All posts by Rick Hasen

“New York hush money case will be first Trump criminal trial, scheduled for March”

February 15, 2024, 7:31 amchicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo: A judge said Thursday that jury selection for Donald Trump’s trial would begin on March 25, setting a date with history for what would be the first criminal prosecution of an ex-president — one who also leads the Republican… Continue reading

Gerard Magliocca: “The Electoral Count Reform Act and Section 3”

February 15, 2024, 7:11 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

The following is a guest post from Gerard Magliocca: During oral argument in Trump v. Anderson, many Supreme Court Justices expressed serious reservations about permitting states to enforce Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment against a presidential candidate. These… Continue reading

In Person Washington D.C. “Real Right to Vote Event” Feb. 17 with Sherrilyn Ifill, Jamie Raskin, and Pam Fessler

February 15, 2024, 7:08 amReal Right to VoteRick Hasen

I recently noted 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). Looking forward… Continue reading

“Can Trump Stay on the Ballot? Recapping Trump v. Anderson (with Rick Hasen and Derek Muller)”

February 15, 2024, 7:02 amballot access, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

New “Voting Booth” podcast, hosted by John Fortier and Don Palmer.

ELB Book Corner: Ann Southworth: “The Players and the Process”

February 15, 2024, 7:01 amcampaign finance, ELB Book Corner, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

I am pleased to welcome Ann Southworth to the ELB Book Corner, author of the new book, Big Money Unleashed: The Campaign to Deregulate Election Spending (Chicago). The discount code for ELB readers is BIGMONEY2023. This is the second… Continue reading

Listen to My Discussion with NPR’s “Here and Now” About My New Book, “A Real Right to Vote”

February 14, 2024, 11:18 amReal Right to VoteRick Hasen

You can listen here: Election law expert Richard Hasen is calling for a Constitutional Amendment, that would affirmatively lay out Americans’ right to vote. He argues that it would protect voting rights, reduce discrimination at the ballot box, and also protect… Continue reading

Watch My Appearance on Morning Joe Talking About My New Book, “A Real Right to Vote,” Out Next Week

February 14, 2024, 9:59 amReal Right to VoteRick Hasen

You can watch here.

“True the Vote fails to reveal evidence of Georgia voting fraud claims”

February 14, 2024, 7:54 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

AJC: Bombastic claims of voting fraud in the right-wing conspiracy movie “2000 Mules” sounded alarming, and Georgia election officials wanted to get to the bottom of it. If there really was a massive plot to stuff ballot drop boxes and… Continue reading

“The Supreme Pressure Campaign: Trump Attorneys Gamed Out Which Supreme Court Justices Might Help Them Steal the Election”

February 14, 2024, 7:26 amelection subversion risk, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

TPM: Donnald Trump’s attorneys in 2020 thought that they had one advantage which nobody — not the Democrats, not lower-court judges, not Congress — could outmatch: the Supreme Court. At their most feverish, attorneys for Trump believed that the Supreme… Continue reading

“Trump’s pick to lead the RNC is facing skepticism from some Republicans”

February 14, 2024, 6:02 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

AP: In pushing Michael Whatley as the next leader of the Republican National Committee, Donald Trump zeroed in on the North Carolina GOP chairman’s dedication to “election integrity,” baselessly suggesting he would ensure the 2024 race “can’t be stolen.” Some… Continue reading

“Wisconsin Republicans vote to weaken their lock on the legislature”

February 14, 2024, 5:41 amredistrictingRick Hasen

Patrick Marley for WaPo: Wisconsin Republicans approved maps Tuesday that would weaken their ironclad grip on the state legislature, backing new district lines supported by the Democratic governor out of fears that the state’s top court could impose ones that… Continue reading

ELB Book Corner: Ann Southworth: “$peech”

February 14, 2024, 5:35 amcampaign finance, ELB Book Corner, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

“The US supreme court may turn this election into a constitutional crisis”

February 14, 2024, 5:34 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

Sidney Blumenthal for The Guardian: Imagine it is 6 January 2025. The bell tolls for the day of electoral college certification again. All the events of 2024 converge: The US supreme court’s likely ruling in Trump v Anderson denying Colorado’s… Continue reading

“The Case for Removing Trump From the Ballot Has a Fatal Originalist Flaw”

February 13, 2024, 2:17 pmballot access, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Brook Thomas in Slate: Oral arguments in the Supreme Court for Donald Trump v. Norma Anderson last week exposed a historical issue that none of the excellent amicus briefs by historians anticipated. Briefs led by Jill Lepore and Vernon Burton convincingly show that the framers of Section… Continue reading