All posts by Rick Hasen

“Why the Supreme Court Might Cast the Final Vote for President”

October 10, 2024, 7:16 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

Aziz Huq for Politico: Three paths already exist for the Supreme Court if it wants to reshape the 2024 outcome. The first path lies through a challenge to a state court’s ruling on state election law. The Supreme Court ordinarily… Continue reading

“Judge tosses a New York law that moved many local elections to even-numbered years”

October 10, 2024, 7:06 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

AP: A law moving many town and county elections in New York to even-numbered years to align them with state and federal races was struck down by a state judge, providing a win to Republicans who claimed it was… Continue reading

“Trump’s small-dollar donor fundraising is beset by confusion and fatigue”

October 10, 2024, 7:02 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

AP: Donald Trump’s contributions from small-dollar donors have plummeted since his last White House campaign, presenting the former president with a financial challenge as he tries to keep pace with the Democrats’ fundraising machine. Fewer than a third of… Continue reading

“Wisconsin Supreme Court grapples with governor’s 400-year veto, calling it ‘crazy'”

October 10, 2024, 7:00 amlegislation and legislaturesRick Hasen

AP: Justices on the Wisconsin Supreme Court said Wednesday that Gov. Tony Evers’ creative use of his expansive veto power in an attempt to lock in a school funding increase for 400 years appeared to be “extreme” and “crazy” but… Continue reading

“Cards Against Humanity says it will pay Trump critics to prepare to vote.”

October 9, 2024, 6:48 pmvote buyingRick Hasen

Tim Balk for the NYT: Cards Against Humanity, the irreverent party game that has needled Donald J. Trump and his allies for years, has inserted itself into the presidential campaign. The card game, which asks players to match words… Continue reading

Jack Goldsmith: “Jack Smith Owes Us an Explanation”

October 9, 2024, 4:34 pmDepartment of JusticeRick Hasen

NYT oped: The special counsel Jack Smith’s two prosecutions against Mr. Trump — for election resistance and for misappropriating and mishandling classified documents — are the first against a former president. They are also the first by an executive… Continue reading

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson Claims Without Any Reliable Evidence that “Thousands upon Thousands” of Noncitizens Will Be Voting in Upcoming Elections

October 9, 2024, 7:29 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Bullshit from the Playbook interview: “We know that states are not requesting proof of citizenship and people check that box … so there’s going to be thousands upon thousands of non-citizens voting,” he said. “If you have enough non-citizens participating… Continue reading

“Voting Wars Open a New Front: Which Mail Ballots Should Count?”

October 9, 2024, 7:20 amabsentee ballots, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Michael Wines for the NYT: As Pennsylvania voters begin casting perhaps two million-plus mail ballots, Democrats and Republicans are in furious legal combat over a once-overlooked aspect of voting remotely: which ballots are counted, which are rejected as defective and… Continue reading

“FBI arrests Afghan man who officials say planned Election Day attack in the US”

October 9, 2024, 7:19 amchicaneryRick Hasen

AP: The FBI has arrested an Afghan man who officials say was inspired by the Islamic State militant organization and was plotting an Election Day attack targeting large crowds in the U.S., the Justice Department said Tuesday. Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi,… Continue reading

“Sixth Circuit Allows Enforcement of Ohio Law Barring Foreign Expenditures on Ballot Initiatives”

October 8, 2024, 4:50 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Jonathan Adler at Volokh: Today a divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit granted the state of Ohio’s application of an emergency stay of a district court injunction barring enforcement of an Ohio law prohibiting… Continue reading

“Not everything will run perfectly on Election Day. Still, US elections are remarkably reliable”

October 8, 2024, 1:58 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

AP: On Election Day, some voting lines will likely be long and some precincts may run out of ballots. An election office website could go down temporarily and ballot-counting machines will jam. Or people who help run elections might… Continue reading

“Courts could see a wave of election lawsuits, but experts say the bar to change the outcome is high”

October 8, 2024, 1:57 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

AP reports.

“Election officials who back Trump’s ‘Big Lie’ stir concern in swing states”

October 8, 2024, 10:23 amelection administration, election subversion riskRick Hasen

Reuters: In Michigan’s Macomb County, the Republican head of the board that will certify November’s election results called on former U.S. President Donald Trump to fight to stay in power after his election loss in 2020. In North Carolina’s… Continue reading

“Civil Rights Groups: Extend Voter Registration Deadline as State Recovers from Hurricane Helene”

October 8, 2024, 10:10 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Release: The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Georgia, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and the law firm Cooley LLP filed a lawsuit seeking a court order to extend the voter registration deadline,… Continue reading

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