Monthly Archives: April 2019

“Hush-Money Probe Gathered Evidence From Trump’s Inner Circle”

April 10, 2019, 5:53 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

WSJ: The Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office has gathered more evidence than previously known in its criminal investigation of hush payments to two women who alleged affairs with Donald Trump, including from members of the president’s inner circle.Prosecutors interviewed Hope Hicks,… Continue reading

Douglas: Vote for US – The Reforms

April 10, 2019, 5:50 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

The following is the second of three guest posts by University of Kentucky Law Professor Josh Douglas about his new book, Vote for US: How to Take Back Our Elections and Change the Future of Voting: Yesterday I highlighted some… Continue reading

“Organizers pull the plug on proposal ditching electoral college in Ohio”

April 9, 2019, 7:41 pmelectoral collegeRick Hasen

Cleveland Plain Dealer: Organizers have aborted their attempt to change Ohio’s constitution to award the state’s presidential electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote, regardless of who wins Ohio.J. Corey Colombo, a Columbus elections attorney working for… Continue reading

Today’s Must-Read: John Myers’ “Hackers attacked California DMV voter registration system marred by bugs, glitches”

April 9, 2019, 11:03 amchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

LA Times: California has launched few government projects with higher stakes than its ambitious 2018 program for registering millions of new voters at the Department of Motor Vehicles, an effort with the potential to shape elections for years to come.Yet… Continue reading

“Bibi Goes Full GOP, Sends Activists to Polling Stations to Monitor Arab Precincts”

April 9, 2019, 10:56 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Josh Marshall: In recent years we’ve witnessed the increasing ideological marriage of the Israeli Likud and the American GOP. Nor is it just ideological and cultural. There is increasingly transnational cooperation, with longtime Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu frequently intervening… Continue reading

“‘We can’t confirm him,’ Pat Roberts warns of potential Kobach nomination for DHS”

April 9, 2019, 10:52 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

KC Star: One of the GOP senators from Kris Kobach’s home state said Tuesday that the Senate would not be able to confirm the Kansas Republican if President Donald Trump tapped him for a cabinet post.Kobach, the former Kansas … Continue reading

“Devin Nunes Sues McClatchy Newspaper Chain, Alleging ‘Character Assassination’”

April 9, 2019, 7:02 amcampaignsRick Hasen

NYT: Less than a month after suing Twitter for allowing its users to insult him, Representative Devin Nunes, a Republican from California, said he was suing the McClatchy Company, a newspaper chain, over what he called “character assassination.”The… Continue reading

Douglas: Vote for US – The People

April 9, 2019, 6:51 amvotingRick Hasen

The following is the first of three guest posts by University of Kentucky Law Professor Josh Douglas about his new book, Vote for US: How to Take Back Our Elections and Change the Future of Voting: Thanks to Rick for… Continue reading

“Stacey Abrams gives a graduate school class on voter suppression”

April 8, 2019, 8:31 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Jennifer Rubin WaPo column.

“Deal reached on lawsuit over Mich. ballot selfie ban”

April 8, 2019, 8:29 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

Detroit News: Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has agreed to settle a lawsuit over a ban on so-called ballot selfies.Joel Crookston, a voter in the Kalamazoo area, sued in 2016 to try to stop Michigan’s ban on taking photos of… Continue reading

“The Danger of the National Popular Vote Compact”

April 8, 2019, 11:18 amelectoral collegeRick Hasen

Norman Williams has this post at the Harvard Law Review blog.

The Trump/McGahn 30-40 Year Plan on the Judiciary

April 8, 2019, 7:43 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Axios: McGahn said a big part of his job as White House counsel was to deregulate and rein in the “administrative state.”He said he did that by writing deregulatory executive orders and picking judicial nominees who wanted to limit the… Continue reading

“House Democratic Campaign Arm Nears War With Liberals Over Primary Fights”

April 8, 2019, 7:41 ampolitical parties, primariesRick Hasen

NYT: The House Democratic campaign arm is nearing open warfare with the party’s rising liberal wing as political operatives close to Speaker Nancy Pelosi try to shut down primary challenges before what is likely to be a hard-fought campaign next… Continue reading