All posts by Rick Hasen

Thanks to Dan Tokaji; Spencer Overton Blogging Weeks of July 22 and July 29; Tabatha Abu El-Haj Blogging Week of August 5

July 19, 2024, 6:59 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Great thanks to Dan for stepping in these last few weeks. Great job as always. Certainly not the lazy days of summer around here! Spencer Overton steps into the chair for two weeks, July 22-August 4. Then Tabatha Abu El-Haj … Continue reading

“The Future of Press Freedom: Democracy, Law, and the News in Changing Times”

July 17, 2024, 4:09 pmFirst Amendment theory, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

I was pleased to contribute a chapter to this project from the Knight First Amendment Institute: “The Future of Press Freedom: Democracy, Law, and the News in Changing Times,” piloted by the Institute’s 2023-2024 Senior Visiting Research Scholars RonNell Andersen … Continue reading

The Free 2024 Supplement to Lowenstein, Hasen, Tokaji, and Stephanopoulos, Election Law–Cases and Materials (7th Edition) is Now Available

July 17, 2024, 2:17 pmpedagogy, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

You can download the free Supplement here. The Supplement is current through the Supreme Court’s October 2023 term ending July 2, 2024, and it includes edited versions of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decisions in Moore v. Harper and Trump… Continue reading

Is Ohio Ballot Access Deadline a Reason for Democrats to Push through a Virtual Roll Call Vote Before the Convention to Choose Joe Biden? Almost Certainly Not

July 16, 2024, 1:29 pmballot accessRick Hasen

After a warning from the Ohio Secretary of State that the Democrats’ late convention would come too late to notify Ohio to put its nominee on the ballot, Democrats decided to hold a virtual roll call vote early before the… Continue reading

Dangerous Times: Trump Chooses Election Denier JD Vance as VP Nominee

July 15, 2024, 1:15 pmauthoritarian threats in US, election subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT on JD Vance: Election denial: He has not committed to accepting the results of this year’s election. “If we have a free and fair election, I will accept the results,” he said on CNN in May. It’s a caveat… Continue reading

2024 Supplements to Laycock and Hasen, Modern American Remedies 5th Edition, and to Concise 5th Edition, Now Available for Free Download

July 15, 2024, 11:00 amRemediesRick Hasen

You can find the 2024 Teachers’ Update to Laycock & Hasen, Modern American Remedies (5th edition) at this link . You can find the Teachers’ Update to the Concise 5th Edition at this link. Highlights: Current through the end of… Continue reading

Introduction to: Richard L. Hasen, “States a Bulwarks Against, or Potential Facilitators of, Election Subversion” (in new Zelizer and Greenberg book)

July 15, 2024, 10:07 amelection subversion risk, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

In a couple of weeks, NYU Press will release Our Nation at Risk: Election Integrity as a National Security Issue (Julian E. Zelizer & Karen J. Greenberg eds. NYU Press 2024). It’s an impressive and important collection that I’m glad… Continue reading

Watch Archived Video of Supreme Court Term in Review Event Featuring Cary Franklin, Justin Levitt, Eugene Volokh, and Kimberly West-Faulcon (I Moderated) at Hammer Museum

July 15, 2024, 6:38 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

This was a deep and provocative discussion, co-sponsored by the Safeguarding Democracy Project at UCLA Law. Watch.

The Despicable Violence Against Former President Trump

July 13, 2024, 7:48 pmauthoritarian threats in USRick Hasen

Political violence has no place in our society. The attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump is despicable and deserves our condemnation. No ifs, ands, or buts. Political competition must respect the rule of law and peaceful competition for power.… Continue reading

My New One at Slate: “Democrats Sure Aren’t Acting as if Trump Beating Biden Is an Existential Threat to Democracy”

July 10, 2024, 9:00 amauthoritarian threats in USRick Hasen

I have written this piece for Slate. Some snippets: But more recently, Democrats have not done nearly enough to deal with the ongoing risks to democracy that they themselves repeatedly raise. They have supported election deniers running in Republican primaries… Continue reading

Congratulations to Election Law Profs Justin Levitt, Carolyn Shapiro, and Kate Shaw, Elected to the American Law Institute

July 8, 2024, 1:35 pmelection law bizRick Hasen

They are among the great choices announced today who write (at least partially) in the area of election law.

Eric Segall Contrasts the Speed of the Trump Disqualification Case with the Slow Walk of the Trump Immunity Case at the Supreme Court

July 8, 2024, 1:33 pmSupreme CourtRick Hasen

Eric writes: There is simply no doubt that the Court’s fast-tracking of the disqualification case way back in February combined with the slow-walking of the immunity case and its eventual holding (the last case of the term) had the… Continue reading

“Top Democratic lawyer backs mysterious news site”

July 7, 2024, 8:14 pmcheap speechRick Hasen

Semafor: A secretive local media network with ties to high-profile national Democratic operatives wants to convince regulators in Arizona that despite the political tilt of its stories, it is not a political entity and should not be subject to campaign… Continue reading

Elon Musk Tweets that Those Who Oppose House Republican Bill That Would Require Documentary Proof of Citizenship to Register to Vote are “TRAITORS” and Asks “What is the penalty for traitors again?”

July 7, 2024, 3:38 pmfraudulent fraud squad, voter registrationRick Hasen

Despicable tweet, via Fox News (which notes that Democrats are whipping against the bill). This bill won’t go anywhere in the Senate, but this rhetoric is toxic, especially from the owner of a major social media platform. (Yes, he… Continue reading

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