“America needs a bigger House”

June 27, 2024, 3:58 amlegislation and legislaturesDerek Muller

In the Detroit News, I have this op-ed with Michigan state representative Andrew Fink. It begins: Michigan’s population grew by 2% in the last decade and now has more than 10 million inhabitants. But those Census figures couldn’t stop… Continue reading

“New Pro-Trump Super PAC Quietly Spends Millions on G.O.P. Ground Game”

June 26, 2024, 4:59 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

NYT: Republicans have quietly formed a new super PAC that is preparing what appears to be a significant push to persuade former President Donald J. Trump’s voters to vote early or by absentee ballot. The group, America PAC, was created… Continue reading

On the Fulton County certification lawsuit

June 26, 2024, 4:02 pmelection administrationDerek Muller

Rick H. posts the Washington Post story about the lawsuit from an official trying to guarantee the right to refuse to certify election results in Fulton County, Georgia. I confess, I have a somewhat different reaction to the litigation, a… Continue reading

“Where’s Mr. Postman? The Struggles of Voting by Mail in Indian Country”

June 26, 2024, 3:33 pmabsentee ballots, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

New article by Torey Dolan in the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review.

“Democrat Loses Primary to Alleged Republican Imposter”

June 26, 2024, 3:22 pmalternative voting systemsRick Hasen

Newsweek: A former Republican voter appears to have defeated Democrat Mondaire Jones in the left-wing Working Families Party’s primary for New York’s 17th Congressional District. As of 8:55 a.m. ET on Wednesday, ex-GOP backer Anthony Frascone led Jones 244… Continue reading

“From Barriers to Ballots: Identifying and Reducing Voting Barriers for Young People”

June 26, 2024, 3:15 pmvotingRick Hasen

New University of California white paper by Laura Wray-Lake, Chris M. Wegemer, Ryo Sato, Leslie Ortiz, and Amy Wong.

5th Edition of “The Connection: Strategies for Creating and Operating 501(c)(3)s, 501(c)(4)s, and Political Organizations”

June 26, 2024, 3:12 pmtax law and election lawRick Hasen

Now available from the Alliance for Justice.

Supreme Court Publishing Snafu Leads to Early Publication of Draft in Idaho Abortion Case Ending the Stay and Dismissing Case as Improvidently Granted; Some Thoughts on Justice Barrett’s Draft Concurrence

June 26, 2024, 11:26 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

Unlike the Dobbs leak, this seems inadvertent. Bloomberg scoop: The US Supreme Court is poised to allow abortions in medical emergencies in Idaho, according to a copy of the opinion that was briefly posted on the court’s website. The… Continue reading

“Trump trusted more than Biden on democracy among key swing-state voters”

June 26, 2024, 9:51 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

WaPo: President Biden and his Democratic allies have cast his reelection campaign as a battle for the country’s survival, warning that a second Donald Trump presidency would present an existential threat to American democracy. In speeches and campaign ads, Biden… Continue reading

Must-read WaPo: “Trump allies test a new strategy for blocking election results”

June 26, 2024, 9:46 amchicanery, Election Meltdown, election subversion riskRick Hasen

WaPo: When a member of Georgia’s Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections refused to join her colleagues as they certified two primaries this year, she claimed she had been denied her right to examine a long list of election… Continue reading

“A Democratic Super PAC’s New Trump Ad Might Be Borderline Criminal”

June 26, 2024, 9:26 amcheap speech, chicaneryRick Hasen

I have written this piece for Slate. It begins: Here’s something to scramble your brain: A progressive super PAC in Pennsylvania put out an advertisement trying to suppress mail-in voting by MAGA Republicans, and the Trump campaign responded by saying… Continue reading

“Trump campaign accuses Democratic group of ‘election interference’ — for quoting Trump”

June 26, 2024, 8:20 amchicaneryRick Hasen

Philadelphia Inquirer: Donald Trump urged his supporters in 2020 not to vote by mail calling it “totally corrupt.” Now, his campaign is speaking out against an ad featuring Trump’s own comments about mail ballots. The ad, running on some… Continue reading

“The Ground Is Shifting Under Biden and Trump”

June 26, 2024, 8:18 ampolitical parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

Tom Edsall NYT column: How has the ascendance of well-educated, relatively affluent liberals among Democrats, alongside the dominance of non-college voters in the Republican coalition, altered the agendas of the two parties? Are low-turnout elections and laws designed to… Continue reading

Supreme Court on 6-3 Vote Splitting Conservative and Liberal Justices Makes It Easy to Give Gifts to State and Local Officials to Thank Them for Their Official Acts; Conservative Majority Relies on Legislative History in Part

June 26, 2024, 7:56 ambribery, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

I’ve been following Snyder v. United States closely, not only because I am interested in bribery and illegal gratuities law but also because I based my Legislation course final exam on the case. To me, it presents a fascinating and… Continue reading