Ep 79 — Pennsylvania Gets A Jump On Election Litigation

Law and Chaos

Election litigation is well underway in Pennsylvania, even before election day. The Trump campaign has already racked up a win, since they decided that early voting is … good now? Meanwhile Elon Musk is dodging a civil action by Philadelphia’s DA over his million dollar “lottery,” and Trump filed an absolutely gonzo trollsuit in Texas against CBS.

Links:

Workers Say They Were Tricked and Threatened as Part of Elon Musk’s Get-Out-the-Vote Effort

https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-america-pac-blitz-canvassing-michigan-uhaul/

Lancaster County officials should deliver real answers on voter registration issues — not shut down questions [editorial]

https://lancasteronline.com/opinion/editorials/lancaster-county-officials-should-deliver-real-answers-on-voter-registration-issues-not-shut-down-questions/article_6f9b8ae8-9640-11ef-8723-dfe8afbc7b37.html

Fed. R. Crim. Pro. 48

https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcrmp/rule_48

Baxter v. Philadelphia Board of Elections (Pa. App. Oct. 30, 2024)

https://www.pacourts.us/assets/opinions/Commonwealth/out/1305CD24_10-30-24.pdf?cb=1

Trump v. CBS Texas Consumer Protection Law Complaint

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.396451/gov.uscourts.txnd.396451.1.0.pdf

Krasner v. Attorney General

https://casetext.com/case/commonwealth-v-the-attorney-gen-1

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