“‘Fake’ elector plot raised concerns over legal peril, indictment shows”

August 7, 2023, 7:51 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

WaPo: The allegation that campaign officials sought to prevent electors in other states from learning about the language used in Pennsylvania is a key new revelation in the four-count, 45-page federal indictment, which accuses Trump of a sprawling effort to… Continue reading

“The Jolt: Timing of possible Trump indictment by Fulton DA still uncertain”

August 7, 2023, 7:21 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

AJC: Security is tightening at the Fulton County Courthouse. Many staffers are working from home, and District Attorney Fani Willis said she’s “ready” to move forward with her decision regarding election interference charges against former President Donald Trump and his… Continue reading

“‘Of course he lost’: Ron DeSantis rejects Trump’s 2020 election claims”

August 7, 2023, 7:17 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

NBC News: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Sunday rejected Donald Trump’s claim that he was the true winner of the 2020 presidential election in his most forceful comments to date on the matter. “Whoever puts their hand on the Bible… Continue reading

ELB Book Corner: Mary Zielger: “A New Look at the Path to Dobbs”

August 7, 2023, 7:00 amcampaign finance, ELB Book Corner, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

I am pleased to welcome Mary Ziegler to the ELB Book Corner, author of the new book, Dollars for Life: The Anti-Abortion Movement and the Fall of the Republican Establishment (Yale, 2022). Here is the first of three posts:… Continue reading

Watch Video of My Conversation on CNN with Jim Acosta About How Trump Could Serve If Convicted of a Felony But Could Not Vote for Himself in Florida

August 6, 2023, 7:57 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Video here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEX_XJ-58s4&t=44s

“Miami groups try to overturn court ruling that kept ‘gerrymandered’ map in effect”

August 6, 2023, 7:52 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

Miami Herald: Two days after a federal appeals court blocked a new city of Miami voting map drawn by community groups from being used in the November elections, those Miami community groups have challenged that decision. On Sunday, American Civil… Continue reading

“Trump’s moves to overturn 2020 election were ‘aspirational,’ not criminal, his lawyer argues”

August 6, 2023, 4:00 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

WaPo: An attorney for former president Donald Trump said on Sunday that he will argue that Trump’s failed attempt to cling to power after the 2020 election was “aspirational” and not criminal. John Lauro, who is defending Trump against four… Continue reading

“The 2020 Election Fueled a Crisis of Democracy. Voters Fear a Repeat in 2024.”

August 6, 2023, 3:54 pmelection subversion risk, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

WSJ: Americans are worried there will be another electoral crisis in 2024 because the aftermath of 2020 continues to reverberate through the nation’s politics. Many Republicans refuse to acknowledge Joe Biden’s 2020 victory, saying they have lost faith in… Continue reading

New York: “Critics unhappy with BOE’s certification of new voting machines”

August 6, 2023, 3:41 pmvoting technologyRick Hasen

NY State of Politics: You may be voting on a brand new type of voting machine soon – if your county decides to buy them. On Wednesday, after a lengthy and somewhat contentious meeting, the New York State Board of… Continue reading

“Republicans Saved Democracy in 2020”

August 6, 2023, 2:56 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Henry Olsen WaPo column: If you think this commendation is misplaced, imagine what would have happened if some or all of these people had been partisan rather than patriotic. State legislatures would have openly challenged the election outcome, presenting… Continue reading

“Rancor flares on the Wisconsin Supreme Court as its new liberal majority moves to limit the chief justice’s power”

August 4, 2023, 6:07 pmjudicial electionsRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Three days after securing a new majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, the court’s four liberal justices voted to limit the power of its conservative chief justice — a move the leader called “an attempt to gut” her… Continue reading

“DeSantis Dismisses Trump’s 2020 Election Theories as False”

August 4, 2023, 3:17 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida said that claims about the 2020 election being stolen were false, directly contradicting a central argument of former President Donald J. Trump and his supporters. The comments went further than Mr. DeSantis typically goes… Continue reading

“Michigan trio indicted in voting machine breaches. Clerks and experts say it’s a warning for others.”

August 4, 2023, 2:01 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

VoteBeat: This week’s indictments of three Michigan allies of former President Donald Trump on claims of illegally seizing voting machines demonstrate that the rules and laws governing the security of Michigan’s election systems worked, say experts and local clerks, and… Continue reading

“Court blocks Mississippi ban on voting after some crimes, but GOP official will appeal ruling”

August 4, 2023, 1:59 pmfelon votingRick Hasen

AP: Mississippi is violating the U.S. Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment by permanently stripping voting rights from people convicted of some felonies, a federal appeals court panel ruled in a split decision Friday. Two judges on the 5th… Continue reading