All posts by Rick Hasen

“Can Faith in Elections Be Restored? It’s Worth Trying”

October 23, 2024, 6:47 amelection administrationRick Hasen

Francis Wilkinson for Bloomberg Opinion: Ginsberg couldn’t have known then that the worst was yet to come. The fallout from Trump’s perfidy, including his attempted overthrow of the constitutional order, continues to rend the nation’s civic, political and moral fabric.… Continue reading

“Over 230 Republican candidates have cast doubt on the 2024 election”

October 23, 2024, 6:46 amchicanery, election subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: Nearly half of Republican candidates for Congress or top state offices have used social media to cast doubt on the integrity of the 2024 election, according to a Washington Post analysis, highlighting a pervasive effort within the GOP to… Continue reading

“Threats to a Fair Election”

October 23, 2024, 6:39 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Emily Bazelon talks to Nate Persily for NYT’s “The Morning” newsletter.

“Republicans to press ahead in bid to block some overseas ballots”

October 23, 2024, 6:34 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Reuters: Republicans on Tuesday vowed to appeal court rulings rejecting their efforts to block some Americans living abroad from voting in North Carolina and Michigan, part of an aggressive legal campaign by the party ahead of the Nov. 5 election… Continue reading

“Virginia city’s preelection fight over certification shows how local procedures have become a flashpoint”

October 23, 2024, 6:27 amchicanery, election administration, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

CNN: A lawsuit from two Republican officials in Waynesboro, Virginia, that threatened not to certify the 2024 election results attracted a counter lawsuit Monday from voters in the Shenandoah Valley city who are seeking a court order that would force the board to formalize… Continue reading

“As Election Looms, Disinformation ‘Has Never Been Worse'”

October 23, 2024, 6:25 amcampaigns, cheap speech, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: The Democratic Party’s vice-presidential nominee has been falsely accused of sexually molesting students. The claims have been spread by a former deputy sheriff from Florida, now openly working in Moscow for Russia’s propaganda apparatus, on dozens of social media… Continue reading

“A New Effort to Counter Threats to Election Workers”

October 22, 2024, 8:26 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: The sheriff of Orange County, Calif., Don Barnes, warned the public that violence and intimidation around the election would not be tolerated. A retired United States Air Force brigadier general, Marty France, said it was up to Americans to… Continue reading

Congratulations to Gene Mazo, Editor of the New Book, “The Oxford Handbook of American Election Law”

October 22, 2024, 8:20 pmpedagogy, theoryRick Hasen

Kudos are in order for Gene Mazo, who had a task much harder than herding cats in producing The Oxford Handbook of American Election Law. I just got my massive copy in the mail, and it is full of insightful… Continue reading

“Trump files extraordinary complaint claiming election meddling by UK Labour party”

October 22, 2024, 8:16 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

The Guardian: First King George III. Now Sir Keir Starmer. Citing the American revolution while misspelling “Britian”, Donald Trump’s campaign has filed an extraordinary complaint against the UK’s Labour party for what it claims is “interference” in the US… Continue reading

NYT: “As Election Nears, Kelly Warns Trump Would Rule Like a Dictator”

October 22, 2024, 5:40 pmauthoritarian threats in USRick Hasen

NYT: Few top officials spent more time behind closed doors in the White House with President Donald J. Trump than John F. Kelly, the former Marine general who was his longest-serving chief of staff. With Election Day looming, Mr.… Continue reading

“Kurt Olsen Helped Trump Fight His 2020 Defeat. Trump Is Talking to Him Again.”

October 22, 2024, 5:29 pmelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: A lawyer who tried to help Donald J. Trump overturn his 2020 presidential election loss has been in direct contact with Mr. Trump once again as his allies start to lay the groundwork for challenging this year’s election results… Continue reading

“Putting Conspiracy Theories in a Legal Complaint Doesn’t Make Them True; Election deniers are filing lawsuits now in attempts to lay the groundwork for challenging the results later.”

October 22, 2024, 5:26 pmelection administration, election subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Eliza Sweren-Becker for the Brennan Center

“Bill Gates Privately Says He Has Backed Harris With $50 Million Donation”

October 22, 2024, 4:00 pmcampaign finance, Plutocrats UnitedRick Hasen

The Plutocrats are out in force: After decades of sitting on the sidelines of politics, Bill Gates, one of the richest people in the world, has said privately that he recently donated about $50 million to a nonprofit organization that… Continue reading