“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

“Republicans and the Purple Crayon: How to Fix Partisan Gerrymandering in Wisconsin and Elsewhere”

February 23, 2023, 2:06 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

Tom Zoellner in the LA Review of Books.

“Election deniers who lost secretary of state races now run several state GOP operations”

February 23, 2023, 1:52 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Zachary Roth: Many of the election deniers who ran last year for positions that would have given them control over state elections systems lost their races. But several have found a new path to exert influence: as chair of their… Continue reading

“Florida Changes Law to Boost Unjust ‘Voter Fraud’ Prosecutions”

February 23, 2023, 1:50 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Brennan Center analysis: Florida’s prosecution of ineligible voters with past convictions was politically motivated from the beginning. The individuals accused didn’t knowingly commit voter fraud — they simply weren’t aware that their past criminal convictions barred them from voting.… Continue reading

“Woke shit for transactional purposes” and “dark” Republican Donations to Buy Influence: From the Latest SBF Indictment

February 23, 2023, 1:16 pmcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

Oh my:

“Bankman-Fried charged with hundreds of illegal campaign donations”

February 23, 2023, 11:30 amcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

NBC News: Embattled cryptocurrency mogul Sam Bankman-Fried directed tens of millions of dollars of illegal campaign contributions to elected officials, prosecutors alleged in a new superseding indictment unsealed Thursday in a Manhattan federal court. The new 12-count indictment adds four… Continue reading