All posts by Rick Hasen

“Trump drops the pretense, labels Jan. 6 insurrectionists ‘we'”

October 17, 2024, 4:26 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Aaron Blake for WaPo: Shortly after the dust settled on Jan. 6, 2021, Donald Trump’s allies went to great and strained lengths to distance the then-president from the insurrectionists who had stormed the U.S. Capitol. They falsely linked the… Continue reading

Federal District Court Issues TRO Barring the State of Florida from Threatening TV Stations That Air Advertising Supporting Abortion Rights Amendment

October 17, 2024, 4:16 pmdirect democracy, First Amendment theoryRick Hasen

Order: By threatening criminal proceedings for broadcasting a “political advertisement claiming that current Florida law does not allow physicians to perform abortions necessary to preserve the lives and health of pregnant women,” ECF No. 1-1 at 2, Defendant has engaged… Continue reading

Cornel West is Going to the Third Circuit to Try to Get on the Pennsylvania Ballot (Updated Headline)

October 17, 2024, 4:10 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

See this filing, which is a precursor to asking the Third Circuit for a stay. Given the extremely late timing, I don’t give this much chance of success. (Update: I’ve since learned that West has already filed his appeal… Continue reading

“Trump’s Big Lie Attorneys Are Back”

October 17, 2024, 4:08 pmelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

The Intercept: Across battleground states, attorneys who helped former President Donald Trump undermine confidence in the 2020 election results are back at it, filing lawsuits that seed doubt in advance about this year’s outcome. Some of Trump’s attorneys from the… Continue reading

Watch Archived Video of Fantastic Discussion with Ben Ginsberg, Larry Diamond, Franita Tolson, and Rachel Kleinfeld: “From November 5 to January 6: Are We Ready for a Fair and Legitimate Election?”

October 17, 2024, 8:59 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Watch this excellent discussion at the UCLA Hammer Museum, the last in our three-part series between the Hammer and the Safeguarding Democracy Project.

“Don’t say ‘vote’: How Instagram hides your political posts”

October 17, 2024, 7:54 amcheap speechRick Hasen

Geoffrey Fowler column for WaPo: On Instagram, creator Mrs. Frazzled can get more than a million viewers for her goofy videos “parenting” misbehaving adults. One recent hit showed bartenders how to talk to drunk customers like they’re in kindergarten. But… Continue reading

“Massive influx of shadowy get-out-the-vote spending floods swing states”

October 17, 2024, 7:50 amcampaignsRick Hasen

WaPo: The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, has offered Americans $47 for each swing state voter they recruit to his effort to elect Donald Trump. Democratic groups have started paying at least $160 to more than 75,000 voters who agree… Continue reading

“At least 30 election deniers and 2020 fake electors serving as Trump electors this year”

October 17, 2024, 7:46 amchicanery, election subversion riskRick Hasen

CNN: More than a dozen Republicans who were “fake electors” in 2020, including several facing criminal charges, are serving as former President Donald Trump’s official electors in battleground states this year, according to a CNN survey. Another 16 GOP electors… Continue reading

“The Pipeline: How Russian Propaganda Reaches and Influences the U.S.”

October 17, 2024, 7:38 amcheap speechRick Hasen

Deep dive from Brandy Zadrony of NBC News.

“Voters distrust delayed election results, but a prebunking message inoculates against distrust”

October 17, 2024, 7:30 amelection administration, election subversion riskRick Hasen

Important new paper from Mackenzie Lockhart, Jennifer Gaudette, Seth J. Hill, Thad Kousser, Mindy Romero, and Laura Uribe. Here is the abstract: Counting and certifying election results in the United States can take days and even weeks following election day.… Continue reading

“Nebraskans Rush to Undo Harm, After Court Rebuffs GOP Bid to Block Thousands of Voters”

October 17, 2024, 7:28 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Bolts: Voting rights advocates celebrated the court’s decision but they remain outraged at Evnen and Hilgers for the confusion and delays they created. The timing of the court’s decision gives advocates little opportunity to help people who might be confused… Continue reading

En Banc Sixth Circuit Rejects Attempt to Reconsider Ruling Rejecting RFK Jr.’s Attempt to Get Off Michigan Ballot

October 17, 2024, 7:26 amballot accessRick Hasen

You can read a set of opinions here. From Judge Clay’s concurrence: Plaintiff’s complaint also suffers from flaws on the merits. Plaintiff’s theory of injury, for example, argues that that “once the ballots are printed” with his name on… Continue reading

Breaking: More Controversial New Georgia Election Board Rules That Were Going into Effect for This Election, Including the “Reasonable Inquiry” Rule Before Certification, Blocked By Georgia State Court

October 16, 2024, 3:56 pmelection administrationRick Hasen

Read the 11-page opinion and order (via Stephen Fowler. who also notes the case was brought by a Republican state law maker and a Republican election official). The primary basis for the ruling is that the new rules… Continue reading

” Vance says ‘no,’ Trump did not lose the 2020 election”

October 16, 2024, 3:21 pmelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Politico: This time, JD Vance didn’t dodge the question: “Did Donald Trump lose the election in 2020? Not by the words that I would use.” Vance has been repeatedly asked in recent weeks if he thinks his running mate lost… Continue reading