All posts by Rick Hasen
“Rudy Giuliani settles with Georgia women who won $148 million defamation judgment against him”
Politico:
Rudy Giuliani reached a deal Thursday with two Georgia women who won a $148 million defamation verdict against him that allows him to keep all of his property in exchange for a payment of unknown size — plus a… Continue reading
ELB Podcast 6:4: Katie Harbath: The Present and Future of Social Media, Politics, and Elections
Season 6, Episode 4 of the ELB Podcast:
How did social media’s treatment of election content change in the 2024 elections?
What do Meta’s new announcements mean for politics and society going forward?
How might AI change everything?
On Season… Continue reading
“Biden warns of the rise of a new American ‘oligarchy'”
WaPo:
President Joe Biden used his final address from the Oval Office to deliver a somber warning about the threat posed by the “dangerous concentration of power” in the hands of wealthy and well-connected individuals, a thinly veiled reference… Continue reading
“Riggs, Griffin spar over proper forum for NC Supreme Court election dispute”
Carolina Journal:
The two candidates in North Carolina’s recent Supreme Court election disagree about the proper forum for resolving a legal dispute involving the election. Republican Jefferson Griffin argues that the case belongs in state court. Democrat Allison Riggs… Continue reading
“‘Everyone’s trying to kiss the ring’: Trump’s inauguration devours corporate cash, smashing records”
Politico:
Donald Trump’s first White House victory caught corporate America flat-footed. This time around, industries that his administration will soon oversee are showering his inaugural committee with record-breaking donations — and making sure both the president-elect and the public notice… Continue reading
“Training for Election Officials: A 50-State Analysis”
New report:
Election officials learn to carry out their duties by participating in training at the national, state, and local levels. State-level training is a particularly valuable source for best practices and information on the state laws, policies, and procedures… Continue reading
“Nonprofit Founded by Stacey Abrams Admits Secretly Aiding Her 2018 Campaign”
NYT:
A nonprofit founded by Stacey Abrams, a Georgia Democrat, admitted on Wednesday that it had violated state law by concealing the fact that it had campaigned for her during her 2018 run for governor.
At the time of that… Continue reading
“Jack Smith’s Accountability Effort Ends With More Freedom for Trump”
NYT:
In a closing argument he never got to make to a jury, Jack Smith, the former special counsel who investigated Donald J. Trump, insisted that his thwarted prosecution was righteous and that his investigators set an example “for others… Continue reading
“Scoop: Trump’s $500 million post-election windfall”
Axios:
President-elect Trump is being inundated with so much money from corporations and wealthy donors that his team expects to raise about $500 million by summer — even though he can’t run again, sources in his operation tell Axios.
Why… Continue reading
“Meta just flipped the switch that prevents misinformation from spreading in the United States”
Platformer:
Last week, Meta announced a series of changes to its content moderation policies and enforcement strategies designed to curry favor with the incoming Trump administration. The company ended its fact-checking program in the United States, stopped scanning new… Continue reading
My Review of “The ‘Stench’ of Politics: Polarization and Worldview on the Supreme Court”
I have written this book review for Political Science Quarterly, reviewing The “Stench” of Politics: Polarization and Worldview on the Supreme Court by Joseph Russomanno. It begins:
After the disputed 2000 election that culminated in the Supreme Court’s opinion… Continue reading
The Attempt to Hold Donald Trump Responsible for Election Subversion Ends with a Whimper, and With Renewed Dangers for American Democracy
The attempt to hold Donald Trump accountable for seeking to illegally overturn the results of the 2020 election ended shortly after midnight on Tuesday with a whimper, as the United States Department of Justice posted online special counsel Jack Smith’s… Continue reading
“Fifteen Years Later, Citizens United Defined the 2024 Election”
New analysis from the Brennan Center.