Two Florida Voter Fraud Cases Live on after Appellate Reversals

July 18, 2024, 5:07 amfelon votingDan Tokaji

Miami Herald reports: Ronald Lee Miller, 59, and Terry Hubbard, 66, were two of the roughly 20 people targeted by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ election fraud office during a high-profile news conference in 2022…. [J]udges in Miami-Dade and Broward… Continue reading

“Global Perspectives on Judicial Politics and Democratic Backsliding”

July 18, 2024, 4:56 amauthoritarian threats in US, Supreme CourtDan Tokaji

A special issue of Law & Policy, edited by Michael Dichio and Igor Logvinenko. Here’s a description: This Special Issue “Global Perspectives on Judicial Politics and Democratic Backsliding” includes ten articles by fifteen scholars, providing an in-depth analysis of the… Continue reading

“The Future of Press Freedom: Democracy, Law, and the News in Changing Times”

July 17, 2024, 4:09 pmFirst Amendment theory, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

I was pleased to contribute a chapter to this project from the Knight First Amendment Institute: “The Future of Press Freedom: Democracy, Law, and the News in Changing Times,” piloted by the Institute’s 2023-2024 Senior Visiting Research Scholars RonNell Andersen … Continue reading

The Free 2024 Supplement to Lowenstein, Hasen, Tokaji, and Stephanopoulos, Election Law–Cases and Materials (7th Edition) is Now Available

July 17, 2024, 2:17 pmpedagogy, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

You can download the free Supplement here. The Supplement is current through the Supreme Court’s October 2023 term ending July 2, 2024, and it includes edited versions of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decisions in Moore v. Harper and Trump… Continue reading

“Democrats aim to nominate president in first week of August, as some push Biden to quit the race”

July 17, 2024, 9:53 amballot access, political partiesDan Tokaji

From AP, the latest on this developing story: Democrats will look to hold a virtual vote to make President Joe Biden their party’s nominee in the first week of August, as Biden has rebuffed calls from some in… Continue reading

“Why it’s so hard to measure support for political violence”

July 17, 2024, 9:46 amauthoritarian threats in US, election subversion riskDan Tokaji

538: It’s true that, over the past few years, polls have shown increasing shares of Americans saying — in one way or another — they may be OK with political violence… When asked whether they agree with the statement,… Continue reading

Wilkinson on GOP Voter Fraud Claims

July 17, 2024, 9:43 amfraudulent fraud squad, voter registrationDan Tokaji

Francis Wilkinson in Bloomberg: “[A]rguably the most pervasive evidence of the GOP assault on democracy remains the party’s multi-front war on the franchise. The House of Representatives passed a bill last week that makes noncitizen voting illegal and requires… Continue reading

“In Vance, Trump finds a kindred spirit on election denial and Jan. 6”

July 17, 2024, 9:39 amelection subversion riskDan Tokaji

Washington Post: “Vance has said he would have used the vice president’s role overseeing the electoral count to recognize Trump electors from states the then-president didn’t win and that Congress ‘should have fought over it from there.’ That, he… Continue reading

House Democrats Protest Biden/DNC Plan to Run Out the Clock

July 17, 2024, 6:07 amballot access, political partiesDan Tokaji

WaPo reports on the backlash to DNC plans to hold a “virtual roll call” prior to next month’s convention, effectively reducing the time available to replace Biden as the party’s nominee: Democratic infighting erupted into new territory Tuesday as a… Continue reading

“Nevada county reverses controversial vote and certifies two recounts while legal action looms”

July 17, 2024, 6:04 amelection administration, election subversion risk, recountsDan Tokaji

AP: “The 4-1 decision overturns last week’s vote against certifying election recount results from June’s primary in the politically mixed swath of northern Nevada [Washoe County], which includes Reno. The rare move had potential implications for how the November … Continue reading

“Torrent of senators call for Menendez to resign — and one floats expulsion”

July 17, 2024, 4:59 ambribery, legislation and legislaturesDan Tokaji

Politico, on the fallout from Senator Menendez’s conviction yesterday on charges of bribery and acting as a foreign agent: After decades in public service, the longtime New Jersey Democrat is left with a pending sentence and a doomed reelection… Continue reading

“Biden set to announce support for major Supreme Court changes”

July 17, 2024, 4:53 amconflict of interest laws, Supreme CourtDan Tokaji

Washington Post: President Biden is finalizing plans to endorse major changes to the Supreme Court in the coming weeks, including proposals for legislation to establish term limits for the justices and an enforceable ethics code, according to two people… Continue reading

“Ballot Collection and Native American Voters: An Assessment of Benefits and Costs”

July 17, 2024, 4:48 amabsentee ballotsDan Tokaji

A new paper by Daniel McCool and Weston McCool in American Indian Culture and Research Journal. From the conclusion: If the trend toward using the mail to deliver ballots rather than voting in person continues, the issue of ballot collection… Continue reading

Is Ohio Ballot Access Deadline a Reason for Democrats to Push through a Virtual Roll Call Vote Before the Convention to Choose Joe Biden? Almost Certainly Not

July 16, 2024, 1:29 pmballot accessRick Hasen

After a warning from the Ohio Secretary of State that the Democrats’ late convention would come too late to notify Ohio to put its nominee on the ballot, Democrats decided to hold a virtual roll call vote early before the… Continue reading