Category Archives: election subversion risk

“Griffin’s post-election challenge of voters is worrying people beyond North Carolina | Opinion”

April 28, 2025, 7:14 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Ned Barnett in the News and Observer: The Griffin lawsuit has ping-ponged between state and federal courts for nearly six months and is currently pending in federal court. Ultimately, this case could endure all the way to the U.S. Supreme… Continue reading

“A Lengthy Legal Battle in North Carolina Could Show How to Flip an Election”

April 27, 2025, 3:40 pmelection subversion risk, judicial electionsRick Hasen

NYT: For months, Republicans in North Carolina have tried to do what President Trump and his allies could not in 2020: overturn an election that did not go their way. What began as a sprawling effort to throw out 65,000… Continue reading

“Long-running legal saga over N.C. Supreme Court race could pave way for future election challenges, critics warn”

April 26, 2025, 7:27 amelection subversion risk, judicial elections, votingTravis Crum

NBC News: Nearly six months after the North Carolina Supreme Court election took place, the contest still hasn’t been called and a winner still hasn’t been certified. That’s almost entirely due to a barrage of litigation from Republican candidate… Continue reading

“NC voters wait while a battle over ballots they cast six months ago rages”

April 26, 2025, 7:24 amelection subversion risk, judicial elections, voter id, votingTravis Crum

NC Newsline: Chris Marshall took care to cast a ballot last fall while in France tending to his business, and was surprised to find months after the 2024 election that Judge Jefferson Griffin wanted his vote thrown out. Griffin… Continue reading

“DNC steps into voting rights fight in Pennsylvania”

April 25, 2025, 6:45 amelection administration, election subversion risk, provisional ballots, votingTravis Crum

The docket in RNC v. Genser is here. Politico reports on the case here: The Democratic National Committee is ramping up its fight with the GOP over voting rights, urging the Supreme Court to reject Republicans’ efforts to… Continue reading

Round-Up: Partial Injunction Against Trump Elections Executive Order

April 24, 2025, 2:36 pmcourt decisions, election administration, Election Assistance Commission, election subversion risk, voter idTravis Crum

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Breaking: DDC enjoins Part of Trump Elections Executive Order Updated

April 24, 2025, 10:55 amcourt decisions, election administration, Election Assistance Commission, election subversion riskTravis Crum

The 120-page opinion is here. The order is here. The preliminary injunction in LULAC v. Executive Office of the President was issued by Judge Kollar-Kotelly of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (DDC). The proceedings… Continue reading

“Election officials from across the US meet to consider Trump’s order overhauling election operations”

April 24, 2025, 7:19 amelection administration, Election Assistance Commission, election subversion riskTravis Crum

AP: State and local election officials from across the country are meeting Thursday to consider President Donald Trump’s executive order that seeks major changes to how elections are run, the first time those in charge of the nation’s voting… Continue reading

“Trump’s Elections Power Play and the Voting Machines”

April 23, 2025, 11:48 amchicanery, election administration, election subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadTravis Crum

Bob Bauer at Executive Functions: On March 25, President Trump issued a sprawling executive order on Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections. The order focuses on the “integrity” of federal elections. It repeats but does not substantiate… Continue reading

“What to Know About the Legal Battle Over a North Carolina Supreme Court Race”

April 23, 2025, 5:06 amelection subversion risk, judicial electionsTravis Crum

For additional coverage of a case that Rick H. has been following (see here and here), check out this NYT piece: In North Carolina, the Republican candidate for a State Supreme Court seat has refused to concede to the… Continue reading

Breaking: 4th Circuit, on 2-1 Vote, Halts Likely Unconstitutional “Cure” Order in North Carolina Supreme Court Election Contest. What’s Next?

April 22, 2025, 6:52 pmelection subversion risk, judicial electionsRick Hasen

The court’s order stops what is likely an unconstitutional attempt approved by North Carolina state courts to overturn the results an election to the North Carolina Supreme Court. I’ve written about the irreparable harm from the district court’s allowing a… Continue reading

Judge Griffin Ignores Justice Scalia’s Bush v. Gore Argument About Irreparable Harm in His Brief in 4th Circuit in Due Process Challenge to Attempt to Overturn Result of North Carolina Supreme Court Election

April 21, 2025, 4:47 pmelection subversion risk, judicial electionsRick Hasen

You can read Judge Griffin’s brief at this link. It briefly cites Bush v. Gore, but completely ignores the main point about irreparable harm that Justice Scalia first flagged in his Bush v. Gore stay concurrence. See here.… Continue reading

“Administration’s Dubious Trustworthiness Permeates Hearing On Trump Election Order”

April 18, 2025, 6:24 pmelection administration, Election Assistance Commission, election subversion riskRick Hasen

TPM: A cagey Trump administration arrived at court Thursday, where a judge presided over the early stages of a lawsuit stemming from a March executive order mandating that proof of citizenship be added to federal voting forms. As soon as… Continue reading

“The Judge Ruling on the North Carolina Election Fight Should Heed Bush v. Gore”

April 14, 2025, 10:16 amBush v. Gore reflections, election subversion riskRick Hasen

I have written this piece for Slate. It begins: In a preliminary order issued over the weekend likely designed to split the baby, a federal district court in North Carolina has told North Carolina election officials that they should follow… Continue reading