All posts by Rick Hasen
Want a Jump Start to Follow the Election Law Community on Bluesky? Josh Douglas Has Created an “Election Law Starter Pack”
Follow everyone there, or whomever you choose, with just one click.
Thanks Josh!
The Bluesky Button is Here to Allow You to Share ELB Posts Directly from Election Law Blog to Your Bluesky Account
It joins buttons for Facebook, Threads, and X at the bottom of each post. Just click on the Bluesky logo and if you have an account, you can post a link to an ELB post in just one click.
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“Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to Alaska campaign finance laws”
I missed this news yesterday:
More than 14 years after the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which removed limits on independent political expenditures by corporations and unions, the justices declined to weigh in on … Continue reading
Bob Bauer: “Did the Legal Process Over the Last Four Years ‘Fail’?”
Thoughtful Bob Bauer post at Lawfare.
“Pa. Supreme Court again rules that Philly and other counties cannot count undated mail ballots; The ruling comes after several Philly-area counties defied the court’s previous guidance; The issue has come under close scrutiny as the race between Bob Casey and Dave McCormick undergoes a recount”
See this report from the Philadelphia Inquirer. Via How Appealing, which links to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania’s per curiam order, two concurring statements (here and here), and a dissenting statement.
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“In Pennsylvania, the Election Litigation Continues, With a Twist; As a Senate recount plays out, at least four counties are ignoring an order from the State Supreme Court that undated or misdated mail ballots cannot be counted.”
NYT:
In an election defined in part by a tsunami of litigation before polls even opened, few states saw as much legal haggling over which ballots should count as Pennsylvania.
The polls have long since closed, yet a new… Continue reading
WaPo Editorial: “Democrats thumb their nose at the rule of law in Pennsylvania” (Recount Starts Today)
WaPo Editorial:
Before the Nov. 5 election, Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court ruled that provisional ballots must be signed in two required places and that mail-in votes must be dated. Yet elected Democratic officials in Philadelphia and three other counties —… Continue reading
“Liberals Are Left Out in the Cold as Social Media Veers Right”
Sheera Frenkel for the NYT:
After Donald J. Trump won the election this month, his supporters gravitated to a panoply of online destinations to celebrate.
Hundreds of thousands of posts lauding Mr. Trump’s victory filled Truth Social, the social… Continue reading
Tabatha Abu El-Haj Blogging This Week and Next; Justin Levitt Blogging Week of December 2
New Report Find X’s Algorithms Changed in July 2024 to Boost Republican-Leaning Accounts and Elon Musk’s Account After Musk’s Trump Endorsement
The report from Timothy Graham and Mark Andrejevic (via Bluesky). Abstract:
This technical report presents findings from a two-phase analysis investigating potential algorithmic bias in engagement metrics on X (formerly Twitter) by examining Elon Musk’s account against a group… Continue reading
“Kari Lake settles election defamation case brought by Arizona official”
WaPo:
A year-long defamation case against Kari Lake, who falsely blamed a local Arizona election official for her 2022 defeat for governor and has sowed distrust in American election systems, has been settled.
The details of the settlement are confidential,… Continue reading
“Trump is already testing Republicans, and some seem unwilling to defy him”
WaPo:
The soon-to-be president, who vowed to shake up Washington, this week tapped several highly unconventional candidates for his Cabinet, pressured Senate leadership candidates to back his plans for recess appointments, and is pushing lawmakers to back policy… Continue reading
“These voter fraud claims circulated in Tarrant County. What happened to them?”
Cody Copeland for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.