SAN FRANCISCO -- Left-leaning political activists accused Facebook of suppressing free speech when the social media giant removed an event listing this week that it said was part of a new disinformation campaign with ties to Russia.Source: The moment when Facebook’s removal of alleged Russian disinformation became a free speech issue...

Congress has provided that certain kinds of election law cases must be handled by 3-judge U.S. District Courts. That includes cases involving redistricting. In 2017, a lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Sacramento over the huge population of California legislative districts.Source: Plaintiffs in Lawsuit Over Population of California Legislative Districts Ask U.S. Supreme Court to Put Case in...

A new super PAC connected to a network of nonpartisan political action committees put roughly $146,000 behind Democratic House candidates this week ahead of competitive primary elections later this month.  Progress Tomorrow, Inc.Source: Super PAC behind spending in Minnesota and Florida primaries linked to nonpartisan No Labels group...

They covered their tracks, using software to camouflage their internet traffic. They created Facebook pages for anti-Trump culture warriors, Hispanic activists and fans of alternative medicine. And they organized protests in coordination with real-world political groups.Source: Facebook Grapples With a Maturing Adversary in Election Meddling...