“Two Florida men at The Villages admit to voter fraud in 2020 election”

April 15, 2022, 6:56 amchicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo: Two Florida men charged with filing ballots in two states in the 2020 presidential election confessed to voter fraud, according to court records.Charles F. Barnes and Jay Ketcik, residents of The Villages in Sumter County, Fla., pleaded guilty to… Continue reading

I Spoke with Molly Jong-Fast About My New “Cheap Speech” Book for “The New Abnormal” Podcast for the Daily Beast

April 15, 2022, 6:52 amcheap speechRick Hasen

You can listen here.

“N.Y. Democrats back election law change to remove former Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin from ballot”

April 15, 2022, 6:50 amballot access, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYDN: Advocates and Democratic lawmakers have devised a way to boot recently indicted ex-Lieutenant Gov. Brian Benjamin from the ballot.Or at least prevent another problem like the one Dems will face in two months when Benjamin’s name will still… Continue reading

“CNN Exclusive: ‘We need ammo. We need fraud examples. We need it this weekend.’ What the Meadows texts reveal about how two Trump congressional allies lobbied the White House to overturn the election.”

April 15, 2022, 6:47 amchicanery, election subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

CNN: In the weeks between the 2020 election and the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, almost 100 text messages from two staunch GOP allies of then-President Donald Trump reveal an aggressive attempt to lobby, encourage… Continue reading

“Jan. 6 Panel Presses Stephen Miller on Whether Trump Sought to Incite Crowd”

April 15, 2022, 6:36 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT: The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol spent roughly eight hours on Thursday questioning Stephen Miller, a top White House adviser to former President Donald J. Trump, in an at times contentious exchange that included… Continue reading

“Zealous lawyer or coup architect? The legal theorist behind Jan. 6.”

April 15, 2022, 6:33 amchicanery, election subversion riskRick Hasen

CSM deep dive into whether John Eastman should face trouble with the CA Bar.

“Judge denies Abrams bid to seek unlimited contributions”

April 14, 2022, 4:11 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

AP: Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams cannot immediately begin raising and spending unlimited campaign contributions under a state law passed last year because she is not yet her party’s nominee, a federal judge ruled Thursday.Abrams and her One… Continue reading

“DeSantis draws congressional map that would dramatically expand GOP’s edge in Florida”

April 14, 2022, 11:54 amredistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

NBC News: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis proposed a new congressional map that would create four more Republican-leaning districts and wipe out Democrats’ national redistricting advantage.The map — which would carve up a Black-held district — was released Wednesday… Continue reading

“Elon Musk launches hostile takeover bid for Twitter”

April 14, 2022, 11:50 amcheap speechRick Hasen

WaPo: Elon Musk has launched a $43 billion hostile takeover bid for Twitter, the social network that the eccentric billionaire behind Tesla uses as a hobby to connect with his 81 million followers — saying he believes the platform… Continue reading

“Ohio Supreme Court rejects Republicans’ fourth set of state legislative maps”

April 14, 2022, 11:49 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Cleveland.com reports.

“RNC votes to withdraw from presidential debates commission”

April 14, 2022, 11:46 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

WaPo: The Republican National Committee on Thursday voted unanimously to withdraw from the Commission on Presidential Debates, following through on threats to bar GOP presidential nominees from participating in debates sponsored by the nonprofit organization.The RNC has accused the… Continue reading

“Democrats Weigh Shake-Up to Presidential Primary Calendar”

April 14, 2022, 11:44 ampolitical parties, primariesRick Hasen

NYT: New Jersey is billing itself as a “microcosm of the country.” Washington State is highlighting its diverse communities — and robust vote-by-mail process. And as Iowa’s status as home to the first-in-the-nation presidential nominating contest looks increasingly … Continue reading

“Colleagues worry Dianne Feinstein is now mentally unfit to serve, citing recent interactions”

April 14, 2022, 6:54 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Tal Kopan and Joe Garofoli for the SF Chronicle: When a California Democrat in Congress recently engaged in an extended conversation with Sen. Dianne Feinstein, they prepared for a rigorous policy discussion like those they’d had with her many… Continue reading