Category Archives: election subversion risk

“Trump, Vowing ‘Retribution,’ Foretells a Second Term of Spite; In a speech before his supporters, the former president charged forward in an uncharted direction, talking openly about leveraging the power of the presidency for political reprisals.”

March 7, 2023, 12:46 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT: Donald J. Trump has for decades trafficked in the language of vengeance, from his days as a New York developer vowing “an eye for an eye” in the real estate business to ticking through an enemies ledger in… Continue reading

“A Troubling Sign for 2024: The midterms were a welcome reprieve for democracy. But the story of Bill Gates, an Arizona election official, suggests that we might not be so lucky in next year’s presidential election.”

March 7, 2023, 12:43 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Bart Gellman profile of Gates in The Atlantic.

“Tucker Carlson, with video provided by Speaker McCarthy, falsely depicts Jan. 6 riot as a peaceful gathering”

March 6, 2023, 7:21 pmelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NBC News: Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Monday released security video from the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, using footage provided exclusively to him by Speaker Kevin McCarthy to portray the riot as a peaceful gathering. Carlson… Continue reading

“Timid media and GOP figures are again, dangerously, normalizing Trump”

March 6, 2023, 7:49 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Jennifer Rubin WaPo column: We saw throughout Donald Trump’s two presidential campaigns and four years in the White House a symbiotic relationship between mainstream media outlets and Republicans, in which both made Trump out to bea far more normal politician… Continue reading

“Trump Says He Would Stay in 2024 Race if Indicted”

March 5, 2023, 9:48 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT: Former President Donald J. Trump said on Saturday that he would not drop out of the 2024 presidential race if he was indicted in one of several investigations he is facing. Mr. Trump made the comments to a group… Continue reading

“Column: Mike Lindell is helping a California county dump voting machines. You should worry”

March 3, 2023, 9:50 amelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Anita Chabria LAT column.

Watch Archived Video of My Conversation with Joan Donovan Talking About Her Book “Meme Wars,” and Threats to U.S. Democracy

March 2, 2023, 3:17 pmcheap speech, election subversion riskRick Hasen

This was a great event, the first webinar jointly sponsored by the Safeguarding Democracy Project and the Institute for Technology, Law & Policy at UCLA:

Schedule Announced for Safeguarding Democracy Project March 17 Conference, “Can American Democracy Survive the 2024 Elections?” (Register by Mar. 6 if Coming in Person)

February 27, 2023, 7:58 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

On behalf of the Safeguarding Democracy Project, I’m thrilled to announce the conference schedule for the March 17 event at UCLA Law, “Can American Democracy Survive the 2024 Elections?” If you would like to attend in person, you must… Continue reading

“Former Proud Boy Says Group Prepared for ‘All-Out Revolution’ on Jan. 6”

February 23, 2023, 7:07 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT: As a gang of Proud Boys stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, Jeremy Bertino, one of the leaders of the far-right group, was at home in North Carolina, watching livestreams of the riot and offering advice to his… Continue reading

Safeguarding Democracy Project Webinar/Live Free Event with Joan Donovan March 2 (Co-sponsored by UCLA Law ITLP)

February 22, 2023, 8:05 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

The Safeguarding Democracy Project and the Institute for Technology, Law, & Policy at UCLA Law are sponsoring my interview with Joan Donovan, co-author of Meme Wars: The Untold Story of the Online Battles Upending Democracy in America. This talk… Continue reading

“Mexico Hobbles Election Agency That Helped End One-Party Rule”

February 22, 2023, 7:24 pmcomparative election law, election subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT: Mexican lawmakers passed sweeping measures overhauling the nation’s electoral agency on Wednesday, dealing a blow to the institution that oversees voting and that helped push the country away from one-party rule two decades ago. The changes, which will… Continue reading

“Arizona’s top prosecutor concealed records debunking election fraud claims; Newly released documents show how Republican Mark Brnovich publicized an incomplete account of his office’s probe of the 2020 election in Maricopa County”

February 22, 2023, 8:09 amelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: Nearly a year after the 2020 election, Arizona’s then-attorney general Mark Brnovich launched an investigation into voting in the state’s largest county that quickly consumed more than 10,000 hours of his staff ‘s time. Investigators prepared a report in… Continue reading

“Lawyers in Backsliding Democracy”

February 22, 2023, 7:38 amelection law biz, election subversion riskRick Hasen

Scott Cummings has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This Article examines the role of lawyers in democratic backsliding. To explain the relation of lawyers to backsliding, the Article presents a theory of professional fissuring, in which… Continue reading

“The bipartisan odd couple banding together to fight election deniers in Arizona”

February 21, 2023, 7:27 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Politico: Election officials don’t normally draw standing-room-only crowds in basement music halls. But the noise around elections in Arizona is anything but normal right now. Roughly 120 people crammed into Valley Bar — entering through the back alley, down a… Continue reading

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