“Democrats sue Trump administration over elections executive order”

April 1, 2025, 6:25 amElection Assistance Commission, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

WaPo: Several Democratic groups — including the Democratic National Committee — along with Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-New York) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York) on Monday sued the Trump administration over President Donald Trump’s executive … Continue reading

“The Strategy Behind Trump’s Repeated Musings About a Third Term”

April 1, 2025, 6:23 amauthoritarian threats in USRick Hasen

NYT: President Trump cannot run for a third term as president, barring changes to the Constitution. But that has not stopped him from openly flirting with the idea. He has floated it publicly and privately, and on Sunday, he said… Continue reading

Universal injunctions and election law

March 31, 2025, 5:05 pmRemediesDerek Muller

The conversation about “nationwide injunctions” has been about, well, nationwide injunctions in the federal courts, often targeting presidential action. But back in 2024, Professor Sam Bray rightly notes that the same concerns have arisen with respect to statewide injunctions in… Continue reading

April 10 Safeguarding Democracy Project Webinar: “Partisan Primaries, Polarization, and the Risks of Extremism”

March 31, 2025, 4:59 pmalternative voting systems, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

Join us for the final SDP webinar of the spring semester, April 10 at 12:15 pm PT (free registration required): Thursday, April 10 Partisan Primaries, Polarization, and the Risks of Extremism Register for the webinar here.Thursday, April… Continue reading

Michael Rosin: “In VRA1970 Congress Intended Election Day to Be a Floor, Not a Ceiling, for Receipt of Mail In Ballots”

March 31, 2025, 1:33 pmacademic freedom, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

The following is a guest post from Michael Rosin: Rick Hasen recently criticized Trump’s March 25 Executive Order for attempting to end the counting of mail in ballots received after election day. He noted that “the EO would try… Continue reading

Trump’s Voting Executive Order and Section 2 of the VRA

March 31, 2025, 12:41 pmVoting Rights ActTravis Crum

Hi everyone. Travis Crum here. Long-time guest blogger. Newly minted contributor. Looking forward to participating in the conversation more. Thanks to Rick for having me. Last week, President Trump issued an Executive Order that risks disenfranchising countless… Continue reading

The Yale Journal Has Just Published My New Feature Article: “The Stagnation, Retrogression, and Potential Pro-Voter Transformation of U.S. Election Law”

March 31, 2025, 7:38 amelection subversion risk, Supreme Court, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

I am delighted that the Yale Law Journal has published my new Feature, The Stagnation, Retrogression, and Potential Pro-Voter Transformation of U.S. Election Law, 134 Yale L.J. 1673 (2025). I consider this among the most important work I’ve… Continue reading

“The Trump admin cut election security funds. Now officials fear future elections may be ‘less secure.’”

March 31, 2025, 7:33 amchicanery, voting technologyRick Hasen

Politico: The Trump administration’s recent efforts to gut funding and personnel that support state and local election security efforts have left officials deeply concerned about their ability to guarantee physical and cyber security during the voting process. This swift overhauling… Continue reading

“Fire at New Mexico Republican Party Headquarters Being Investigated as Arson”

March 31, 2025, 7:30 amchicaneryRick Hasen

Awful: The headquarters of the Republican Party of New Mexico in Albuquerque was damaged early Sunday morning in what the party described as a “deliberate act of arson.” Albuquerque Fire Rescue confirmed that it had been dispatched to the party’s… Continue reading

“Justice Department instructed to dismiss legal challenge to Georgia election law”

March 31, 2025, 7:26 amDepartment of Justice, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

AP: U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on Monday instructed the Justice Department to dismiss a lawsuit challenging a sweeping election overhaul that Georgia Republican lawmakers passed in the wake of President Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss in the state. The… Continue reading

“Analyzing the Benefits of Artificial Intelligence to Racially Inclusive Democracy”

March 31, 2025, 7:18 amcheap speech, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Spencer Overton has posted this draft (which I can’t wait to read) on SSRN (forthcoming, Utah Law Review). Here is the abstract: Over the past two decades—as the United States has grown more ethnically diverse—the U.S. Supreme Court has dismantled… Continue reading

Travis Crum Joining as ELB Contributor

March 31, 2025, 7:14 amelection law bizRick Hasen

I’m very pleased to announced that Travis Crum of Wash. U. is joining ELB as a contributor. Travis has written frequent guest posts already for ELB, so he should be familiar to many of you. He’s recently tenured, and his… Continue reading

Dan Balz: “Trump seeks takeover of elections in a bid for more presidential power”

March 30, 2025, 5:07 pmauthoritarian threats in US, Election Assistance CommissionRick Hasen

WaPo Dan Balz column: Almost no part of government is immune from President Donald Trump’s thirst for power and control. Last week he signed executive orders aimed at the Smithsonian Institution, the District of Columbia and the administration of … Continue reading

“Trump won’t rule out seeking a third term in the White House, tells NBC News ‘there are methods’ for doing so”

March 30, 2025, 5:04 pmauthoritarian threats in USRick Hasen

NBC News: President Donald Trump did not rule out the possibility of seeking a third term in the White House, which is prohibited by the Constitution under the 22nd Amendment, saying in an exclusive interview with NBC News that there… Continue reading

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