“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

“Threats to Elections Didn’t End on January 6; The election denial scheme at the heart of the Trump indictment is continuing to wreak havoc ahead of 2024.”

August 4, 2023, 8:38 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

New Brennan Center report.

“How Trump is rewriting the GOP’s rules to win in 2024”

August 4, 2023, 8:06 ampolitical parties, primariesRick Hasen

Politico: “Trump’s team has worked behind the scenes to ensure delegate selection rules play to their favor — or, in their rivals’ telling, to ‘rig’ the system.”

“Trump, Arraigned on Election Charges, Pleads Not Guilty”

August 4, 2023, 7:49 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: Former President Donald J. Trump appeared in federal court in Washington on Thursday for the first time to face charges that he conspired to remain in office despite his 2020 election loss, pleading not guilty at a hearing conducted… Continue reading

“Trump plans to use charges to revisit 2020 election, a fraught topic for GOP”

August 4, 2023, 7:46 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

WaPo: Former president Donald Trump and some of his legal advisers see an upside to the latest criminal case against him: He can use his upcoming trial to further argue his false claims of a stolen 2020 election. The looming… Continue reading

“The Jolt: Fulton DA Fani Willis ‘ready’ after feds indict Trump”

August 4, 2023, 7:29 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

The latest on a possible Trump state indictment in Georgia.

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August 3, 2023, 3:34 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Enjoyed Speaking to Adam Conover on His Factually! Podcast About Voting Rights in the United States

August 3, 2023, 12:38 pmConstitutional Right to Vote, Real Right to Vote, votingRick Hasen

Listen or watch here: And Adam has a link to pre-order my book, A Real Right to Vote, at a discount.

“How Can Jack Smith Prove That Trump Knew He Lost the Election?”

August 3, 2023, 12:35 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Orin Kerr: The indictment focuses mostly on what Trump was told, and the overall implausibility of him thinking he had won. But I wonder if Smith might have more direct evidence than the indictment lets on. In particular, there have… Continue reading