Just for those keeping track, there is no sense in which personal stock transactions are “official acts” of the president covered by the immunity announced in Trump v. U.S.

#ELB: A Possible Justice Alito Retirement in November if Republicans Lose Control of Senate (for Confirmation During the Lame Duck Session) https://electionlawblog.org/?p=157058

#ELB: Why Did Chief Justice Roberts Assign Justice Alito to Write Callais? https://electionlawblog.org/?p=157083

#ELB: “Supreme Court ruling may wipe out Democrats’ cash advantage in Senate battlegrounds” https://electionlawblog.org/?p=157093

#ELB: “Johnson says House will pass SAVE America Act ‘one more time’ in reconciliation bill” https://electionlawblog.org/?p=157091

#ELB: “Trump’s MAGA Inc. is sitting on $350M. Republicans want to see it.” https://electionlawblog.org/?p=157089

#ELB: “The War Over Who Controls Elections in a Key Midterm Battleground” https://electionlawblog.org/?p=157087

#ELB: Steinfeld, “The Forgotten History of the Electors Clause: The States Abandon Legislative Appointment of Electors as Unconstitutional” https://electionlawblog.org/?p=157085

#ELB: Why Did Chief Justice Roberts Assign Justice Alito to Write Callais? https://electionlawblog.org/?p=157083

This is dumb and misleading. The seat's already up for election anyway. A special election, if held, would just mean a separate race on the ballot to be a senator for the 6 weeks or so between when the result is certified mid-Nov and the term expires Jan 3. It's not a meaningful motive for anybody.

#ELB: “Trump Is Getting Tired of Losing Election Cases” https://electionlawblog.org/?p=157081

#ELB: “Noncitizen voting was gaining steam in L.A. Then fears of Trump backlash scuttled the plan” https://electionlawblog.org/?p=157077

#ELB: “Supreme Court’s dramatic moves will reshape elections — and give the GOP a midterm boost” https://electionlawblog.org/?p=157075

#ELB: “We Hate to Break It to You, but Maybe We’re Not That Polarized” https://electionlawblog.org/?p=157072

#ELB: “The Patient Is America. Here’s the Prescription.” https://electionlawblog.org/?p=157070

#ELB: “Trump Wants a New Air Force One in His Presidential Library. It’s Not a Done Deal.” https://electionlawblog.org/?p=157068

#ELB: “Arkansas GOP files FEC complaint over missing disclaimer box on Chris Jones’ yard signs” https://electionlawblog.org/?p=157066

#ELB: “Nearly a Million Investors Lost a Total of $3.8 Billion on Trump Crypto Coin” https://electionlawblog.org/?p=157063

#ELB: “Nearly a Million Investors Lost a Total of $3.8 Billion on Trump Crypto Coin” https://electionlawblog.org/?p=157063

#ELB: “‘Who Should I Vote for?’: Voters Turn to A.I. Before Casting Their Ballots” https://electionlawblog.org/?p=157061

#ELB: A Possible Justice Alito Retirement in November if Republicans Lose Control of Senate (for Confirmation During the Lame Duck Session) https://electionlawblog.org/?p=157058

#ELB: “In Backing President Trump’s Policies, Justice Alito Finds His Moment” https://electionlawblog.org/?p=157056

#ELB: Dan Tokaji Blogging Weeks of July 6 and July 13 https://electionlawblog.org/?p=157054

#ELB: “Trump Targets Not Just Georgia’s Vote, but Also Trust in Elections” https://electionlawblog.org/?p=157050

#ELB: “The Many Ways Trump Is Trying to Tip the Scales for the Midterms” https://electionlawblog.org/?p=157048

#ELB: “Tucker Carlson, Who Broke With Trump, Plans to ‘Help Build a Third Party'” https://electionlawblog.org/?p=157046

#ELB: APSA Short Course: “Connecting Campaign Finance Scholars and Reformers: Building a Research Agenda” https://electionlawblog.org/?p=157044

#ELB: “The GOP’s dirty little secret about the SAVE America Act” https://electionlawblog.org/?p=157042

#ELB: “In Election Betting, Voters Face the Highest Stakes; Unregulated prediction market betting could fuel misinformation and efforts to influence election outcomes.” https://electionlawblog.org/?p=157040

#ELB: “G.O.P. Senate Candidates Quietly Move to Gain an Extra Cash Edge” https://electionlawblog.org/?p=157038

#ELB: “FBI directing hundreds of analysts to dig into Georgia election probe subjects, sources say” https://electionlawblog.org/?p=157036

#ELB: “Judge dismisses lawsuit to remove candidate from Jacksonville City Council ballot” https://electionlawblog.org/?p=157033

#ELB: “Republicans fear Trump will use the SAVE Act to blame them if they lose the election” https://electionlawblog.org/?p=157031

Trump received news of his loss in the birthright citizenship case with relative equanimity, focusing on his (much bigger) wins. His assessment of the SCOTUS term is...pretty astute. My term wrap @economist.com www.economist.com/united-state...

#ELB: “Supreme Court Upholds Temporal Gerrymander That Would Cost Democrats 1932 Election” https://electionlawblog.org/?p=157028

#ELB: “US Postal Service cannot carry out Trump order on mail ballot delivery, judge rules” https://electionlawblog.org/?p=157023

#ELB: Center for Inclusive Democracy Becomes Independent https://electionlawblog.org/?p=157021

#ELB: “A federal law bans late voter roll purges. Republicans are pushing to reinterpret it” https://electionlawblog.org/?p=157019

#ELB: Gerken: “Reflections on Democracy: Of, By, and For the People” https://electionlawblog.org/?p=157017

#ELB: “The Federal Election Commission After Slaughter” https://electionlawblog.org/?p=157015

Today’s Supreme Court decision on campaign finance probably won’t make things worse. But the system is already essentially deregulated and won’t change without a new Supreme Court majority. slate.com/news-and-pol...

We have A LOT to talk about @hammer.ucla.edu @law.ucla.edu

#ELB: I Spoke to NPR’s “All Things Considered” About the Supreme Court’s NRSC Campaign Finance Ruling (Link to audio) https://electionlawblog.org/?p=157003

Post Edited: I Spoke to the PBS News Hour about the Supreme Court’s Ruling in the NRSC Campaign Finance Case https://electionlawblog.org/?p=157005

At @wesmediaproject.bsky.social we measure ad sponsorship. Party-sponsored ads, independent and coordinated, have flagged in recent cycles. Yesterday’s decision should change the trend-line. For more, see this great analysis from @rickhasen.bsky.social electionlawblog.org?p=156997

#ELB: Issacharoff: “A Welcome Correction: NRSC v. FEC and the Need to Empower Parties” https://electionlawblog.org/?p=157013

#ELB: “Trump’s Moneymaking Run: Unrivaled in Presidential History” https://electionlawblog.org/?p=157010

#ELB: “Trump’s income topped $2 billion in 2025, boosted by crypto, coin ventures” https://electionlawblog.org/?p=157008

Post Edited: I Spoke to the PBS News Hour about the Supreme Court’s Ruling in the NRSC Campaign Finance Case https://electionlawblog.org/?p=157005