All posts by Rick Hasen

“John Eastman, awaiting potential indictment, asks judge to postpone his disbarment proceedings”

August 7, 2023, 4:47 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Politico: Attorney John Eastman, an architect of Donald Trump’s last-ditch efforts to subvert the 2020 election, is asking a California judge to postpone disbarment proceedings lodged against him, saying he’s increasingly concerned he’s about to be criminally charged by special… Continue reading

Democratic Party in DC Files Complaint Alleging Use of Ranked Choice Voting in DC is Unconstitutional

August 7, 2023, 8:48 amdirect democracyRick Hasen

See this complaint (via Martin Austermuhle).

“‘Fake’ elector plot raised concerns over legal peril, indictment shows”

August 7, 2023, 7:51 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

WaPo: The allegation that campaign officials sought to prevent electors in other states from learning about the language used in Pennsylvania is a key new revelation in the four-count, 45-page federal indictment, which accuses Trump of a sprawling effort to… Continue reading

“The Jolt: Timing of possible Trump indictment by Fulton DA still uncertain”

August 7, 2023, 7:21 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

AJC: Security is tightening at the Fulton County Courthouse. Many staffers are working from home, and District Attorney Fani Willis said she’s “ready” to move forward with her decision regarding election interference charges against former President Donald Trump and his… Continue reading

“‘Of course he lost’: Ron DeSantis rejects Trump’s 2020 election claims”

August 7, 2023, 7:17 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

NBC News: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Sunday rejected Donald Trump’s claim that he was the true winner of the 2020 presidential election in his most forceful comments to date on the matter. “Whoever puts their hand on the Bible… Continue reading

ELB Book Corner: Mary Zielger: “A New Look at the Path to Dobbs”

August 7, 2023, 7:00 amcampaign finance, ELB Book Corner, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

I am pleased to welcome Mary Ziegler to the ELB Book Corner, author of the new book, Dollars for Life: The Anti-Abortion Movement and the Fall of the Republican Establishment (Yale, 2022). Here is the first of three posts:… Continue reading

Watch Video of My Conversation on CNN with Jim Acosta About How Trump Could Serve If Convicted of a Felony But Could Not Vote for Himself in Florida

August 6, 2023, 7:57 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Video here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEX_XJ-58s4&t=44s

“Miami groups try to overturn court ruling that kept ‘gerrymandered’ map in effect”

August 6, 2023, 7:52 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

Miami Herald: Two days after a federal appeals court blocked a new city of Miami voting map drawn by community groups from being used in the November elections, those Miami community groups have challenged that decision. On Sunday, American Civil… Continue reading

“Trump’s moves to overturn 2020 election were ‘aspirational,’ not criminal, his lawyer argues”

August 6, 2023, 4:00 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

WaPo: An attorney for former president Donald Trump said on Sunday that he will argue that Trump’s failed attempt to cling to power after the 2020 election was “aspirational” and not criminal. John Lauro, who is defending Trump against four… Continue reading

“The 2020 Election Fueled a Crisis of Democracy. Voters Fear a Repeat in 2024.”

August 6, 2023, 3:54 pmelection subversion risk, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

WSJ: Americans are worried there will be another electoral crisis in 2024 because the aftermath of 2020 continues to reverberate through the nation’s politics. Many Republicans refuse to acknowledge Joe Biden’s 2020 victory, saying they have lost faith in… Continue reading

New York: “Critics unhappy with BOE’s certification of new voting machines”

August 6, 2023, 3:41 pmvoting technologyRick Hasen

NY State of Politics: You may be voting on a brand new type of voting machine soon – if your county decides to buy them. On Wednesday, after a lengthy and somewhat contentious meeting, the New York State Board of… Continue reading

“Republicans Saved Democracy in 2020”

August 6, 2023, 2:56 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Henry Olsen WaPo column: If you think this commendation is misplaced, imagine what would have happened if some or all of these people had been partisan rather than patriotic. State legislatures would have openly challenged the election outcome, presenting… Continue reading

“Rancor flares on the Wisconsin Supreme Court as its new liberal majority moves to limit the chief justice’s power”

August 4, 2023, 6:07 pmjudicial electionsRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Three days after securing a new majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, the court’s four liberal justices voted to limit the power of its conservative chief justice — a move the leader called “an attempt to gut” her… Continue reading

“DeSantis Dismisses Trump’s 2020 Election Theories as False”

August 4, 2023, 3:17 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida said that claims about the 2020 election being stolen were false, directly contradicting a central argument of former President Donald J. Trump and his supporters. The comments went further than Mr. DeSantis typically goes… Continue reading