All posts by Rick Hasen
“‘Hopefully, I’ll run into a few friendly faces’: US Capitol rioters return to DC to celebrate Trump inauguration”
Marshall Cohen for CNN:
Some rioters charged or convicted in the 2021 attack on the US Capitol are returning to Washington, DC, for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, according to court filings in a dozen cases and multiple sources familiar with… Continue reading
Supreme Court, Applying Intermediate Scrutiny, Upholds TikTok Ban Against First Amendment Challenge on Grounds That It Allows a Foreign Adversary to Spy on Americans
The result was unanimous, in a per curiam opinion and two concurrences (by Sotomayor and Gorsuch).
The nub, as Justice Gorsuch put it at the end of his concurrence, was this: “Speaking with and in favor of a foreign adversary… Continue reading
“Biden says the Equal Rights Amendment is law. What happens next is unclear”
NPR:
President Biden on Friday declared that he considers the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution is “the law of the land,” a surprising declaration that does not have any formal force of effect, but that is being celebrated by… Continue reading
“BREAKING: SCOTUSblog Publisher Tom Goldstein Indicted In Tax Case”
Law360:
Tom Goldstein, a publisher of SCOTUSblog and one of the most experienced U.S. Supreme Court lawyers in the country, was indicted Thursday in Maryland federal court on charges he schemed to evade taxes for years and used funds from… Continue reading
“Minnesota House Democrats work from afar as GOP convenes sessions without them”
Minnesota Reformer:
Judy Moe walked into a Richfield Caribou Coffee on Wednesday morning ready to air grievances and advocate for disability rights with her state representative, presenting him with a copy of a printed agenda she created for the… Continue reading
Debate on the Electoral College in DC Journal
“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