All posts by Rick Hasen

“Trump paid me to find voter fraud. Then he lied after I found 2020 election wasn’t stolen.”

January 2, 2024, 8:08 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Ken Block USA Today oped: Can a steady diet of lies and innuendo overcome the truth? In November 2020, former President Donald Trump asserted that voter fraud had altered the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. The day after the election,… Continue reading

“Republican loyalty to Trump, rioters climbs in 3 years after Jan. 6 attack”

January 2, 2024, 7:47 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

WaPo: Three years after the Jan. 6 attack, Republicans are more sympathetic to those who stormed the U.S. Capitol and more likely to absolve Donald Trump of responsibility for the attack than they were in 2021, according to a Washington … Continue reading

“Trump lays ground for 2024 election fraud claims with New Years message slamming ‘radical left misfits thugs'”

January 2, 2024, 7:45 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

It’s amazing how we’ve become blase about this sort of dangerous talk: Donald Trump is laying the ground to claim election fraud again in 2024, baselessly suggesting in his New Year’s message that the Biden administration is allowing immigrants to… Continue reading

“Trump set to appeal Colorado 14th Amendment ballot disqualification case”

January 2, 2024, 7:30 amballot access, election subversion riskRick Hasen

ABC News: Former President Donald Trump‘s legal team as early as Tuesday could appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court the Colorado Supreme Court decision barring him from the GOP primary ballot under the 14th Amendment. Trump’s team has already… Continue reading

“After Section 3 Comes Section 2”

January 2, 2024, 7:21 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Michael Meltsner in TAP: Attention in recent days has been paid to the Colorado Supreme Court’s ruling that Donald Trump can be barred from the presidential ballot for participating in an insurrection as ordered by Section 3 of the … Continue reading

Richard Bernstein: “Denying Trump Immunity Is Crucial To Future Presidential Elections”

January 2, 2024, 7:00 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

The following is a guest post from Richard Bernstein: The most important 2024 case for future presidential elections will likely be the final decision on appeal about whether former President Trump has immunity from criminal prosecution for his efforts to… Continue reading

“‘Stakes are really high’: misinformation researcher changes tack for 2024 US election”

January 1, 2024, 2:09 pmcheap speechRick Hasen

The Guardian reports, with the subhead: “Kate Starbird says attacks have made research difficult, and claims of bias arise because of prevalence of lies from the right.”

“The Problem of Misinformation in an Era Without Trust”

January 1, 2024, 12:09 pmcheap speechRick Hasen

Jennifer Szalai “critics notebook” review essay for the NYT.

Eugene Mazo: “Remembering Morris Kramer”

December 31, 2023, 9:30 amelection law bizRick Hasen

The following is a guest post from Eugene Mazo: Morris H. Kramer, the plaintiff in Kramer v. Union Free School District No. 15, 395 U.S. 621 (1969), passed away on September 11, 2023. I got to know Kramer toward… Continue reading

Watch Video of My Appearance with Geoff Bennett on PBS New Hour Discussing Potential Trump Disqualification in Maine and Likely SCOTUS Review

December 29, 2023, 4:37 pmballot accessRick Hasen

You can watch here. Shorter excerpt: Maine’s top election official ruled last night that Donald Trump is constitutionally ineligible to appear on the state’s primary ballot in 2024, citing his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.@GeoffRBennett talks… Continue reading

“New 2023 Population Estimates Show Further Changes In Congressional Apportionment”

December 29, 2023, 8:53 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

New analysis from Election Data Services: With just three years since the Census Bureau released the final 2020 Census results, the Bureau’s new population estimates that were released earlier this week (December 19. 2023) would have changed congressional apportionment in… Continue reading

Thank You to the ELB Contributors and to Our Readers, and a Look to 2024

December 29, 2023, 4:47 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

As I’ve been traveling internationally over the last few weeks, I’ve had ELB contributors Derek Muller and Spencer Overton doing the major daily work that it takes to produce ELB. This should ordinarily be a sleepy time for election law… Continue reading

My 2023 Opeds and Commentaries (and Moving 2022 Commentaries to the Archives)

December 29, 2023, 4:36 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Here are the 2023 commentaries, in reverse chronological order: Terrifying Reports About Trump’s Plans for a Second Term Have One Bright Spot, Slate, November 7, 2023 The Supreme Court Needs to Make a Call on Trump’s Eligibility, The Atlantic, September… Continue reading

Maine Secretary of State, Piggybacking on the Reasoning of the Recent Colorado Supreme Court Decision, Finds Trump Disqualified and Orders Him Off Primary Ballot (But Decision Stayed for Judicial Review)–Makes SCOTUS Review of Issue More Likely

December 28, 2023, 4:12 pmballot access, election subversion riskRick Hasen

You can find the 34-page decision of the Maine Secretary of State at this link. Much of the reasoning of this decision tracks the analysis of the Colorado Supreme Court in Anderson. As Derek has suggested, the Colorado decision… Continue reading