All posts by Rick Hasen

“After Speedy Start, Appeals Court Slows Down on Trump Immunity Decision”

February 4, 2024, 4:28 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: In December, when a federal appeals court agreed to hear former President Donald J. Trump’s sweeping claims to be immune from charges of plotting overturn the 2020 election, it laid out a lightning-fast briefing schedule, asking the defense and… Continue reading

“RNC resolution reflects divisions over efforts to overturn 2020 election”

February 4, 2024, 4:26 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

WaPo: Republican National Committee members approved a resolution Friday promising to continue to “vocally” support those who “lawfully” served as Donald Trump’s electors in 2020 in states that Joe Biden won — a compromise intended to placate Trump supporters who… Continue reading

The Faux Election Integrity Group Backed by Leonard Leo, “Honest Elections Project,” Lists “Ban Rank Choice Voting” and “Block ZuckBucks 2.0” as Its Top Reforms to “Safeguard” American Elections

February 4, 2024, 4:19 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

What a joke this fake election integrity group is: Via the Dominion-indebted Fox News, which calls HEP a “nonpartisan watchdog.”

“Georgia Lt. Gov. Jones accused of seeking election server access in 2020”

February 2, 2024, 11:59 amchicanery, election subversion riskRick Hasen

AJC: Republican Lt. Gov. Burt Jones allegedly sought access to election computers in Butts County after the 2020 election, an effort that, if successful, would have been illegal, according to emails among state election officials that were shown in court… Continue reading

Federal District Court Rejects Argument that North Dakota’s Acceptance of Ballots Postmarked by Election Day but Arriving After Election Day Violates Federal Law

February 2, 2024, 11:55 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

So surprise on the result. This was decided on standing grounds. I expect a similar loss for the RNC’s case in Mississippi, as I told the AP reporter.

“Trump ally emerged from shadows to deal blow to Ga. case against former president”

February 2, 2024, 11:01 amchicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo deep dive on Mike Roman.

“Fani Willis admits relationship with prosecutor on Trump Georgia case”

February 2, 2024, 10:22 amconflict of interest lawsRick Hasen

WaPo: Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis (D) admitted she had a personal relationship with an outside prosecutor she appointed to manage the election interference case against former president Donald Trump and his allies but denied claims that the… Continue reading

“A fake recording of a candidate saying he’d rigged the election went viral. Experts say it’s only the beginning”

February 2, 2024, 7:21 amcheap speech, chicaneryRick Hasen

CNN: Days before a pivotal election in Slovakia to determine who would lead the country, a damning audio recording spread online in which one of the top candidates seemingly boasted about how he’d rigged the election. And if that wasn’t… Continue reading

“The Nuanced Challenges of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission”

February 2, 2024, 7:19 amelection administrationRick Hasen

BPC: The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) is once again in the limelight. The EAC has faced extensive criticism since its creation in 2002: It has been accused of political bias in its reporting, hiring discrimination, technical inadequacy, inefficiency, … Continue reading

“The winner-take-all incentives that have racially polarized America – and led to Trump”

February 1, 2024, 4:05 pmpolitical polarizationRick Hasen

Steven Hill: Amidst all the ink and electrons reporting on the bitter partisan divisions that gnaw at America today, what has been missing is due recognition of how extreme policy positions and failure to compromise are incited by certain fundamental… Continue reading

“Republican lawsuits challenge mail ballot deadlines. Could they upend voting across the country?”

February 1, 2024, 10:44 amabsentee ballotsRick Hasen

AP: Republicans are challenging extended mail ballot deadlines in at least two states in a legal maneuver that could have widespread implications for mail voting before the presidential election in November. A lawsuit filed last week in Mississippi follows a… Continue reading

Weiser & Wolf: “Responding to Trump’s Moore/Independent State Legislature Theory Claim in Trump v. Anderson”

January 31, 2024, 11:01 amballot access, election subversion risk, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

The following is a guest post from Wendy Weiser and Tom Wolf of the Brennan Center: At the end of his merits brief in Trump v. Anderson, Trump argues that the Colorado Supreme Court violated the federal Electors Clause when… Continue reading

W & L Symposium: “Voting in a Politically Polarized Era”

January 31, 2024, 10:58 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

So sorry I’ll have to miss this: On Friday, February 16, the Washington and Lee Law Review will host the 2024 Lara D. Gass Symposium, entitled “Voting Rights in a Politically Polarized Era.” This Symposium will explore various… Continue reading

“A User’s Guide to Trump v. Anderson, Part Two: The Three Possible, but Less-than-Ideal, Dispositions of the Case”

January 31, 2024, 10:48 amballot access, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Thoughtful Marty Lederman blog post, responding in part (and disagreeing with) the argument raised in the amicus brief I filed with Ned Foley and Ben Ginsberg in the case.