All posts by Rick Hasen

“Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Donates $1 Million to Trump’s Inaugural Fund”

December 12, 2024, 6:51 amcampaign finance, cheap speechRick Hasen

WSJ: Meta Platforms has donated $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural fund, the latest step by Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg to bolster his once-fraught relationship with the incoming president. The donation, confirmed by the company, is a departure… Continue reading

“NC elections officials reject GOP request to throw out 60,000 votes. Races for Supreme Court, state legislature affected”

December 11, 2024, 3:39 pmelection administration, judicial electionsRick Hasen

WRAL: State elections officials on Wednesday denied efforts by the North Carolina Republican Party to throw out tens of thousands of ballots cast by voters in this year’s elections. The GOP had launched its protests to aid its party’s… Continue reading

“Explainer: Lame-Duck Power Grabs in North Carolina and Beyond”

December 11, 2024, 3:35 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

New from Derek Clinger at SDRI.

“State Battles Over Ranked Choice Voting Reveal Shifting Fault Lines”

December 11, 2024, 2:26 pmalternative voting systemsRick Hasen

CMD: It’s been a bad year for advocates of ranked-choice voting reforms. Legislatures in five states banned the reform outright, as did voters in Missouri. And voters in four states — Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, and Oregon — rejected referendums… Continue reading

“With protested override, NC lawmakers sap power from governor, attorney general, other incoming Democrats”

December 11, 2024, 1:55 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

WRAL: North Carolina Republicans will have new powers over elections, public schools, utilities and more under a wide-ranging new law that strips control from the governor, attorney general and other incoming Democrats. Senate Bill 382, which became law Wednesday… Continue reading

ELB Book Corner: Mark C. Alexander: “The Campaign Lawyer,” in The Oxford Handbook of American Election Law (Oxford University Press 2024).

December 11, 2024, 12:00 pmELB Book CornerRick Hasen

I am very pleased to welcome to ELB Book Corner several contributors to The Oxford Handbook of American Election Law (Eugene D. Mazo ed. 2024). The 30% discount code for ELB readers is ALAUTHC4. The sixth contribution is from Mark … Continue reading

Jaffer & Lakier: “The Supreme Court Must Intervene in the TikTok Case”

December 11, 2024, 7:14 amFirst Amendment theoryRick Hasen

Jameel Jaffer and Genevieve Lakier NYT oped: Last week, the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld a federal law that threatens to shut down TikTok in the United States. The court’s most consequential conclusion: The First… Continue reading

ELB Book Corner: Rebecca Green, “Partisan Parity in U.S. Election Administration,” in The Oxford Handbook of American Election Law (Oxford University Press 2024).

December 11, 2024, 7:00 amELB Book CornerRick Hasen

I am very pleased to welcome to ELB Book Corner several contributors to The Oxford Handbook of American Election Law (Eugene D. Mazo ed. 2024). The 30% discount code for ELB readers is ALAUTHC4. The fifth contribution is from Rebecca … Continue reading

“Manhattan DA urges judge not to toss out guilty verdict in Trump hush money case”

December 10, 2024, 1:14 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

Politico: Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg says Donald Trump’s imminent return to the presidency is not a reason to throw out the 34-count conviction that jurors delivered in the hush money case earlier this year. Bragg conceded in a… Continue reading

“Trump lawyers and aide face additional felony charges in Wisconsin over 2020 fake electors”

December 10, 2024, 12:19 pmchicanery, election subversion riskRick Hasen

AP: Wisconsin prosecutors filed 10 additional felony charges Tuesday against two attorneys and an aide to President-elect Donald Trump who advised Trump in 2020 as part of a plan to submit paperwork falsely claiming that the Republican had won the… Continue reading

ELB Book Corner: Nicholas Stephanopoulos: “Partisan Gerrymandering,” in The Oxford Handbook of American Election Law (Oxford University Press 2024).

December 10, 2024, 12:00 pmELB Book CornerRick Hasen

I am very pleased to welcome to ELB Book Corner several contributors to The Oxford Handbook of American Election Law (Eugene D. Mazo ed. 2024). The 30% discount code for ELB readers is ALAUTHC4. The fourth contribution is from Nick … Continue reading

“The recount is over. Alaska will keep ranked choice voting.”

December 10, 2024, 8:16 amalternative voting systemsRick Hasen

Alaska Public Media: Election officials finished recounting the results of Ballot Measure 2 on Monday, and the outcome remains unchanged. Alaska will keep ranked choice voting and open primaries. The repeal effort failed by 743 votes, or about a… Continue reading

Dec. 12 Torres-Spelliscy Online Book Event on “Corporatocracy”

December 10, 2024, 8:15 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

Over at the Brennan Center: The 2024 election underscored the growing power of big money in politics. This year’s races broke spending records, with megadonors backing candidates not only to push their special interests but to buy government access and… Continue reading