Category Archives: election subversion risk

“The Untold Link Between Justice Alito and Trump’s Election Denying Efforts; Mark Martin floated fringe theories to keep Trump in power. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito taught with him — even after January 6.”

October 6, 2024, 12:54 pmelection subversion risk, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Shawn Musgrave for The Intercept: On the evening of January 6, 2021, retired North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Martin had a nine-minute conversation with former President Donald Trump. This call followed weeks of efforts by Martin to find … Continue reading

My New One at Slate: “Jack Smith’s Big New Jan. 6 Brief Is a Major Indictment of the Supreme Court”

October 2, 2024, 2:48 pmelection subversion risk, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

I have written this piece for Slate. It begins: It’s rare to simultaneously feel red hot anger and wistfulness, especially when merely reading a document. But that’s exactly the emotions that washed over me when I read the redacted version… Continue reading

“Vance refuses to admit that Trump lost the 2020 election”

October 2, 2024, 7:01 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Politico: JD Vance declined to say that Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, drawing a sharp rebuttal from Tim Walz, who called his response a “damning non-answer.” “When this is over, we need to shake hands, and the winner needs… Continue reading

What Would a VP Vance Do on January 6, 2029? Matt Seligman Explores Before the VP Debate

October 1, 2024, 3:01 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

From his NYT oped: By saying he would have prevented Congress from counting the electoral votes that confirmed President Biden’s victory, Mr. Vance has admitted that he would have asserted an extra-constitutional power to abet Mr. Trump’s plot to… Continue reading

“Advocacy groups urge Congress to commit to certifying election results”

September 30, 2024, 7:42 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

WaPo: A broad coalition of advocacy groups called on every member of Congress to commit to certifying the results of the presidential election on Jan. 6, 2025, warning lawmakers in a letter sent Monday that “our most fundamental rights and… Continue reading

“News Outlets Brace for Chaos on Election Night (and Perhaps Beyond)”

September 25, 2024, 5:23 amcheap speech, election subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT: The data nerd of NBC News, Steve Kornacki, is preparing to sleep at his desk in 30 Rockefeller Plaza — for days on end, if need be. CNN is adding to its bench of legal experts in case of… Continue reading

What Does Mike Johnson Mean By Saying “If we have a free, fair and safe election, we’re going to follow the Constitution, absolutely”? That If There Are Election Problems, We Won’t Follow the Constitution?

September 24, 2024, 8:35 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Not exactly reassuring about following the rule of law: JOHNSON: "If we have a free, fair and safe election, we're going to follow the Constitution, absolutely." pic.twitter.com/W1q4Q36DxE— JM Rieger (@RiegerReport) September 24, 2024

Watch Video of UCLA Hammer Museum/Safeguarding Democracy Project Forum: Democracy and Risks to the 2024 Elections (Leah Aden, John Fortier, Yoel Roth)

September 23, 2024, 7:34 amelection administration, election subversion risk, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Great conversation that you can watch here.

“Legal Watchdog Group Warns Pro-Trump Lawyers Against Subverting Democracy in November”

September 19, 2024, 7:29 amelection law biz, election subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT: After the 2020 election, legal watchdogs, outraged at some of their colleagues, filed scores of ethics complaints against lawyers who used their skills in questionable ways to help former President Donald J. Trump stay in power. And in the… Continue reading

“Network of Georgia election officials strategizing to undermine 2024 result”

September 18, 2024, 2:14 pmelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

The Guardian: Emails obtained by the Guardian reveal a behind-the-scenes network of county election officials throughout Georgia coordinating on policy and messaging to both call the results of November’s election into question before a single vote is cast, and push… Continue reading

I Spoke with Jon Weiner on The Nation’s Podcast About Threats to the 2024 Election

September 18, 2024, 7:52 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Listen here.

“New Guides to Protecting Election Certification from Interference in Battleground States”

September 18, 2024, 7:28 amelection administration, election subversion riskRick Hasen

Useful.

Watch Archive Video of My Humphrey School Conversation with Jennifer Morrell and Larry Jacobs, “The Threat to the 2024 Elections”

September 18, 2024, 7:17 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

You can watch here:

“The other Jan. 6 Democrats are worried about”

September 17, 2024, 6:58 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Politico, expressing what I’ve also had as my biggest concern about the 2024 elections: Democrats have spent much of the 2024 campaign reminding Americans of what happened on Jan. 6, 2021. But on Capitol Hill, some are already growing… Continue reading

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