“G.O.P. Witnesses, Paid by Trump Ally, Embraced Jan. 6 Conspiracy Theories”

March 2, 2023, 6:27 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: House Republicans have spent months promising to use their majority to uncover an insidious bias against conservatives on the part of the federal government, vowing to produce a roster of brave whistle-blowers who would come forward to provide damning… Continue reading

Watch Archived Video of My Conversation with Joan Donovan Talking About Her Book “Meme Wars,” and Threats to U.S. Democracy

March 2, 2023, 3:17 pmcheap speech, election subversion riskRick Hasen

This was a great event, the first webinar jointly sponsored by the Safeguarding Democracy Project and the Institute for Technology, Law & Policy at UCLA:

“Final judgment,” not mootness, at issue in latest Moore v. Harper twist

March 2, 2023, 2:47 pmElections Clause, Supreme CourtDerek Muller

Rick H. links to the Supreme Court’s order in Moore v. Harper requesting more briefing. According to the Supreme Court’s docket, no party has raised the fact of the rehearing scheduled in the North Carolina Supreme Court, which has… Continue reading

Supreme Court Wants More Briefing on Potential Mooting in Moore v. Harper

March 2, 2023, 1:15 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

order: See my earlier Slate piece for context.

“With unfounded fraud claims swirling, red California county dumps Dominion voting machines”

March 2, 2023, 7:21 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

LAT: Swept up in unproven voter fraud claims, the Shasta County Board of Supervisors has upended the county’s election process, canceling its contract with Dominion Voting Systems and opting this week to pursue, among other options, the possibility of counting… Continue reading

“How an Anti-Abortion Law Firm Teamed Up With a Disgraced Kansas Attorney to Dispute the 2020 Election”

March 2, 2023, 7:18 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

ProPublica deep dive: For decades, lawyers at the Thomas More Society have backed provocateurs and long shot causes in hopes of winning severe restrictions on abortion in the U.S. As others in the anti-abortion movement distanced themselves from clinic… Continue reading

It’s Sad What’s Happened to Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose

March 1, 2023, 8:51 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

I had Secretary Frank LaRose of Ohio speak to my 2020 conference on election integrity along with Secretary Jocelyn Benson of Michigan. One Democrat, one Republican, each from a midwestern state, each fighting against the crazy and for fair election… Continue reading

Must read Politico Deep dive: “Dark money and special deals: How Leonard Leo and his friends benefited from his judicial activism; The Federalist Society co-chairman’s lifestyle took a lavish turn after he became Donald Trump’s adviser on judicial nominations.”

March 1, 2023, 7:34 amchicaneryRick Hasen

Politico: A network of political non-profits formed by judicial activist Leonard Leo moved at least $43 million to a new firm he is leading, raising questions about how his conservative legal movement is funded. Leo’s own personal wealth appeared… Continue reading

“Georgia Republicans want to make it easier to challenge voters’ eligibility”

March 1, 2023, 7:32 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

NBC News: Georgia Republicans introduced legislation Tuesday to make it easier to kick voters off the rolls through mass challenges, according to a copy of the bill sent to lawmakers and shared with NBC News by an aide to… Continue reading

“The House was supposed to grow with population. It didn’t. Let’s fix that.”

March 1, 2023, 7:28 amlegislation and legislaturesRick Hasen

Danielle Allen WaPo opinion piece: What if we increased the size of the House? Given that most of us are pretty frustrated with Congress, this might sound crazy. But growing the House of Representatives is the key to unlocking our… Continue reading

Arizona: “Cochise County gives election skeptic recorder near full control of elections”

March 1, 2023, 7:26 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Votebeat: Elections in Cochise County will now be run almost entirely by Recorder David Stevens, an election skeptic who has said he does not fully trust all of his county’s election procedures and believes the county can and should… Continue reading

“West Virginia Adds to Election Deniers’ Ongoing Takeover of State Politics”

February 28, 2023, 3:56 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Bolts: In January 2021, days after rallying outside the U.S. Capitol against legitimate presidential election results, West Virginia state Senator Mike Azinger said he hoped for an encore. “(T)here’s a time where we all have to make a little bit… Continue reading

“The Deepfake Dangers Ahead; AI-generated disinformation, especially from hostile foreign powers, is a growing threat to democracies based on the free flow of ideas”

February 28, 2023, 10:42 amcheap speechRick Hasen

Daniel Byman, Chris Meserole And V.S. Subrahmanian essay in the WSJ: Domestically, deepfakes risk leading people to view all information as suspicious. Soldiers might not trust actual orders, and the public may think that genuine scandals and outrages aren’t real.… Continue reading

“What Happens When a Senator Is Incapacitated?”

February 28, 2023, 8:10 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Jerry Goldfeder: The hospitalization of Sen. John Fetterman for depression raises a host of questions. Of course our first reaction is to convey good wishes for a speedy recovery and acknowledge that mental health issues are as real as physical… Continue reading