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

Josh passes along the following: ELB readers may be interested to learn about my new radio series and podcast, Democracy Optimist, which is available on all of the podcast platforms and will air on NPR stations in Kentucky.  Democracy… Continue reading

As we watch this year’s presidential election develop, which is heading to the Biden-Trump rematch that most Americans don’t want, we should be thinking imaginatively of better ways to elect a president–ones that would let voters elect the candidate a… Continue reading

Star Tribune: In the aftermath of the insurrection on the U.S. Capitol, many of Minnesota’s largest corporations publicly announced they were pausing campaign donations to all members of Congress, including those who joined Donald Trump’s push to block the certification… Continue reading

NYT: A former Republican judge appointed to hear arguments on whether to disqualify former President Donald J. Trump from the Illinois primary ballot said on Sunday that he believed Mr. Trump engaged in insurrection by attempting to remain in office… Continue reading

Glenn Altschuler reviews my upcoming book, A Real Right to Vote, in The Hill: In the new book “A Real Right to Vote,” Richard L. Hasen, a professor of law and political science at UCLA specializing in election law, makes… Continue reading

Deborah Pearlstein in The Atlantic: The difficult questions in this case are likely to leave the justices divided. But there is no legal reason these claims need to leave them politically polarized, with the six Republican-appointed justices on one side and the three… Continue reading

Politico: The longest-serving district judge on the federal bench in Washington, D.C., warned Thursday that false rhetoric about the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol — including the sorts of lies hurled by former President Donald Trump and some of… Continue reading

The Hill reports. It seems pretty definite that No Labels will enter the race, assuming they can find a candidate they consider suitable. The report quotes their national director as saying “if America wants another choice, we’re gonna offer it… Continue reading

New report from the Brennan Center: Among the report’s findings: 43% of state legislators have experienced threats within the past three years. 18% of local officeholders have experienced threats within the past year and a half. (p. 4) Because of abuse, 39% of local officeholders and 21% of state legislators are less… Continue reading

Brennan Center: For much of the past century, the U.S. Supreme Court was the primary guardian of civil rights and liberties. In many areas the Court is now backing away from that role, and legal scholars and citizens alike are… Continue reading

Looks like some good panels here.

Dan Tokaji and I did this podcast about our election law casebook (also edited by Rick Hasen and, formerly, Dan Lowenstein). We covered a range of topics including democratic theory, voting, redistricting, and campaign finance. Thanks to our publisher, Carolina… Continue reading