All posts by Rick Hasen

“Talk of a Trump Dictatorship Charges the American Political Debate”

December 9, 2023, 4:31 pmauthoritarian threats in USRick Hasen

Peter Baker for the NYT: When a historian wrote an essay the other day warning that the election of former President Donald J. Trump next year could lead to dictatorship, one of Mr. Trump’s allies quickly responded by calling for… Continue reading

“Small segment of voters will wield outsize power in 2024 presidential race”

December 8, 2023, 3:04 pmelectoral collegeRick Hasen

WaPo article, with the subhed: “The electoral college system empowers a sliver of the U.S. population in a diminishing number of battleground states. And the majority may not even prevail.”

“Exclusive: Pro-Trump lawyer Kenneth Chesebro cooperating in multiple state probes into 2020 fake electors plot”

December 8, 2023, 2:14 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

CNN: The pro-Trump lawyer who helped devise the 2020 fake electors plot and already pleaded guilty to the conspiracy in Georgia is now cooperating with Michigan and Wisconsin state investigators in hopes of avoiding more criminal charges, multiple sources told CNN. In a dramatic… Continue reading

“Appeals Court Upholds, but Narrows, Gag Order on Trump in Election Case”

December 8, 2023, 1:55 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: A federal appeals court on Friday largely upheld the gag order imposed two months ago on former President Donald J. Trump in the criminal case accusing him of plotting to overturn the 2020 election, but narrowed its terms to… Continue reading

Indispensable Resource from Federal Judicial Center: “Emergency Election Litigation in Federal Courts: From Bush v. Gore to Covid-19”

December 8, 2023, 9:27 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

It’s hard to overstate how rich a resource this Federal Judicial Center book is going to be. It is totally free online; a hard copy will be available for sale soon: Robert Timothy Reagan, Margaret S. Williams, Marie Leary, Catherine… Continue reading

ELB Podcast 5:4: Ian Bassin & Jess Marsden: Protecting Democracy in 2024…and 2025

December 8, 2023, 8:11 amauthoritarian threats in US, ELB Podcast, election subversion riskRick Hasen

New ELB Podcast: Has the United States done enough to minimize the risk of election subversion in 2024? How might problems in Congress affect a fair tallying of electoral college votes on January 6, 2025? How much danger of authoritarian… Continue reading

“Inside Trump’s Plot To Corrupt the 2024 Election With ‘Garbage’ Data”

December 8, 2023, 7:53 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Rolling Stone: As recently as this summer, Trump had talked to right-leaning legal counselors about the feasibility of laying the groundwork for various post-election “audits” of mailed ballots — inspired partly by a shambolic Arizona audit following the 2020 election… Continue reading

I Spoke with the PBS News Hour About Charges and Lawsuits Against the 2020 “Fake” Electors

December 8, 2023, 7:32 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

You can watch here.

Galveston, TX Plaintiffs Go to SCOTUS in Effort to Overturn 5th Circuit Order Putting Voting Rights Redistricting Off for 2024

December 8, 2023, 7:30 amredistricting, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Application.

“Trump appeals ruling rejecting immunity claim as window narrows to derail federal election case”

December 8, 2023, 7:26 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

AP: Former President Donald Trump is appealing a ruling that found he is not immune from criminal prosecution as he runs out of opportunities to delay or even derail an upcoming trial on charges that he plotted to overturn the… Continue reading

“New Georgia congressional map approved, preserving Republican power”

December 8, 2023, 7:25 amredistrictingRick Hasen

AJC: Georgia Republican legislators passed a new congressional map Thursday that protects their party’s dominance in the U.S. House and might violate a federal judge’s order requiring an additional majority-Black district. The redistricting plan, approved by the Georgia House on… Continue reading

“Voter advocates, conservative activists brace for 2024 election showdown”

December 7, 2023, 2:19 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Reuters: A year before voters choose the next U.S. president, groups of all stripes are already working to prepare for what they see as the greatest threat to the 2024 election: attacks on voters’ rights for some, potential electoral… Continue reading

Updated Democracy Crisis in the Making Report

December 7, 2023, 2:17 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

From States United, Protect Democracy and Law Forward: As the 2024 election approaches, state legislatures continue to propose and enact laws that expose our election system to partisan disruption and manipulation. These laws ultimately increase the risk of subversion —… Continue reading

Breaking: 5th Circuit, Sitting En Banc, and Over 6 Dissenting Votes, Stops Redistricting Remedy for Galveston, Texas for Voting Rights Act Violations; Argument Not Until May [Corrected Headline]

December 7, 2023, 1:52 pmVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

See the order here. The concurring opinion of Judge Oldham leans heavily on Purcell and delay; and yet the majority over the votes of a number of 5th Circuit judges (including Judge Ho) refused to set this case for… Continue reading