Monthly Archives: September 2019

Looking Forward to Talking About Voting Rights and the Census Friday on Texas Tribune Festival Panel

September 25, 2019, 5:41 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Details: Friday, September 27 • 2:30pm – 3:30pmRepresentation NationProgrammed in partnership with the Solutions Journalism Network.Moderator Alexa UraDemographics Reporter for The Texas TribuneUra covers the intersection between politics and race, with an emphasis on the state’s surging… Continue reading

“Justice Dept. rejected investigation of Trump phone call just weeks after it began examining the matter”

September 25, 2019, 5:22 pmcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

I’m quoted in this WaPo piece: Justice Department officials took less than a month to abandon an inquiry into President Trump’s communications with his Ukrainian counterpart about investigating former vice president Joe Biden — reigniting concerns among Democrats and legal… Continue reading

“Did NC skip a step? New voting machines questioned again”

September 25, 2019, 5:04 pmelection administrationRick Hasen

WRAL: Activists and computer scientists have raised questions about the process used to certify new voting machines in North Carolina that, for weeks, the State Board of Elections hasn’t answered.The board’s chairman and its executive director say answers are coming… Continue reading

Ned Foley: “Congress Should Remove Trump from Office, But Let Him Run Again in 2020”

September 25, 2019, 4:26 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Ned in Politico.

Reps. Jamie Raskin and Don Beyer Sponsor of New Ranked Choice Voting Act

September 25, 2019, 4:17 pmalternative voting systemsRick Hasen

FairVote release.

DOJ Apparently Rejected Campaign Finance Crime Investigation in Ukraine By Wrongly Viewing Opposition Research as Not a “Thing of Value”

September 25, 2019, 8:11 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

As I explain here: This is totally wrong. Even Mueller concluded opposition research is a thing of value for campaign finance purposes.I spell it out @slate: https://t.co/iWuMT40G4J https://t.co/gQhxkMJH6L— Rick Hasen (@rickhasen) September 25, 2019 Trump's DOJ concluded… Continue reading

“Nancy Pelosi Announces Formal Impeachment Inquiry of Trump”

September 24, 2019, 8:48 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Tuesday that the House would initiate a formal impeachment inquiry against President Trump, charging him with betraying his oath of office and the nation’s security by seeking to enlist a foreign power to tarnish… Continue reading

“Judge Throws Out Conviction of Michael Flynn’s Business Partner”

September 24, 2019, 8:44 pmlobbyingRick Hasen

NYT: A federal judge on Tuesday threw out the conviction of a business associate of the former national security adviser Michael T. Flynn, saying prosecutors had failed to offer enough evidence to sustain their charges that he had secretly lobbied… Continue reading

“Congressional Authority to Protect Voting Rights After Shelby County v. Holder”

September 24, 2019, 8:40 pmVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

The House Judiciary Committee held this hearing Tuesday with a great lineup of speakers: Mr. Justin Levitt Associate Dean for Research Professor of Law and Gerald T. McLaughlin Fellow, Loyola Law School, Los AngelesLevitt Truth in Testimony Levitt Bio… Continue reading

More Attacks from the Right on FEC Chair Weintraub

September 24, 2019, 8:37 pmfederal election commissionRick Hasen

They don’t like that she’s exercising her First Amendment rights or that she’s speaking out against foreign interference in the 2020 elections.

“Black Voters Sue Over Mississippi’s Jim Crow-Era Election Law”

September 24, 2019, 8:29 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

NPR reports.

Second Circuit Remands Case, Holds That Prison Gerrymandering Claim Against Connecticut Must Be Decided by a Three-Judge Court

September 24, 2019, 11:18 amfelon votingRick Hasen

Opinion.

“A Tale of Two Election Law Standards”

September 24, 2019, 10:14 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Josh Douglas: In April 2019, Tennessee enacted a law that would make it harder for individuals and organizations to register people to vote. On September 12, 2019, a federal district court granted a preliminary injunction against the law, finding… Continue reading

Fifth Circuit on Its Own Motion Will Rehear En Banc Case Finding Mississippi Violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act

September 24, 2019, 8:21 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Here is the order. No surprise: That Judge Willett dissent in the Mississippi section 2 case is not strong. Nonetheless, given the increasingly conservative nature of the 5th Circuit overall, it would not surprise me to see the state… Continue reading