a vote.Source: Alaska Top-Two Bill Has Hearing Monday, April 10...
The move marks the first major West Wing shake-up less than three months into Trump's presidency.Source: Senior White House aide Katie Walsh moving to pro-Trump political group...
Staff asked to hand in resignation letters at DNC:Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez has launched a major overhaul of the party's organization, which has been stung by recent crises — and the DNC has requested resignation letters from all current staffers.Source: Embattled DNC Asks All Staffers For Resignation Letters...
In the aftermath of the 2016 presidential election, many analysts suggested that Hillary Clinton lost to Donald J. Trump because of poor Democratic turnout. Months later, it is clear that the turnout was only modestly better for Mr. Trump than expected.Source: A 2016 Review: Turnout Wasn’t the Driver of Clinton’s Defeat...
The New Mexico Legislature took a significant step toward ensuring transparency and diminishing unchecked “dark money” in state elections this legislative session by approving Senate Bill 96. Now it is the governor’s turn to give New Mexico voters a break.Source: Looking In: Governor should sign ‘dark-money’ bill...
Searching for “rigged election” in Google News turns up “about 288,000 results.” Add “Trump” to the search and you get “about 342,000” hits. Enough already. The rhetoric is everywhere, and it’s misleading and dangerous.Source: Money doesn't buy elections and elections aren't rigged. Period....
