“How the GOP’s rewriting of Jan. 6 paved the way for Trump’s comeback”

January 7, 2024, 12:06 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

WaPo: Donald Trump spent the days after Jan. 6, 2021, privately fuming about the election and his media coverage. Leaving office with an approval rating below 40 percent, he skipped Joe Biden’s inauguration and retreated to Mar-a-Lago. He was… Continue reading

“Transgender Candidate in Ohio Is Disqualified for Not Disclosing Birth Name”

January 7, 2024, 11:54 amballot accessRick Hasen

NYT: A transgender woman was disqualified from a race for the Ohio House of Representatives after she did not include her previous name in election materials, raising the prospect that transgender candidates would face similar barriers elsewhere. Vanessa Joy, a… Continue reading

“The Supreme Court’s Election Dilemma”

January 7, 2024, 11:19 amelection subversion risk, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Jeff Rosen in the WSJ Saturday Essay: (Corrected link) The Supreme Court, too, might decide that removing Trump from the ballot in some states but not others risks chaos. The dilemma facing the conservative majority is that in the past… Continue reading

I Spoke to Harry Litman on the Talking Feds Podcast About the Trump Colorado Disqualification Case at SCOTUS

January 7, 2024, 11:16 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

You can watch here.

“Cases and Materials on California’s Political and Election Laws”

January 7, 2024, 11:12 ampedagogyRick Hasen

Newly published by Chris Mitchell.

Learning the Lesson of January 6

January 6, 2024, 1:54 pmUncategorizedNed Foley

A new Common Ground Democracy column: Hopefully, after this year’s elections, America will get another chance to adopt the structural reforms necessary to assure that elections produce the results that a majority of voters want.

“Justices to Decide Whether Trump Is Eligible for Colorado Ballot”

January 5, 2024, 5:58 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Adam Liptak for the NYT: The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to decide whether former President Donald J. Trump is eligible for Colorado’s Republican primary ballot, thrusting the justices into a pivotal role that could alter the course of this… Continue reading

Watch Video of My Appearance with Anderson Cooper on CNN Discussing Supreme Court Taking Trump Disqualification Case

January 5, 2024, 5:48 pmSupreme CourtRick Hasen

You can watch the video at this link.

Watch Video of My Appearance with Ari Melber on MSNBC Discussing Supreme Court Taking Trump Disqualification Case

January 5, 2024, 5:46 pmSupreme CourtRick Hasen

You can watch at this link.

Breaking: Supreme Court Will Hear Trump’s Challenge to Disqualification in Colorado on Expedited Schedule; Oral Argument Feb. 8: What It Means

January 5, 2024, 2:10 pmSupreme CourtRick Hasen

You can find the Court’s order granting cert. and expediting the case at this link. The cert. grant and expediting of time was expected, given the national importance of this issue and in particular of removing a major candidate from… Continue reading

Must-Read Sam Issacharoff: “Old Constitutional Provisions and Presidential Selection: The folly of exhuming Section 3 of the 14th Amendment”

January 5, 2024, 8:21 amelection subversion risk, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Sam, at Just Security: The moves to disqualify former President Donald Trump in Colorado and Maine will doubtless force the Supreme Court to confront the obscure Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. In his petition for certiorari, and in… Continue reading

“Trump’s campaign guided filing of Michigan’s false electors certificate, emails show”

January 5, 2024, 7:39 amelection subversion risk, electoral collegeRick Hasen

Craig Mauger for the Detroit News: Then-President Donald Trump’s campaign directly orchestrated the filing of a certificate, signed by 16 Michigan Republicans, that falsely claimed he won the state’s 2020 election, according to internal campaign emails obtained by The Detroit… Continue reading

Must-read Jamelle Bouie: “If Trump Is Not an Insurrectionist, What is He?”

January 5, 2024, 7:32 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

In the NYT: The unspoken assumption behind the idea that Trump should be allowed on the ballot and that the public should have the chance to choose for or against him yet again is that he will respect the… Continue reading