All posts by Rick Hasen

“Amending the Constitution Is Impossible Until Suddenly It’s Not”

January 11, 2024, 8:35 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Larry Schwarzol and Justin Florence in The Atlantic: The American experiment with constitutional democracy is in grave peril. If Donald Trump becomes president again, fighting to preserve U.S. constitutional democracy through his second term will require the courage, commitment, and… Continue reading

“Trump seeks info on Fulton prosecutor’s meetings with feds”

January 11, 2024, 7:09 amchicaneryRick Hasen

AJC: Among the documents included alongside a bombshell court filing this week alleging misconduct by Fulton County’s top prosecutor were billing statements that caught the eye of former President Donald Trump’s legal team. Theyshowed contact between Nathan Wade, the… Continue reading

“Republicans Are Making ‘Dark Money’ Even Darker for 2024”

January 11, 2024, 6:45 amcampaign finance, federal election commissionRick Hasen

Roger Sollenberger for The Daily Beast: For years, dark money groups have enjoyed certain advantages that offer donors anonymity—putting the proverbial “dark” in “dark money.” But late last month, one small outside group quietly told election law regulators to shove… Continue reading

“Power for the People: Recognizing the Constitutional Right to Vote for President”

January 11, 2024, 6:43 amvotingRick Hasen

Charlie Martel has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This article is an argument for a federal constitutional right to vote for president at a time when voting rights are under grave threat. The Supreme Court has… Continue reading

Book Tour for “A Real Right to Vote” Opens in February

January 10, 2024, 7:32 amReal Right to VoteRick Hasen

I am very excited to announce some in-person and virtual events to discuss my new book, A Real Right to Vote, out February 20th. (Preorder from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Bookshop, and read the Kirkus Review… Continue reading

“Trump suggests unauthorized migrants will vote. The idea stirs his base, but ignores reality”

January 10, 2024, 7:02 amelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

AP: Donald Trump is seizing on his party’s frustration with the recent surge of illegal crossings at the southern U.S. border to churn up fears around another top GOP concern — voter fraud. In the final stretch before Iowa’s … Continue reading

January 12 Symposium: “From Barriers to Ballots: Voting Rights Symposium”

January 10, 2024, 6:57 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Great lineup at this NSU Florida symposium.

“Fani Willis, Prosecutor in Trump Georgia Case, Subpoenaed to Testify in Colleague’s Divorce”

January 10, 2024, 6:56 amchicaneryRick Hasen

WSJ: Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has been subpoenaed to testify in a colleague’s divorce proceeding, according to a court filing, a development that could shed light on claims Willis and the colleague carried out an improper romantic relationship as they… Continue reading

ELB Podcast 5:5: Steve Vladeck: Trump, the Supreme Court and the Shadow Docket

January 9, 2024, 2:24 pmELB Podcast, election subversion risk, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

New ELB Podcast: What are the costs for democracy when the Supreme Court decides cases on the “shadow docket?” Is the Purcell Principle a license for states to act illegally in running elections? What is going to happen with the… Continue reading

“Trump warns of ‘bedlam,’ declines to rule out violence after court hearing”

January 9, 2024, 11:34 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

WaPo: Republican polling leader Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened unrest if the criminal charges against him cause him to lose the 2024 election. Speaking to reporters after an appeals court hearing in which Trump’s lawyers said he should be… Continue reading

“The Danger of Trump’s Bogus ‘Summary of Election Fraud'”

January 9, 2024, 11:30 amelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Bill Lueders at The Bulwark: IN A RAMBLING VIDEO POSTED LATE LAST NIGHT, Donald Trump said that he found “tremendous amounts of voter fraud in the 2020 election. We have volumes of information. It’s all there.” Hardly “volumes” and hardly… Continue reading

“Elections and Disinformation Are Colliding Like Never Before in 2024”

January 9, 2024, 10:56 amcheap speech, votingRick Hasen

NYT: Billions of people will vote in major elections this year — around half of the global population, by some estimates — in one of the largest and most consequential democratic exercises in living memory. The results will affect how… Continue reading

Spring Events from the Safeguarding Democracy Project; All Free But Registration Required

January 9, 2024, 7:45 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Great lineup for the Safeguarding Democracy Project at UCLA Law: January 23, 12pm – 1pm The Sedition Hunters: How January 6th Broke the Justice System Webinar Register here Ryan J. Reilly (NBC News) in conversation with Richard L. Hasen, Director,… Continue reading

“Violent political threats surge as 2024 begins, haunting American democracy”

January 9, 2024, 7:41 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

WaPo: Rusty Bowers, a former speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives who played a pivotal role in resisting efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, drove into his neighborhood east of Phoenix the day after Christmas to a spine-chilling… Continue reading