All posts by Rick Hasen

“Harris may need less of popular vote to win electoral college”

August 10, 2024, 10:59 amelectoral collegeRick Hasen

WaPo: In 2020, Joe Biden won the national popular vote for president by 4.5 percentage points, a seemingly safe margin that should have easily put him in the White House. But under the hood, the presidential race was extremely close.… Continue reading

“Foreign TikTok Networks Are Pushing Political Lies to Americans”

August 9, 2024, 1:08 pmcheap speech, chicaneryRick Hasen

Revelatory WSJ report: Intelligence officials have warned that the 2024 presidential contest could face an unprecedented flood of fake news, fueled by AI, from foreign actors. A Journal analysis of videos on TikTok has found it’s already happening. Amid… Continue reading

Monday August 12 Wikimedia Foundation Online Event: “Legal and Policy Perspectives on How to Combat Disinformation in 2024 Election Cycles”

August 9, 2024, 11:33 amcheap speechRick Hasen

I’m looking forward to participating in this event put on by the Wikimedia Foundation (free registration required): Monday, August 12 Join us for a discussion on tackling fake news and misinformation during the 2024 elections, focusing on legal and policy… Continue reading

Thanks to Spencer and Tabatha; Rick Pildes Blogging Next Week

August 9, 2024, 6:00 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Thanks again to Spencer and Tabatha for the great job blogging these past few weeks. Rick Pildes takes the seat on Monday, so please send any tips and comments his way. Then I’m back in the saddle as primary blogger… Continue reading

I Spoke with WNYC’s “On the Media” About Why the Biden-Harris Switch is Not “Antidemocratic” and Potential Legal Issues with the Switch

July 25, 2024, 7:12 amcampaignsRick Hasen

You can listen here. Moments after President Biden withdrew from the presidential race on Sunday, GOP leaders rushed to tug at any loose threads in his withdrawal. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson threatened legal challenges to his withdrawal,… Continue reading

Trump Campaign Complaint About Harris Using Biden-Harris Campaign Funds Is Unlikely to Get Anywhere at the FEC or In Court, and If It Does It Will Likely Take Years

July 23, 2024, 4:12 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

The New York Times reports that the Trump campaign has filed a complaint at the FEC against Kamala Harris for using the Biden-Harris campaign funds for her own campaign following Biden’s withdrawal from the 2024 race. Most campaign finance lawyers… Continue reading

I Spoke with Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance for Their Podcast on Legal Issues Surrounding the Biden Withdrawal

July 23, 2024, 3:57 pmballot access, campaignsRick Hasen

You can listen here. It was a great conversation.

My New Forthcoming Article: “Reckoning with the Undead Irreparable Injury Rule”

July 22, 2024, 2:18 pmRemediesRick Hasen

I have written this draft article, forthcoming in the Review of Litigation festschrift for Doug Laycock. Here is the abstract: This article is written for a festschrift honoring the scholarship of Professor Douglas Laycock. In his most important work in the… Continue reading

Must-Read from Justin Levitt: “Get Ready for the Scourge of Election Season: Electoral-Process Porn”

July 22, 2024, 2:15 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Provocative Justin Levitt piece at Slate: You’ve seen the long-form think pieces, ominous and lurid and anxiety-producing. With titles like “How Six States Could Overturn the 2024 Election,” they offer a revealing glimpse into a pocket of underrecognized… Continue reading

Speaking in Sacramento on July 24: “Loser’s Consent: Holding a Fair and Legitimate 2024 Election”

July 22, 2024, 1:26 pmelection subversion risk, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Looking forward to speaking this Wednesday at the UC Center, Sacramento: “Loser’s Consent: Holding a Fair and Legitimate 2024 Election” Wed, Jul 24, 2024 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm 1115 11th Street, Sacramento and by Zoom webinar Professor Richard Hasen, Professor… Continue reading

“Kamala Harris Replacing Joe Biden Is Not Antidemocratic; Hey Republicans, No Coup for You”

July 22, 2024, 6:51 amballot access, political partiesRick Hasen

I have written this piece for Slate. It begins: With news of President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the presidential race, some Republicans are claiming he cannot be removed from the presidential ballot in November and in any case it is… Continue reading

I Spoke with the PBS News Hour About Legal Issues Surrounding the Biden Withdrawal (Link to Video)

July 21, 2024, 3:00 pmballot access, campaignsRick Hasen

You can watch at this link.

Thanks to Dan Tokaji; Spencer Overton Blogging Weeks of July 22 and July 29; Tabatha Abu El-Haj Blogging Week of August 5

July 19, 2024, 6:59 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Great thanks to Dan for stepping in these last few weeks. Great job as always. Certainly not the lazy days of summer around here! Spencer Overton steps into the chair for two weeks, July 22-August 4. Then Tabatha Abu El-Haj … Continue reading

“The Future of Press Freedom: Democracy, Law, and the News in Changing Times”

July 17, 2024, 4:09 pmFirst Amendment theory, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

I was pleased to contribute a chapter to this project from the Knight First Amendment Institute: “The Future of Press Freedom: Democracy, Law, and the News in Changing Times,” piloted by the Institute’s 2023-2024 Senior Visiting Research Scholars RonNell Andersen … Continue reading

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