Category Archives: campaigns

“Sensing Gains Ahead Under Trump, the Kochs Court Minorities”

January 6, 2017, 8:52 amcampaigns, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

NYT: Fueling U.S. Forward is “dedicated to educating the public about the value and potential of American energy, the vast majority of which comes from fossil fuels,” the group says on its website. “We’ll talk to people of diverse backgrounds… Continue reading

“The Coming Speech Wars Online”

January 6, 2017, 8:28 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Paul Jossey in the National Review: The Internet is an incredible human achievement. It has done more to ensure freedom and human rights than any government agency ever could. But such freedom is insecure when would-be censors exist either inside… Continue reading

“The FBI Never Asked For Access To Hacked Computer Servers”

January 5, 2017, 7:46 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

BuzzFeed: The FBI did not examine the servers of the Democratic National Committee before issuing a report attributing the sweeping cyberintrusion to Russia-backed hackers, BuzzFeed News has learned. Six months after the FBI first said it was investigating the hack… Continue reading

“U.S. obtained evidence after election that Russia leaked emails: officials”

January 4, 2017, 7:51 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Reuters reports.

7th Cir. Panel (Including Trump-Shortlister J. Sykes) Upholds Indiana Robocall Ban Against 1st Amendment Challenge

January 4, 2017, 12:19 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

Short and sweet (not “otiose”) opinion.

NH Seeks Supreme Court Review of Decision Striking Ballot Selfie Ban as 1st Amendment Violation

January 3, 2017, 12:29 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

Here’s the cert. petition. More from me when I have a bit more time.

“Outsourcing Politics: The Hostile Takeovers of Our Hollowed out Political Parties”

December 23, 2016, 1:31 pmcampaigns, political partiesRick Hasen

Sam Issacharoff has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Houston Law Review). Here is the abstract: In 2016, both the Republicans and Democrats experienced efforts at hostile takeover of their presidential campaigns. On the Republican side of the ledger, the… Continue reading

“Why Trump Had an Edge in the Electoral College”

December 20, 2016, 7:54 amcampaigns, electoral collegeRick Hasen

Nate Cohn for NYT’s The UpShot.

“Donald Trump’s sons behind nonprofit selling access to president-elect”

December 20, 2016, 7:43 amcampaigns, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

Blockbuster report from CPI: A new Texas nonprofit led by Donald Trump’s grown sons is offering access to the freshly-minted president during inauguration weekend — all in exchange for million-dollar donations to unnamed “conservation” charities, according to interviews and documents… Continue reading

Watch Video of NYU Forum on “A New American Political System?”

December 19, 2016, 3:04 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, political partiesRick Hasen

This was a great conference. Video courtesy of CSPAN: Vice President Biden Keynote Viability of Third Parties (Ginsberg, Keating, Pildes) Role of Media in the 2016 Election (Marcus, Psaki) Technology in Political Campaigns (Goodstein, Persily, Rospars) Fred Yang on 2016 … Continue reading

“Trump advisers spar over new political arm; Rivaling factions jockey over who should head the group central to Trump’s political agenda.”

December 19, 2016, 7:07 amcampaigns, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

Shane Goldmacher for Politico.

“The Electoral College Vote Isn’t Just About The Electoral College”

December 18, 2016, 8:08 pmcampaigns, electoral collegeRick Hasen

Chris Geidner: The battle over Monday’s electoral college vote is the beginning, not the end. A larger campaign to undermine the legitimacy — and constitutionality — of Donald Trump’s presidency is likely just getting underway. Discomfort with Donald Trump before… Continue reading

“FBI backs CIA view that Russia intervened to help Trump win election”

December 16, 2016, 11:30 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo: FBI Director James B. Comey and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper have backed a CIA assessment that Russia intervened in the 2016 election in part to help Donald Trump win the presidency, according to U.S. officials. Comey’s support… Continue reading