Monthly Archives: December 2020

Super Interesting: In Rep. Kelly’s Case Seeking to Overturn PA Results for President, Brief from PA Republican Party Does NOT Support Argument Election Should Be Overturned

December 7, 2020, 8:41 pmSupreme CourtRick Hasen

This brief is so interesting. It does not even address the main argument made in Rep. Kelly’s brief that the PA Legislature acted unconstitutionally in passing its absentee voting law. I’ve explained it’s a nonsense argument, but it’s the… Continue reading

“Trump asks Pennsylvania House speaker for help overturning election results, personally intervening in a third state”

December 7, 2020, 5:50 pmElection Meltdown, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: President Trump called the speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives twice during the past week to make an extraordinary request for help reversing his loss in the state, reflecting a broadening pressure campaign by the president and his… Continue reading

“House conservatives urge Trump not to concede and press for floor fight over election loss”

December 7, 2020, 5:41 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

CNN: President Donald Trump‘s staunchest defenders on Capitol Hill are urging him not to concede even after President-elect Joe Biden wins the Electoral College vote next week, calling on their party’s leader to battle it out all the… Continue reading

“Brindisi-Tenney NY-22 congressional race: More votes found, election worker has COVID-19”

December 7, 2020, 5:38 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

See here. And see Still no ruling in Brindisi-Tenney election, but judge’s comments give hints about what could come next

Carter Phillips and Bipartisan Group of Heavy Hitters (including Sen. Danforth) File Supreme Court Brief Rejecting Bush v. Gore Concurrence/Independent State Legislature Doctrine in PA case

December 7, 2020, 11:32 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

This brief will get attention at the Court. See especially the discussion at pages 9-11.

Some Republican PA Legislators in Their Personal Capacities File Supreme Court Brief Asking Court to Hear Kelly Case

December 7, 2020, 11:30 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Weak sauce.

“The Trump campaign legal efforts may be coming to an end, sources say”

December 7, 2020, 11:25 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

CNN: There is a sense developing within Donald Trump’s legal team and what remains of his campaign staff that their efforts to overturn or delay the results of the election are coming to an end, multiple sources tell CNN, despite… Continue reading

Listen to Federal District Court Judge in Georgia (GWB Appointee) Rule from the Bench Dismissing Sidney Powell “Kraken” Case Seeking to Overturn Presidential Election Results

December 7, 2020, 8:35 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

This rare oral ruling just rips the plaintiffs for this dangerous and ridiculous suit.

“Why Kemp won’t call a special session to illegally overturn Georgia’s election”

December 7, 2020, 7:58 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Greg Bluestein for AJC: Gov. Brian Kemp has already defied President Donald Trump’s calls to illegally overturn Georgia’s election results. Now he and other Republican leaders are shooting down an effort by pro-Trump legislators to demand a special session to… Continue reading

“Another weekend, another trio of brutal legal filings for the Trump-backed voter fraud effort”

December 7, 2020, 7:52 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Aaron Blake for WaPo.

“Federal judge rejects GOP effort to overturn Michigan election results”

December 7, 2020, 7:49 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Politico: A federal judge on Monday tore apart Republican efforts to overturn the election results in Michigan, calling the lawsuit itself — brought by President Donald Trump’s electors in the state — an apparent effort to damage democracy.“In fact, this… Continue reading

Zeynep Tufekci in The Atlantic on Trump’s Incompetent Attempt to Steal the Election and Entrenching Minority Rule

December 7, 2020, 7:47 amElection MeltdownRick Hasen

Here: What makes this moment deeply alarming—and makes Republicans’ overwhelming silence and tacit approval deeply dangerous, rather than merely an attempt to run out the clock on the president’s clownish behavior—is that Trump’s attempt to steal this election builds on… Continue reading

“Trump’s false fraud claims are laying groundwork for new voting restrictions, experts warn”

December 7, 2020, 7:44 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Jane Timm for NBC News.

“Conservative nonprofit group challenging election results around the country has tie to Trump legal adviser Jenna Ellis”

December 7, 2020, 7:41 amtax law and election lawRick Hasen

WaPo: A conservative legal organization that has filed lawsuits challenging the election results in five states has a tie to President Trump’s legal team, raising questions about the independence of what has appeared to be an endeavor separate from… Continue reading

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