Did Rupert Murdoch Make an Illegal In-Kind Campaign Contribution to the Trump Campaign by Sharing Biden’s Campaign Ads in Advance?

February 28, 2023, 7:46 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

The latest filing in the Dominion lawsuit against Fox News alleges that “During Trump’s campaign, Rupert provided Trump’s son-in-law and senior advisor, Jared Kushner, with Fox confidential information about Biden’s ads, along with debate strategy. [Citation]; Ex. 603 (providing Kushner… Continue reading

“At Arizona Capitol, Republican leaders spotlight far-fetched election conspiracies”

February 28, 2023, 7:30 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Arizona Republic: A monthlong series of presentations in the state Senate Elections Committee came to a head on Feb. 23 with the airing of a massive conspiracy theory involving alleged “bribery” of Arizona elected officials by a drug cartel. The… Continue reading

“Conservatives Have a New Rallying Cry: Down With ESG; A Federalist Society veteran is heading up a multimillion-dollar effort to push anti-ESG messaging and legislation”

February 28, 2023, 7:24 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

WSJ: Conservative activists are coordinating a multimillion-dollar national campaign to make ESG the next CRT. Their goal: Transform the acronym for environmental, social and corporate-governance investing into a rallying cry against “woke capitalism,” much the way critical race theory became… Continue reading

“Judge overseeing Trump Georgia grand jury speaks after foreperson’s controversial interviews”

February 28, 2023, 7:09 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

ABC News: After the foreperson of the Fulton County, Georgia, grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump and a push to overturn the 2020 election spoke out in several headline-making interviews, the judge overseeing the case told ABC News… Continue reading

“PACs poised to supercharge California Senate campaign”

February 28, 2023, 7:00 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Politico: Democrats are rushing in to replace California Sen. Dianne Feinstein — and so are the Super PACs. The once-in-a-generation contest for a California Senate seat could unleash a tsunami of outside spending as independent expenditure committees with unlimited fundraising powers work… Continue reading

“Murdoch Acknowledges Fox News Hosts Endorsed Election Fraud Falsehoods”

February 27, 2023, 3:29 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: Rupert Murdoch, chairman of the conservative media empire that owns Fox News, acknowledged in a deposition that several hosts for his networks promoted the false narrative that the election in 2020 was stolen from former President Donald J. Trump, … Continue reading

“Fraud hunters challenged 92,000 voter registrations in Georgia last year”

February 27, 2023, 10:46 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Jane Timm for NBC News.

“Wisconsin should stop electing justices to the state Supreme Court”

February 27, 2023, 10:45 amjudicial electionsRick Hasen

Ruth Conniff oped.

Schedule Announced for Safeguarding Democracy Project March 17 Conference, “Can American Democracy Survive the 2024 Elections?” (Register by Mar. 6 if Coming in Person)

February 27, 2023, 7:58 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

On behalf of the Safeguarding Democracy Project, I’m thrilled to announce the conference schedule for the March 17 event at UCLA Law, “Can American Democracy Survive the 2024 Elections?” If you would like to attend in person, you must… Continue reading

“Top GA official says ‘coordinated effort’ between DOJ and ‘liberal activists’ to ‘scapegoat’ voting law”

February 27, 2023, 7:33 amDepartment of Justice, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Fox News: A top Georgia official said Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) documents should show a “coordinated effort” between the Department of Justice (DOJ) and “liberal activists” to use the state’s voting law as a “scapegoat for political losses.” On… Continue reading

“Arizona governor seeks ethics review of former attorney general”

February 26, 2023, 8:58 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

WaPo: Arizona’s Democratic governor, Katie Hobbs, is seeking a review of what her office alleges was “likely unethical conduct” by the state’s former attorney general, Mark Brnovich. A letter sent Friday from the governor’s office to the State Bar… Continue reading

“Failing at polls, election deniers focus on state GOP posts”

February 26, 2023, 8:51 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

AP reports.

“How a Supreme Court justice’s paragraph put the Voting Rights Act in more danger”

February 26, 2023, 8:23 pmSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Hansi Lo Wang for NPR: The roots of the next potential U.S. Supreme Court showdown that could further weaken the Voting Rights Act’s protections against racial discrimination can be traced to a handful of sentences by Justice Neil Gorsuch.… Continue reading

“Special Counsel Seeks to Force Pence to Testify Before Jan. 6 Grand Jury”

February 24, 2023, 7:33 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: The Justice Department has asked a federal judge to force former Vice President Mike Pence to testify fully in front of a grand jury investigating former President Donald J. Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election, seeking to cut… Continue reading