All posts by Rick Hasen

“With protested override, NC lawmakers sap power from governor, attorney general, other incoming Democrats”

December 11, 2024, 1:55 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

WRAL: North Carolina Republicans will have new powers over elections, public schools, utilities and more under a wide-ranging new law that strips control from the governor, attorney general and other incoming Democrats. Senate Bill 382, which became law Wednesday… Continue reading

ELB Book Corner: Mark C. Alexander: “The Campaign Lawyer,” in The Oxford Handbook of American Election Law (Oxford University Press 2024).

December 11, 2024, 12:00 pmELB Book CornerRick Hasen

I am very pleased to welcome to ELB Book Corner several contributors to The Oxford Handbook of American Election Law (Eugene D. Mazo ed. 2024). The 30% discount code for ELB readers is ALAUTHC4. The sixth contribution is from Mark … Continue reading

Jaffer & Lakier: “The Supreme Court Must Intervene in the TikTok Case”

December 11, 2024, 7:14 amFirst Amendment theoryRick Hasen

Jameel Jaffer and Genevieve Lakier NYT oped: Last week, the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld a federal law that threatens to shut down TikTok in the United States. The court’s most consequential conclusion: The First… Continue reading

ELB Book Corner: Rebecca Green, “Partisan Parity in U.S. Election Administration,” in The Oxford Handbook of American Election Law (Oxford University Press 2024).

December 11, 2024, 7:00 amELB Book CornerRick Hasen

I am very pleased to welcome to ELB Book Corner several contributors to The Oxford Handbook of American Election Law (Eugene D. Mazo ed. 2024). The 30% discount code for ELB readers is ALAUTHC4. The fifth contribution is from Rebecca … Continue reading

“Manhattan DA urges judge not to toss out guilty verdict in Trump hush money case”

December 10, 2024, 1:14 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

Politico: Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg says Donald Trump’s imminent return to the presidency is not a reason to throw out the 34-count conviction that jurors delivered in the hush money case earlier this year. Bragg conceded in a… Continue reading

“Trump lawyers and aide face additional felony charges in Wisconsin over 2020 fake electors”

December 10, 2024, 12:19 pmchicanery, election subversion riskRick Hasen

AP: Wisconsin prosecutors filed 10 additional felony charges Tuesday against two attorneys and an aide to President-elect Donald Trump who advised Trump in 2020 as part of a plan to submit paperwork falsely claiming that the Republican had won the… Continue reading

ELB Book Corner: Nicholas Stephanopoulos: “Partisan Gerrymandering,” in The Oxford Handbook of American Election Law (Oxford University Press 2024).

December 10, 2024, 12:00 pmELB Book CornerRick Hasen

I am very pleased to welcome to ELB Book Corner several contributors to The Oxford Handbook of American Election Law (Eugene D. Mazo ed. 2024). The 30% discount code for ELB readers is ALAUTHC4. The fourth contribution is from Nick … Continue reading

“The recount is over. Alaska will keep ranked choice voting.”

December 10, 2024, 8:16 amalternative voting systemsRick Hasen

Alaska Public Media: Election officials finished recounting the results of Ballot Measure 2 on Monday, and the outcome remains unchanged. Alaska will keep ranked choice voting and open primaries. The repeal effort failed by 743 votes, or about a… Continue reading

Dec. 12 Torres-Spelliscy Online Book Event on “Corporatocracy”

December 10, 2024, 8:15 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

Over at the Brennan Center: The 2024 election underscored the growing power of big money in politics. This year’s races broke spending records, with megadonors backing candidates not only to push their special interests but to buy government access and… Continue reading

Democratic Lawyer Marc Elias Calls on DOJ to Dismiss All Pending Voting Rights Lawsuits Before Trump Administration Gains Control of DOJ

December 10, 2024, 7:20 amDepartment of Justice, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Marc Elias post at Bluesky:

“Trump’s claim that Democrats are ‘fighting hard’ to keep the Electoral College sparks confusion”

December 10, 2024, 7:17 amelectoral collegeRick Hasen

The Independent: President-elect Donald Trump took to his Truth Social platform on Sunday night and declared that Democrats were “fighting hard” to make all future presidential elections based “exclusively” on the Electoral College. The curious late-night post prompted many to… Continue reading

“Trump Picks Strident Supporter for Civil Rights Post at Justice Dept.”

December 10, 2024, 7:13 amDepartment of Justice, election law bizRick Hasen

NYT: President-elect Donald J. Trump said on Monday that he would nominate Harmeet K. Dhillon, a California lawyer who has long championed Mr. Trump in public, in court cases and on social media, to run the Justice Department’s Civil Rights… Continue reading

“Trump set for $1 million ‘candlelight’ donor meetings after last campaign”

December 10, 2024, 7:11 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

WaPo: The election is over, but the seven-figure candlelight dinners are back. Make America Great Again, Inc., the super PAC that spent more than $450 million to elect Donald Trump this year, will host another “candlelight” meal with the president-elect… Continue reading

“As Trump’s legal cloud lifts, 45 allies still threatened by state-level 2020 election charges”

December 10, 2024, 7:07 amchicaneryRick Hasen

CNN: Donald Trump derailed his 2020 election subversion indictments by winning back the White House, but dozens of his allies still face state criminal prosecutions that he, even as president, can’t shut down through his Justice Department or short-circuit with… Continue reading

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