Monthly Archives: July 2017

“Secretaries of State pass resolution supporting state rights to oversee elections”

July 11, 2017, 9:00 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

WDRB: The nation’s Secretaries of State sent a clear message to the White House. Members of the National Association of Secretaries of State meeting in Indianapolis unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution underscoring the Constitutional rights of of states to administer… Continue reading

“While Kobach Commission Bumbles, DOJ Sends Its Own Voter Suppression Signals”

July 11, 2017, 8:49 amchicanery, Department of Justice, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

TPM reports.

Two from Ned Foley: One on Due Process and Elections, the Other on Partisan Gerrymandering

July 11, 2017, 8:44 amredistricting, theoryRick Hasen

The U Chicago Law Review has posted Ned’s Due Process, Fair Play, and Excessive Partisanship: A New Principle for Judicial Review of Election Laws. This is one of Ned’s most significant pieces tying together historical research, jurisprudence, and judicial… Continue reading

Donald Trump Jr. Emails Paint Serious Case of Campaign Finance Violations

July 11, 2017, 8:28 amcampaignsRick Hasen

Just to recap where we are: It is illegal for a person to solicit a contribution to a campaign from a foreign individual or entity. To solicit: means to ask, request, or recommend, explicitly or implicitly, that another… Continue reading

“The research that convinced SCOTUS to take the Wisconsin gerrymandering case, explained”

July 11, 2017, 7:52 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Nick Stephanopoulos for Vox.

In the Trump Jr. Case, Can “Dirt” on Hillary Clinton Be “Anything of Value”?

July 11, 2017, 7:24 amcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

As I indicated in a blog post the other day, I think the foreign solicitation and coordination claims are credible. The two big questions are knowledge it was a foreign source (now credible if last night’s New York Times … Continue reading

Watch Archived Video of the 7th Annual UCI Law Supreme Court Term in Review

July 10, 2017, 7:23 pmSupreme CourtRick Hasen

If you missed it before, here it is. Great program! Thanks to everyone who helped put it together, and to our panelists, Justice Kruger, Judge Kozinski, Leah Litman, Greg Stohr, and Erwin Chemerinsky.

“ACLU Files Federal Lawsuit Over Trump Election Commission Secrecy”

July 10, 2017, 5:00 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Release: The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit today over the lack of transparency by President Trump’s election commission. The lawsuit charges the commission with failing to comply with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, which is designed to… Continue reading

Beyond Words: J. Christian Adams Appointed to Pence-Kobach Commission

July 10, 2017, 4:28 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

If you look at this list of people on the Pence-Kobach commission: Kobach Blackwell von Spakovsky and now Christian Adams… it is hard to imagine a list of people less credible on the issue of the extent of voter… Continue reading

Must-read Bauer: “Open Door to Moscow? New Facts in the Potential Criminal Case of Trump Campaign Coordination with Russia”

July 10, 2017, 8:45 amcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

Following up on my earlier post about whether Trump Jr.’s revelations of the meeting with a Russian operative who was offering dirt on Hillary Clinton could violate the law on soliciting foreign contributions, Bob Bauer has this must-read: Of course,… Continue reading

Live Webcast at 1:30 PM Eastern Today: 7th Annual UCI Law Supreme Court Term in Review Event

July 10, 2017, 8:26 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

7th Annual Supreme Court Term in Review Monday, July 10, 2017, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Pacific Time Irvine Barclay Theatre (Map) Livestream here > This exciting and entertaining program reviews the Supreme Court’s key cases decided in the… Continue reading

“With 2018 election looming, Texas back in court over political maps”

July 10, 2017, 8:23 amredistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Texas Tribune on the latest trial, starting today, in the never-ending Texas redistricting case.

Michael Wines on Tensions at Annual Meeting of Secretaries of State over Pence-Kobach

July 10, 2017, 8:21 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

NYT: Republicans scrambled to distance themselves from the letter’s call for private data like birthdates and partial Social Security numbers without impugning their president’s claim or his commission. But giving the claim credibility placed them in the awkward position of… Continue reading