“Asian Americans feel particularly targeted by new laws criminalizing those who assist voters”

July 7, 2023, 10:44 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

AP: A federal judge blocked the provision this week. But its passage reflects the effort by DeSantis, a Republican presidential candidate, and other GOP leaders to crack down on access to the ballot. Florida is one of at least six… Continue reading

Louisiana Argues that the District Court Considering Voting Rights Challenge to Louisiana Congressional Redistricting Should Consider if Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is No Longer Constitutional

July 7, 2023, 10:04 amVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

Yup, there it is (via Hansi Lo Wang): [The Supreme Court’s affirmative action decision in] SFFA has considerably altered the landscape of cases, such as this one, that involve state action requiring racial classifications. 2023 WL 4239254,… Continue reading

Dan Tokaji Blogging Next Week Through July 30

July 7, 2023, 9:59 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Dan will be at the helm of ELB for the next three weeks starting Monday. Please direct any comments and tips to him. Thanks Dan!

“Exclusive: Special counsel prosecutors question witnesses about chaotic Oval Office meeting after Trump lost the 2020 election”

July 7, 2023, 7:44 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

CNN: Special counsel Jack Smith’s team has signaled a continued interest in a chaotic Oval Office meeting that took place in the final days of the Trump administration, during which the former president considered some of the most desperate proposals… Continue reading

“Houston-area county sues Texas over law that eliminates its elections administrator position”

July 7, 2023, 7:38 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

CNN: Texas’ most populous county – Harris County, which is home to Houston – has filed a lawsuit against state officials challenging the constitutionality of a new law that eliminates the position of local elections administrator, Harris County Attorney Christian… Continue reading

“The Associational Rights of Political Parties”

July 7, 2023, 7:35 amcumulative voting, political parties, primaries, third partiesNew ScholarshipTabatha Abu El-Haj

Sharing a chapter I have written for The Oxford Handbook of American Election Law (Eugene Mazo, ed.) (2023, forthcoming). The chapter, among other things, stresses the ways that the U.S. Supreme Court’s current approach to the associational freedom of political… Continue reading

On “That Trippi Show” with Joe Trippi: “The biggest bullet dodged in the history of democracy” with Rick Hasen

July 7, 2023, 7:33 amelection subversion risk, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Joe Trippi podcast: Was the Supreme Court decision in Moore v. Harper a big win – or a bullet dodged? UCLA law professor Rick Hasen rejoins Joe and Alex to discuss the implications of what looks like a big win… Continue reading

“Free Speech and Voter Intimidation After Counterman v. Colorado”

July 7, 2023, 7:26 amFirst Amendment theoryRick Hasen

New from Protect Democracy: How to defend Section 11(b) of the Voting Rights Act under the updated “true threats” exception to the First Amendment.

Election Law Academics Update

July 7, 2023, 7:24 amelection law bizRick Hasen

Here’s my yearly roundup of election law academic hires, promotions moves, visits, accolades: Wilfred Codrington was promoted to associate professor of law at Brooklyn and awarded the additional title of Dean’s Research Scholar. He will be visiting at Texas A&M… Continue reading

“As states hunt for new voters, Massachusetts adds thousands via Medicaid applications”

July 6, 2023, 9:22 amvoter registrationRick Hasen

New from Zachary Roth.

“Prosecutors Face Conspiracy Theories in Jan. 6 Trial”

July 6, 2023, 7:29 amchicanery, election subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: Almost from the moment that a pro-Trump mob stormed into the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, conspiracy theories have ricocheted from the fringes of the internet to the corridors of Congress. Republican officials and others on the right have… Continue reading

“Trump pulled in more than $35 million in the second quarter”

July 6, 2023, 7:27 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

Politico: Donald Trump nearly doubled his fundraising during the second quarter of 2023 — an indication that his legal troubles are propelling his campaign financially. The former president’s joint fundraising committee raked in more than $35 million, according to a… Continue reading

Watch Archived Video of My Conversation with Patt Morrison on the Supreme Court’s Recent Election law Cases and More

July 6, 2023, 7:24 amSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Great to talk again as part of the America at a Crossroads series. Watch:

Dissent lock-stepping in New Mexico

July 6, 2023, 6:23 amlegislation and legislatures, redistrictingDerek Muller

Lock-stepping is the sometimes-derided practice of construing a state constitution in “lock step” with the federal constitution. Derided, because the state constitution may well have an independent meaning rather than a meaning designed to mirror the federal constitution. The practice… Continue reading