I have located training of judges on disinformation just prior to 2020 election. The videos in the following posts show what Spaulding, the ABA, the NCSC, the Brunswick Group & Mary & William Law School worked together to influence judges in “preparation for 2020” This is a significant find, because it shows Spaulding fed the judges a lie, that she knew to be false because, as she likes to remind everyone, she was in charge of the men & woman protecting elections & did the evaluation of “Russian interference” Spaulding enlisted the ABA & NCSC to carry this lie forward to all the judges - including those in non- USA jurisdictions. NCSC worked hand in glove with the ABA to do this. See pic below from October 5, 2020 ABA Journal article titled “How can courts counter disinformation? Arizona task force releases recommendations” NCSC then works with the Brunswick Group to develop training material/playbooks for the courts. accesstojustice.nmcourts.gov/wp-content/upl… This is the 2022 version - they used Spaulding’s Beyond the Ballot report (that I have explained before is using bad data). The earlier version they state was funded by States Justice Institute- fully funded USAID org established by federal law in 1984 to award grants to “improve the quality of justice in state courts, and foster innovative, efficient solutions to common issues faced by all courts.” I couldn’t find the earlier version. They push training through a joint venture started by NCSC & William & Mary Law School in 2005, the Election Law Program. NCSC is quoted in a now deleted 2020 NCSC newsroom release: about the trainings: “With the presidential election fast approaching, the program is hosting a series of webinars with the theme “What Happens (In Our Courts) When America Votes?” This election season, as everyone who follows the news knows, has been extremely litigious, and the Election Law Program is doing everything we can to provide the best information to judges and other court professionals,” said Amy McDowell, NCSC’s director of executive leadership education and its liaison to the Election Law Program. “The webinars are just another way we can fulfill our mission to help the courts as they work to rule on election law cases.” “To date, over 240 election law cases have been filed in state and federal courts,” said NCSC President Mary McQueen. “The Election Law Program is designed to provide nonpartisan information to judges and other court professionals about various questions that might arise in election law cases. During 2020, NCSC has hosted a series of webinars on ways state courts can navigate the challenges of COVID-19. The election law webinars are similarly designed to prepare the state courts to manage election law cases.” web.archive.org/web/2020121905… They go far beyond teaching them election law. They predispose judges to classify election challenges & information coming to their court as “Russian interference” I argue, what the heck are they doing training judges since 2005?! What else have they pushed? DEI? Race? They provide a 4 part webinar series for the lead up to 2020. This post focuses on the training with Suzanne Spaulding. The 4 presenters: - Spaulding - covers Russia disinformation - Siobhan Gorman -from Brunswick Group - partner with NCSC, gives the judges the “playbook” (rapid response team etc) - Kemba Walden - Senior Counsel for Cyber and Democracy, Microsoft Innovation and Policy Center - she worked for Krebs at CISA - her take on the technology is cringe - pic below is her chubby crayon understanding -Avery Davis-Roberts, Associate Director for the Democratic Election Standards Project, The Carter Center - observer did & don’ts/cans & cannots Key takeaways: Russia disinformation is coming for the court, prepare now, figure out how to respond now (not much time), & observers are a vulnerability. The technology? She says don’t worry. We have CISA providing cybersecurity 🤦🏻♀️ Videos next 1 of 8
