My New LA Times Oped: “Why Georgia might beat the feds at holding Trump accountable”

August 8, 2023, 2:54 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

I have written this piece for the LA Times. It begins: In Fulton County, Ga., Donald Trump and others are widely expected to be indicted any day for attempting to illegally reverse Joe Biden’s victory in that state in 2020.… Continue reading

Jack Goldsmith: “The Prosecution of Trump May Have Terrible Consequences”

August 8, 2023, 2:16 pmDepartment of Justice, election subversion riskRick Hasen

Must-read NYT oped: It may be satisfying now to see the special counsel Jack Smith indict Donald Trump for his reprehensible and possibly criminal actions in connection with the 2020 presidential election. But the prosecution, which might be justified, reflects… Continue reading

“Tennessee Puts Voting Rights at the Whims of State Officials”

August 8, 2023, 11:30 amfelon votingRick Hasen

Bolts: Michael Moore has spent two years trying to regain the right to vote. He has worked to meet Tennessee’s byzantine list of criteria for having voting rights restored and filed extensive paperwork only to be denied because he still… Continue reading

SBF Campaign Finance Charges are Back In Case

August 8, 2023, 10:58 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Teddy Schleifer with the details.

“Special counsel still scrutinizing finances of Trump’s PAC”

August 8, 2023, 10:40 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Politico: Special counsel Jack Smith’s probe of efforts by Donald Trump and others to subvert the 2020 election remains ongoing — with at least one interview this week that focused on fundraising and spending by Trump’s political action committee. Meanwhile,… Continue reading

2023 Election Law Teacher Database

August 8, 2023, 9:48 amelection law biz, pedagogyRick Hasen

It is now available here.

The UK Electoral Commission Reports Serious Cyber Hack, Disclosure of Voter Information

August 8, 2023, 8:55 amchicanery, voting technologyRick Hasen

This looks most unfortunate.

“Once Rare, Impeachments and Censures Have Become the Norm in Congress”

August 8, 2023, 7:12 amlegislation and legislaturesRick Hasen

NYT: When the House formally censured Representative Paul Gosar, Republican of Arizona, in November 2021, it was the first time in more than a decade that the punishment had been handed out on the floor. Less than two years elapsed… Continue reading

“G.O.P. Contenders Feed Voter Distrust in Courts, Schools and Military”

August 8, 2023, 7:11 ampolitical polarizationRick Hasen

NYT: Ron DeSantis says the military is more interested in global warming and “gender ideology” initiatives than in national security. Tim Scott says the Justice Department “continues to hunt Republicans.” Vivek Ramaswamy has vowed to “shut down the deep state,”… Continue reading

Federal Election Commissioner Trey Trainor Refused to Cooperate with Inspector General Investigating Allegations of Improper Conduct Where Trainor Appeared at Event Misidentified as Member of “Trump Elections Team”

August 8, 2023, 7:04 amfederal election commissionRick Hasen

Just wow. And because of the lack of cooperation the IG could not really tell if Trainor broke any rules.

Wisconsin: “Capitol police investigate convicted felon over potential stalking behavior targeting Elections Commission head Meagan Wolfe”

August 8, 2023, 7:01 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports.

ELB Book Corner: Mary Zielger: “Transforming the Republican Party”

August 8, 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 second of three posts:… Continue reading

“A murky law plus a snarky judge equals some memorable judicial sarcasm”

August 8, 2023, 6:59 amScaliaRick Hasen

Charles Lane WaPo column: Eloquence has a rich history in American jurisprudence, as any law student knows. Less famous, perhaps, but more provocative, is the tradition of judicial sarcasm. In a clever 2015 essay, “The Most Sarcastic Justice… Continue reading