All posts by Rick Hasen

After WaPo Compares Trump “Vermin” Comments to Hitler, Mussolini, Trump’s Spokesperson’s Walkback Makes Things Worse

November 13, 2023, 10:18 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Playbook: CLEANING UP THE CLEANUP — DONALD TRUMP’s intense comments this weekend calling his political opponents “vermin” who must be stopped prompted WaPo to run a headline likening him to ADOLF HITLER and BENITO MUSSOLINI. Trump campaign spokesman STEVEN CHEUNG … Continue reading

Great Student Notes on Moore v. Harper and Allen v. Milligan in Harvard Law Review’s Supreme Court Issue

November 13, 2023, 10:16 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

Moore v. Harper note: “[T]he biggest threat to US democracy since January 6.”1 “[A] theory that could upend elections.”2 “It’s Hard to Overstate the Danger of the Voting Case the Supreme Court Just Agreed to Hear.”3 These… Continue reading

I Spoke with June Grasso on Bloomberg Law’s Podcast about Trump’s Potential Disqualification under the 14th Amendment

November 13, 2023, 8:28 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

You can listen here.

“MAGA-dominated state Republican parties plagued by infighting, money woes”

November 13, 2023, 7:06 ampolitical parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

WaPo: In Arizona, the state GOP chairman has been begging the Republican National Committee for a financial bailout. Michigan party officials have gotten into physical fights as their finances have dipped into the red. And in Georgia, the state party… Continue reading

“Constitutional challenge to Georgia voting machines set for trial early next year”

November 12, 2023, 5:52 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Associated Press: The question of whether Georgia’s electronic voting system has major cybersecurity flaws that amount to a violation of voters’ constitutional rights to cast their votes and have those votes accurately counted is set to be decided at trial… Continue reading

“RNC will support Trump if voters choose him, even if convicted, chair says”

November 12, 2023, 11:37 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Axios: Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel said the committee would support former President Trump as the 2024 GOP presidential nominee if voters were to choose him, even if he were convicted of a crime. What she’s saying: “Whoever the voters… Continue reading

“Why the fight to counter false election claims may be harder in 2024”

November 12, 2023, 11:05 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

NPR: Experts say a campaign of legal and political pressure from the right has cast efforts to combat rumors and conspiracy theories as censorship. And as a result, they say, the tools and partnerships that tried to flag and tamp… Continue reading

Trump Vows to Root Out “Vermin,” Referring to His Political Opponents

November 12, 2023, 10:55 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: Former President Donald J. Trump, on a day set aside to celebrate those who have defended the United States in uniform, promised to honor veterans in part by assailing what he portrayed as America’s greatest foe: the political left.… Continue reading

“Voting group founded by Abrams, once led by Warnock, faces financial scrutiny”

November 12, 2023, 10:48 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Politico: The New Georgia Project, a voting rights organization founded by the state’s Democratic star Stacey Abrams and overseen for more than two years by Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock, is beset by allegations of financial misuse and irregularities, according to… Continue reading

“An unlikely trio of Trump supporters are now his defiant co-defendants”

November 12, 2023, 6:44 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

WaPo piece, with the subhead: “A pastor, a publicist and a political activist tried to pressure an election worker to falsely confess to voter fraud. They, along with Trump, now face criminal charges in Georgia.” More: Sitting on the… Continue reading

“F.B.I. Seizes Eric Adams’s Phones as Campaign Investigation Intensifies”

November 11, 2023, 11:21 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: F.B.I. agents seized Mayor Eric Adams’s electronic devices early this week in what appeared to be a dramatic escalation of a criminal inquiry into whether his 2021 campaign conspired with the Turkish government and others to funnel money into… Continue reading

“The power grabs that will determine control of Congress”

November 11, 2023, 9:30 amredistrictingRick Hasen

Politico: The success of an attempted Democratic power grab in New York will help determine control of the House next year. It’s a counter to a similar move Republicans just pulled in North Carolina. And now the fate of… Continue reading

“How a nullified election in Connecticut became a rallying cry for Trump supporters”

November 11, 2023, 8:10 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Marshall Cohen for CNN: An illegal voting scheme in Bridgeport, Connecticut, has become a rallying cry for former President Donald Trump and his supporters who are still pushing false claims about 2020 election security and trying to sow doubts ahead of the 2024 presidential contest. While… Continue reading

Fifth Circuit Affirms Holding that Louisiana Likely Violated Voting Rights Act in Drawing Congressional Districts, Requires New Maps Be Drawn By January

November 11, 2023, 5:15 amVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

The unanimous panel decision not only found that the state likely violated Section 2 in failing to create a second black majority congressional district. It also rejected the state’s argument that private plaintiffs have no right to sue under Section… Continue reading