Category Archives: chicanery

“Fire at New Mexico Republican Party Headquarters Being Investigated as Arson”

March 31, 2025, 7:30 amchicaneryRick Hasen

Awful: The headquarters of the Republican Party of New Mexico in Albuquerque was damaged early Sunday morning in what the party described as a “deliberate act of arson.” Albuquerque Fire Rescue confirmed that it had been dispatched to the party’s… Continue reading

Elon Musk Appears to Be Breaking Wisconsin Law Against Vote Buying in Offering a Chance to Win $1 Million to Anyone Who Voted in Wisconsin Supreme Court Race

March 28, 2025, 5:40 amchicanery, vote buyingRick Hasen

During the 2024 elections, there was a question whether Elon Musk was breaking federal law in offering various incentives only to registered voters, including what was essentially a lottery open only to registered voters. He’s up to similar gimmicks in… Continue reading

“Justice Dept. Moving to Downsize Units Investigating Fraud and Corruption”

March 13, 2025, 6:41 amchicanery, Department of JusticeRick Hasen

NYT: Justice Department officials are drafting plans to broadly restructure — and significantly downsize — several key units in Washington responsible for investigating cases of fraud and public corruption, according to three people briefed on the changes. The plans, which… Continue reading

“Trump Pardons Ex-Tennessee State Senator Imprisoned for Campaign Fraud”

March 12, 2025, 5:51 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: President Trump has pardoned an imprisoned former Tennessee state senator who was two weeks into a 21-month sentence for his role in a campaign finance fraud scheme. Inmate records show that the former lawmaker, Brian Kelsey, a Republican,… Continue reading

“Colorado calls DOJ interest in Tina Peters’ case a ‘grotesque attempt to weaponize the rule of law”

March 12, 2025, 7:44 amchicanery, election subversion riskRick Hasen

Colorado Public Radio: Colorado is asking a federal judge in Denver to reject the U.S. Justice Department’s statement of interest in the case of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters. In its filing, the state writes that the DOJ intervention… Continue reading

“9th Circuit hears appeal over Nevada law to protect election workers from harassment”

March 11, 2025, 6:47 amchicaneryRick Hasen

Reno Gazette Journal: The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments Friday in a case that seeks to throw out a Nevada law passed in 2023 to protect election workers from harassment and intimidation. Las Vegas attorney Sigal Chattah… Continue reading

“‘We’re burning daylight here’: Latest Jan. 6 probe slow to get off the ground”

March 9, 2025, 9:43 amchicaneryRick Hasen

Roll Call: Rep. Barry Loudermilk is eager to make his next move on Jan. 6, 2021. After leading a reinvestigation of the storming of the Capitol during the last Congress, the Georgia Republican had high hopes for the 119th. With… Continue reading

“Anger at Elon Musk turns violent with molotov cocktails and gunfire at Tesla lots”

March 8, 2025, 2:01 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo on these despicable acts: Since President Donald Trump’s inauguration, more than a dozen violent or destructive actshave been directed at Tesla facilities, according to court documents, surveillance photographs, police records and local media reports reviewed by The Washington Post.… Continue reading

“Lawyers Plan to Sue Federal Government on Behalf of Jan. 6 Rioters”

March 8, 2025, 7:09 amchicanery, election subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT: A team of lawyers is preparing to sue the federal government on behalf of hundreds of people pardoned by President Trump for their role in the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, claiming that the rioters were… Continue reading

“ActBlue, the Democratic Fund-Raising Powerhouse, Faces Internal Chaos”

March 6, 2025, 6:55 amcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: ActBlue, the online fund-raising organization that powers Democratic candidates, has plunged into turmoil, with at least seven senior officials resigning late last month and a remaining lawyer suggesting he faced internal retaliation. The departures from ActBlue, which helps raise… Continue reading

“Election security aid is on the chopping block, rattling local officials”

March 5, 2025, 1:20 pmchicanery, election administration, voting technologyRick Hasen

NBC News: State and local election officials who have grown to rely on the federal government’s cybersecurity assistance fear that the Trump administration may permanently block that aid by Thursday. Such funding, which began in President Donald Trump’s first… Continue reading

“Justice Dept. to Review Election Tampering Conviction of Pro-Trump Clerk”

March 4, 2025, 7:35 amchicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: The Justice Department said on Monday that it would review the conviction of the former clerk of Mesa County, Colo., who was found guilty of state charges last summer of tampering with voting machines under her control in… Continue reading

42 Former North Carolina County Election Directors with 750 Years of Combined Experience Urge Appellate Court Not to Throw Out Election Results in State Supreme Court Race by Changing the Rules After the Fact

March 1, 2025, 5:33 pmchicanery, judicial electionsRick Hasen

This is quite a statement in this brief: In their private lives, Amici are not united politically—some are registered Republicans, some registered Democrats, and some Unaffiliated. In the 2024 North Carolina Supreme Court election, some voted for Judge Jefferson Griffin,… Continue reading

“How Elon Musk Executed His Takeover of the Federal Bureaucracy”

February 28, 2025, 7:29 amchicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: On the last Friday of September 2023, Elon Musk dropped in about an hour late to a dinner party at the Silicon Valley mansion of the technology investor Chamath Palihapitiya. Mr. Musk’s visit was meant to be discreet.… Continue reading