All posts by Rick Hasen

“The Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act ruling is no victory for democracy”

June 11, 2023, 11:09 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Melissa Murray and Steve Vladeck in WaPo: The Supreme Court’s unexpected decision on Thursday to keep Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act intact was greeted with relief — even giddiness — among many in the media. Some even… Continue reading

“Johnson: Plaintiff in historic SCOTUS redistricting case shed tears for late father after ruling”

June 11, 2023, 11:05 amSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Roy Johnson column in Al.com: Evan Milligan was in church when his phone began to buzz. In church in Berlin, among a group visiting and studying an area that was once home to one of the region’s largest Jewish communities.… Continue reading

“He devised a fringe legal theory to try to keep Trump in power. Now he’s on the verge of being disbarred.”

June 11, 2023, 11:03 amelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Politico: John Eastman, an architect of Donald Trump’s last-ditch bid to subvert the 2020 election on Jan. 6, is about to go on trial — but not in a criminal court. Rather, the attorney is fighting to save his California… Continue reading

“Trump Supporters’ Violent Rhetoric in His Defense Disturbs Experts”

June 10, 2023, 7:45 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT: The federal indictment of former President Donald J. Trump has unleashed a wave of calls by his supporters for violence and an uprising to defend him, disturbing observers and raising concerns of a dangerous atmosphere ahead of his court… Continue reading

I Spoke with Dahlia Lithwick on Slate’s Amicus Podcast about this Week’s Big Voting Rights Case at the Supreme Court

June 10, 2023, 1:54 pmSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

You can listen here (listen beginning at the 16-minute market).

Read the Federal District Court Opinion Holding former VP Pence Did Not Have Speech or Debate Clause Immunity to Testify About Certain Election Subversion/January 6 Events

June 9, 2023, 4:48 pmelection subversion risk, legislation and legislatures, Speech or Debate ClauseRick Hasen

Still partially redacted, but now released. (Via Zoe Tillman)

Read the Trump Indictment in the Classified Documents Case

June 9, 2023, 10:52 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

At this link.

Ned Foley Blogging Next Two Weeks

June 9, 2023, 8:21 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Thanks to Nick for covering what has turned out to be a very busy week in the ELB world! Ned Foley is primary ELB blogger for the next two weeks starting Monday. So send your tips and comments to… Continue reading

I Spoke with NPR’s Michel Martin for Morning Edition About the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act Decision in Allen v. Milligan

June 9, 2023, 7:14 amSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

You can listen here. You can also read my NY Times guest essay, John Roberts Throws a Curveball.

“John Roberts Throws a Curveball”

June 8, 2023, 5:01 pmSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

I have written this piece for the NY Times. It begins: The Supreme Court’s voting rights ruling on Thursday in Allen v. Milligan is as shocking as it is welcome. The Voting Rights Act has lived to see another day,… Continue reading

Josh Douglas Blog Post: “Justice Stevens’s Papers and Burdick v. Takushi”

June 5, 2023, 7:14 amballot access, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

The following is a guest post from Josh Douglas: Like Rick, when I was in DC last week I visited the Library of Congress to review the newly-released papers of Justice John Paul Stevens. (Shout-out to the… Continue reading

FEC Unanimously Voted (Back in July 2022, But Just Now Made Public) that Schwarzenegger and His USC Institute Did Not Violate Federal Campaign Finance Law in Giving Election Administration Grants During Covid

June 2, 2023, 2:36 pmcampaign finance, federal election commissionRick Hasen

Sensible result (vote totals). Not clear why this took so long to make public. The claim was that these grants were meant to help Biden win, but there was no evidence of that. (Similar claims have been made… Continue reading

“Scoop: YouTube reverses misinformation policy to allow U.S. election denialism”

June 2, 2023, 11:10 amcheap speech, election subversion riskRick Hasen

Axios: In a reversal of its election integrity policy, YouTube will leave up content that says fraud, errors or glitches occurred in the 2020 presidential election and other U.S. elections, the company confirmed to Axios Friday. Why it matters:… Continue reading