Minnesota Law Holding Oct. 30 Conference on Section 3 and Trump Disqualification
Details here.
Great panelists, many of whom will also be at the online event on this topic October 20 for the Safeguarding Democracy Project.
All posts by Rick Hasen
“Fusion Could Lower the Temperature”
Bill Galston column in the WSJ:
There is mounting evidence that institutional changes below the level of constitutional amendments can increase opportunities for voters to express more-moderate sentiments. Fortunately, our federal system allows for more experimentation along these lines than… Continue reading
Free Safeguarding Democracy Project Webinar Oct. 17: “The Trump Prosecutions, the First Amendment, and Election Interference” with Genevieve Lakier and Eugene Volokh
I hope many of you will join us for this webinar on October 17 at 12:15 pm PT. Should be a lively discussion. Free registration required.
“Fearing Third-Party Spoilers vs. Trump, Biden Allies Try to Squash Them”
NY Times:
Powerful allies of President Biden are aggressively working to stop third-party and independent presidential candidacies, fearing that an outside bid could cost Democrats an election that many believe will again come down to a few percentage points in… Continue reading
“Drop boxes have become key to election conspiracy theories. Two Democrats just fueled those claims”
AP:
A woman approaches a drop box in the dark with what appears to be handfuls of ballots. At a different drop box, someone else is seen making multiple trips to insert ballots. At yet another, the same car stops… Continue reading
ELB Book Corner: Michael Kang: “Free to Judge: The Power of Campaign Money in Judicial Elections”
I am pleased to welcome Michael Kang to ELB Book Corner. Michael, along with Joanna Shepherd, is author of the new book, Free to Judge: The Power of Campaign Money in Judicial Elections. Here is the first… Continue reading
“Illinois Democrats drew new maps. The changes pushed the GOP to the right.”
Oct. 10 Online Discussion: “Civil Disagreements: Does the 14th Amendment Bar Trump from Office?”
Announcement via email from “Reform for Illinois”:
Civil Disagreements: Does the 14th Amendment Bar Trump from Office?
Join us for the latest installment of our “Civil Disagreements” series! We’re hosting a virtual panel discussion exploring whether the 14th Amendment to… Continue reading
“Republicans vow to appeal judge’s ruling upholding New Mexico congressional redistricting map”
Albuquerque Journal:
New Mexico Republicans say they will appeal a state judge’s ruling that knocked down their challenge of congressional redistricting the GOP charges undermines Republican voting strength in the southern part of the state.
In a ruling made public… Continue reading
“Amazon’s Alexa has been claiming the 2020 election was stolen”
WaPo:
Amid concerns the rise of artificial intelligence will supercharge the spread of misinformation comes a wild fabrication from a more prosaic source: Amazon’s Alexa, which declared that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.
Asked about fraud in the race… Continue reading
James Sample: “Necessity and Impossibility: Wisconsin and Recusal”
The following is a guest post from James Sample:
My basic reaction to Justice Protasiewicz’s opinion is one bordering on intractable depression. It’s both necessary and impossible to disaggregate the interwoven components of the entire Wisconsin political milieu. The… Continue reading
Kurt Lash: “The Meaning and Ambiguity of Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment”
Kurt Lash (who will be speaking at the October 20th virtual conference on Trump’s potential disqualification sponsored by the Safeguarding Democracy Project) has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment disqualified anyone… Continue reading
“Liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice rejects GOP call to recuse on redistricting cases”
AP:
The Wisconsin Supreme Court, in a 4-3 vote along partisan lines Friday, agreed to hear a challenge to Republican-drawn legislative maps after a newly elected liberal justice declined to recuse herself.
Justice Janet Protasiewicz’s decision to remain on the… Continue reading
“A Guide to Election Year Activities of Section 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) Organizations”
Steven Sholk’s latest iteration of his useful guide.