Monthly Archives: October 2017

“Rigged: How Voter Suppression Threw Wisconsin to Trump”—Or Maybe Not

October 19, 2017, 7:10 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Ari Berman for Mother Jones. Despite the headline, and despite this: The impact of Wisconsin’s voter ID law received almost no attention. When it did, it was often dismissive. Two days after the election, Talking Points Memo ran a piece… Continue reading

Today’s Must-Read: “In North Carolina, Republicans Stung by Court Rulings Aim to Change the Judges”

October 18, 2017, 7:37 pmjudicial elections, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Trip Gabriel for the NYT: Republicans with a firm grip on the North Carolina legislature — and, until January, the governor’s seat — enacted a conservative agenda in recent years, only to have a steady stream of laws affecting voting… Continue reading

“Justice Department Has Communicated With Controversial Election Commission, Sessions Confirms”

October 18, 2017, 7:33 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Pema Levy for Mother Jones.

“Jocelyn Benson Enters Michigan Secretary of State Race”

October 18, 2017, 7:31 pmelection law bizRick Hasen

AP: Election law expert Jocelyn Benson announced Tuesday that she is running for Michigan secretary of state, saying no one should have to wait more than 30 minutes to renew a driver’s license, register a vehicle or vote. It is… Continue reading

“Dem Senators Request GAO Probe Of Trump’s Bogus Voter Fraud Commission”

October 18, 2017, 7:26 pmfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

TPM reports.

“Trump Campaign Staffers Pushed Russian Propaganda Days Before the Election”

October 18, 2017, 7:22 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Daily Beast: Some of the Trump campaign’s most prominent names and supporters, including Trump’s campaign manager, digital director and son, pushed tweets from professional trolls paid by the Russian government in the heat of the 2016 election campaign. The Twitter… Continue reading

Eric Holder: “Voting Rights: The Struggle of Our Lifetime”

October 18, 2017, 7:19 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Holder has this post at the new Harvard Law Review blog.

Fowler: “The Negative Effect Fallacy, Gobbledygook, and the Use of Quantitative Evidence in the Supreme Court”

October 18, 2017, 7:12 pmSupreme CourtRick Hasen

The following is a guest post from Anthony Fowler: The Negative Effect Fallacy, Gobbledygook, and the Use of Quantitative Evidence in the Supreme Court The Supreme Court has a mixed track record when it comes to quantitative evidence, and that… Continue reading

“Judge Pushes Back Against Trump Administration’s View of Emoluments Clause”

October 18, 2017, 7:05 pmconflict of interest lawsRick Hasen

WSJ: The hearing Wednesday marked the first public airing of arguments over the scope of the provisions and the definition of an “emolument.” Democrats in Congress and the attorneys general of the District of Columbia and Maryland filed similar lawsuits… Continue reading

A.J. Pate: Systemic Poison in the Body Politic

October 18, 2017, 3:28 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

The following is a guest post from A.J. Pate: Systemic Poison in the Body Politic Ned Foley’s recent commentary, “Of X-Rays, CT Scans and Gerrymanders”, was an interesting analogy linking advancements in cancer research to advances in identifying partisan gerrymandering.… Continue reading

“Is Trump Violating the Constitution? In Absentia, He Defends Himself in Court”

October 18, 2017, 7:56 amconflict of interest lawsRick Hasen

NYT: Donald J. Trump, Defendant” has graced reams of court papers through decades of dealmaking and New York real estate litigiousness. “Donald J. Trump, in his official capacity as President of the United States of America” remains a relatively new… Continue reading

“Trump’s small-dollar donors fuel surge in GOP fundraising”

October 18, 2017, 7:47 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

McClatchy: The Republican National Committee raised more than $100 million in the first nine months of 2017, marking the first time it has raised that much, that fast, in a non-presidential election year. The record-breaking fundraising can be largely attributed… Continue reading