All posts by Rick Hasen

“Republicans Don’t Want to Talk About Jan. 6. Trump Can’t Help Himself.”

September 14, 2024, 11:15 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT: When a moderator asked Donald J. Trump about Jan. 6, 2021, at the presidential debate, the former president slipped immediately into a now-familiar revisionist history of the attack on the U.S. Capitol. He falsely claimed that he had nothing… Continue reading

“Fontes asks Mayes to explain how AZ can implement reinstated voter registration law”

September 14, 2024, 11:12 amelection administration, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Arizona Mirror: Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes wants Attorney General Kris Mayes to provide elections officials guidance on how Arizona can enforce part of a voter registration law that the U.S. Supreme Court recently allowed to go into… Continue reading

“Georgia’s lieutenant governor won’t be charged in election interference case”

September 14, 2024, 11:08 amchicanery, election subversion riskRick Hasen

AJC: A state prosecutor on Friday announced he would decline to pursue criminal charges against Lt. Gov. Burt Jones regarding his efforts to aid Donald Trump as the former president sought to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results. After spending five… Continue reading

“Appeals court puts U.S. election bets on hold mere hours after a judge allowed it”

September 13, 2024, 4:57 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

AP: Just hours after it began, legal betting on the outcome of U.S. Congressional elections has been put on hold by a federal appeals court. The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an order Thursday… Continue reading

“The Klan Act: Legal Liability for Political Violence”

September 13, 2024, 4:47 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Richard Primus: On Oct. 30, 2020, just days before the U.S. presidential election, a Biden-Harris campaign bus was traveling along Interstate 35 between Austin and San Antonio when a group of Trump supporters in cars and trucks—a “Trump Train”—surrounded … Continue reading

“Trump’s former lawyer asks SCOTUS to put Green Party’s Stein on Nevada’s ballot”

September 13, 2024, 4:44 pmballot access, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Chris Geidner reports at Law Dork.

Pennsylvania Supreme Court, on 4-3 Vote, Kicks on Technical Grounds Suit to Try to Get Undated and Misdated But Timely Mail-In Ballots Counted

September 13, 2024, 1:34 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

I had been flagging this case as a potential first U.S. Supreme Court test for the independent state legislature theory post-Moore v. Harper. But the PA Supreme Court rejected the case because the plaintiffs did not sue all of Pennsylvania’s… Continue reading

“How Trump is relying on a racist conspiracy theory to question election results”

September 13, 2024, 10:19 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

NPR reports.

“Connecticut Ballot Measure Could Make Voting More Inclusive”

September 13, 2024, 9:37 amabsentee ballots, voters with disabilitiesRick Hasen

Bolts: In 2020, as the world grappled with a deadly global pandemic, Connecticut officials lifted restrictions limiting who can vote by mail, allowing every citizen in the state to obtain an absentee ballot. The results were historic: More than… Continue reading

“Harris or Trump? Once Again, Election Results Could Take a While.”

September 13, 2024, 7:16 amelection administration, election subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT: The hosts of election night parties may want to book a room for more than just one night. For the second straight presidential election, it is becoming increasingly likely that there will be no clear and immediate winner on… Continue reading

“Bipartisan group of lawmakers signs pledge to certify 2024 election results”

September 13, 2024, 6:50 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Politico: More than 30 House members, including a half-dozen Republicans, have signed a bipartisan pledge to uphold the results of the 2024 election amid an increased focus on Congress’ role in certifying the tally next January. A pair of House… Continue reading

“National Popular Vote plan challenges undemocratic electoral college”

September 13, 2024, 6:47 amelectoral collegeRick Hasen

Joe Davidson column: Unless blocked by the courts, the National Popular Vote would take effect when states with electoral votes totaling at least 270 — the number needed for victory — agree to participate. That’s just over half of… Continue reading

“In blow to Newsmax, judge rules Smartmatic’s case over 2020 election lies will go to trial this month”

September 13, 2024, 6:39 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Marshall Cohen for CNN: A major defamation case against Newsmax will proceed to trial later this month, a judge ruled Thursday, dealing a blow to the right-wing network and setting the stage for the 2020 election to be relitigated during… Continue reading

“Fears mount that election deniers could disrupt vote count in US swing states”

September 13, 2024, 6:38 amelection administration, election subversion risk, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Ed Pilkington in The Guardian: Fears are rising that the vote count in November’s presidential election could be disrupted as a result of the proliferation of Donald Trump’s lies about stolen elections and rampant voter fraud in the key swing… Continue reading