All posts by Rick Hasen
“Trump: ‘Marco has this residency problem.'”
Marc Caputo for The Bulwark:
COULD IT WORK? Probably. Rubio would have to establish residency or “inhabitance” out of state if he wants a shot on Trump’s ticket. He’s willing to do that, according to those familiar with his thinking,… Continue reading
“A Mysterious Flier, a Tiny Charity and a Disinformation Campaign at the Border”
NYT:
The two men rang the bell at the Resource Center Matamoros, a migrant aid group in the Mexican border city, and, speaking in broken Spanish, said they were looking for volunteer work.
Security footage shared with The New York… Continue reading
Breaking: Three Judge Court, Breaking Along Party Lines, Says Louisiana Impermissibly Created a Second Black Congressional District, Orders Hearing on Remedy
Faced with a likely successful lawsuit by minority plaintiffs under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, the Louisiana legislature drew a second black majority congressional district. After the districts were drawn, those who did not like Louisiana having a… Continue reading
Third Circuit, Over the Dissent of Four Judges, Won’t Take Up En Banc the Case Holding That It Doesn’t Violate the Materiality Provision of the Civil Rights Act to Not Count Timely But Undated Absentee Ballots in Pennsylvania (Corrected title)
May 7 CAP Online Event on Citizens United Includes Sheldon Whitehouse, Shana Broussard, Jamie Raskin, Sarah Haan and Tom Moore
“Meta Faces E.U. Investigation Over Election Disinformation”
NYT:
Meta, the American tech giant, is being investigated by European Union regulators for the spread of disinformation on its platforms Facebook and Instagram, poor oversight of deceptive advertisements and potential failure to protect the integrity of elections.
On Tuesday,… Continue reading
Trump in TIME Interview: “I Think a Lot of People Like” Talk of Dictatorship
TIME Magazine interview:
Toward the end of our conversation at Mar-a-Lago, I ask Trump to explain another troubling comment he made: that he wants to be dictator for a day. It came during a Fox News town hall with… Continue reading
“Why an Immunity Ruling in Trump’s Favor Might Not Alter the Shape of His Trial”
Charlie Savage in the NYT:
If the Supreme Court rules that Donald J. Trump is immune from being charged with crimes over official actions he took as president, it would be a momentous decision for the future of executive power … Continue reading
Louisiana Wants Entire 5th Circuit to Hear Its Appeal (Bypassing a 5th Circuit Panel) Arguing that Private Plaintiffs Don’t Have the Right to Sue Under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act
Aggressive.
(via Hansi Lo Wang)
“Michigan AG executes search warrants on Google and X in ongoing 2020 fake electors probe”
Marshall Cohen for CNN:
Google and X, formerly Twitter, recently provided hundreds of files to Michigan prosecutors for their 2020 election subversion probe, complying with search warrants that investigators obtained after CNN revealed secret social media accounts belonging to pro-Trump lawyer… Continue reading
“Surprise Tactics and Legal Threats: Inside R.F.K. Jr.’s Ballot Access Fight”
NYT:
As Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent presidential campaign mounts a bruising state-by-state battle for ballot access, he has often credited enthusiastic volunteers and grass-roots backers with driving the effort.
In fact, the operation has become increasingly reliant on consultants… Continue reading
“Wisconsin Republicans recruiting legion of monitors to observe polls, set stage for lawsuits”
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
The Republican National Committee and Trump campaign plan to deploy tens of thousands of volunteers and attorneys to monitor and challenge voting processes in battleground states, including Wisconsin — an effort rooted in the former president’s false… Continue reading
Important New Student Note: “Voting Wrongs and Remedial Gaps”
There’s a great new student note at the intersection of election law and remedies, authored by Delaney Herndon, in the Harvard Law Review. Here is the abstract:
Today, voting rights plaintiffs largely seek injunctive relief.1 This wasn’t always… Continue reading