Monthly Archives: December 2020

Ned Foley Says Changes in the Electoral Count Act are Desperately Needed Before the 2024 Election

December 1, 2020, 1:36 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Ned’s WaPo piece concludes: At the very least, the new Congress should hold hearings on the topic. The need to improve the Electoral Count Act is made more urgent by this uncomfortable fact: Before 2020, one could think its procedures… Continue reading

“The CPA-Wharton Zicklin Model Code of Conduct”

December 1, 2020, 1:34 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

New: How can U.S. public companies protect against the risks inherent in spending to influence elections when politics is hyperpartisan, citizens are polarized and a controversy can ignite a wildfire virally and potentially affect a company’s bottom line?The Center for… Continue reading

“Barr: No evidence of fraud that’d change election outcome”

December 1, 2020, 11:24 amDepartment of Justice, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

AP: Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday the Justice Department has not uncovered evidence of widespread voter fraud that would change the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.His comments come despite President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that the election… Continue reading

“Federal Court Review of State Court Interpretations of State Laws that Regulate Federal Elections: Debunking the ‘Independent State Legislature’ Notion Once and for all, and Keeping Federal Judges to Their Important but Limited Lanes”

December 1, 2020, 9:58 amlegislation and legislatures, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Vik Amar has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract: In the weeks leading up to and following Election Day 2020, Republican litigants, taking cues from a minority group of Justices, asked federal courts to undo state election… Continue reading

“Trump sues to try to reverse Wisconsin’s election results”

December 1, 2020, 8:18 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: President Donald Trump sued Wisconsin officials Tuesday in a last-ditch effort to reclaim a state he lost by about 20,700 votes. The Republican president filed his suit against Democratic Gov. Tony Evers a day after the governor and… Continue reading

“A Census Case That Goes to the Heart of American Democracy”

December 1, 2020, 8:16 amcensus litigation, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Michael Wines for the NYT: On Monday, the Supreme Court heard arguments on a question that goes to the heart of American democracy: Must the government count everyone living in the country, citizens or not, in the census totals that… Continue reading