Monthly Archives: May 2019

University of Chicago Law Review’s Online Symposium on Posner and Weyl’s “Radical Markets” Now Available

May 19, 2019, 6:52 pmtheoryRick Hasen

Here: RadicalxChange: An Academic AgendaE. Glen Weyl87 U Chi L Rev Online 1 (2019). A History for the Future: Radical Markets and the Work of HistoryAnanya Chakravarti87 U Chi L Rev Online 12 (2019). A Decision Theoretic Approach to Understanding … Continue reading

John Copeland Nagle, RIP

May 19, 2019, 10:23 amelection law bizRick Hasen

I am very sad to report that Notre Dame law professor John Nagle passed away after a brief illness. John wrote primarily in the area of environmental law, but he wrote occasionally in the field of election law and legislation.… Continue reading

“Speaker Robin Vos gets temporary reprieve from appeals court in Wisconsin’s gerrymandering case”

May 18, 2019, 9:02 amredistrictingRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: A panel of federal judges late Friday temporarily blocked a lower court’s order that Assembly Speaker Robin Vos sit for a deposition in Wisconsin’s gerrymandering case. In their brief order, the judges wrote that they were suspending… Continue reading

Must Read from Tierney Sneed: Ginni Thomas, Wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, Discussed Anti-“Voter Fraud” Campaign in Virginia Which Could Have Intimidated Minority Voters

May 18, 2019, 8:02 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Scoop from Tierney Sneed at Talking Points Memo (you’ve got to read the whole thing): Ginni Thomas, the conservative activist and wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, wanted to “target” the “most questionable” precincts in Virginia with an anti-voter… Continue reading

“Texas Republicans Poised to Make Voting ‘Harder, Scarier and More Confusing’”

May 17, 2019, 10:24 amfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Texas Observer: A bill raising criminal penalties for certain election-related offenses and imposing new voting restrictions cleared a major hurdle Friday, setting the stage for yet another floor debate over voter suppression at the Texas Legislature.On a party line… Continue reading

“Amendment 4: New report shows who’s out of prison and registering to vote”

May 17, 2019, 7:18 amfelon votingRick Hasen

Tampa Bay Times: Amendment 4 led to 99 times as many formerly-incarcerated Floridians registering to vote as normal, and those new voters are more likely to be black and residents of lower-income neighborhoods than the rest of the electorate,… Continue reading

“The Cybersecurity 202: Florida lawmakers rail against FBI for secrecy on voter breaches”

May 17, 2019, 7:15 amchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

“Facebook Bans Israeli Firm Over Fake Political Activity”

May 16, 2019, 9:08 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

WSJ: Facebook said it removed hundreds of fake accounts, pages and groups linked to a commercial entity based in Israel, a rare move against a private operation as the social network tries to stamp out misinformation around global elections.The company… Continue reading

“9th Circuit rejects challenge to foreign-donation ban”

May 16, 2019, 9:04 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

Politico: A federal appeals court has rejected a legal challenge to Congress’ ban on most foreign nationals donating to state and local election campaigns.The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the ban Thursday, saying that a “summary” Supreme Court… Continue reading

“Russian government hackers targeted small county in Florida panhandle in 2016”

May 16, 2019, 8:57 pmchicanery, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

WaPo: The voter registration database of a small county in the Florida panhandle was breached by Russian government hackers in 2016, according to two U.S. officials.The Russian military spy agency, the GRU, was responsible for the penetration of Washington… Continue reading