“Full Appeals Court Spurns Request by Trump to End Gag Order in Election Case”

January 24, 2024, 7:33 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT: The full federal appeals court in Washington on Tuesday rejected former President Donald J. Trump’s bid to lift a gag order imposed on him in the criminal case in which he stands accused of trying to subvert the results… Continue reading

“Most N.H. GOP primary voters say Trump fit for presidency even if convicted”

January 24, 2024, 7:32 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

WaPo: Early exit polling in New Hampshire shows just how much former president Donald Trump’s falsehoods about the 2020 election — and his continued accusations about the legal cases against him being politically based — have taken root in his… Continue reading

“Conservative Appeals Judges Question Felon Voting Ban Claims”

January 24, 2024, 7:28 amfelon votingRick Hasen

Bloomberg Law: Conservatives on the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit seemed skeptical of ruling for convicted felons seeking to declare a lifetime voting ban in Mississippi cruel and unusual punishment under the US Constitution. Republican appointees on… Continue reading

“No Labels Sued by New York Donors Claiming ‘Bait and Switch'”

January 24, 2024, 7:24 amthird partiesRick Hasen

NYT: Two members of the powerful Durst real estate family in New York have sued the centrist group No Labels, accusing it of pulling a “bait and switch” by seeking donations for a bipartisan governing group and then moving to… Continue reading

“How Joe Biden won a write-in campaign after skipping New Hampshire’s primary”

January 24, 2024, 7:22 amballot accessRick Hasen

USA Today reports.

Feb. 7 Brookings Event: “Assessing the Impact of Generative AI and Other Online Threats in a Historic Election Year”

January 24, 2024, 7:20 amcampaigns, cheap speechRick Hasen

Check this out. Great lineup.

“Florida rejects books on voting, Tuskegee airmen for museum’s storytime”

January 23, 2024, 5:41 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Sun Sentinel: Florida’s Department of State tossed out the entire slate of books recommended by the civil-rights Grove Museum for the first six months of its 2024 monthly storytime program for young children, including books on voting rights and Black… Continue reading

Trump Files Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Supporting Constitutionality of Florida’s Social Media Law

January 23, 2024, 11:48 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Read it here.

“‘Officer of the United States’ in Context”

January 23, 2024, 10:19 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

Smart Sam Bray at Volokh, which leaves me wondering why Trump’s lawyers devoted so much time and prime brief real estate to this argument: I have not been deep in the weeds of the arguments about Section 3 of the… Continue reading

Federal District Court Issues Order Explaining Why South Carolina and the SC Democratic Party Did Not Violate Cenk Uygur’s Rights in Keeping Him Off Presidential Primary Ballot

January 23, 2024, 8:20 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

This court issued this order on January 16 but it was only brought to my attention now. I also understand that the Fourth Circuit has denied Uygur’s request for an expedited appeal. This is potentially relevant for the Trump disqualification… Continue reading

“Crosspartisan coalition calls on presidential candidates to reveal their campaign ‘bundlers'”

January 23, 2024, 8:04 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

See this release.

“Pro-Biden PAC launches $1 million campaign to pay social media influencers”

January 23, 2024, 7:54 amcampaigns, cheap speechRick Hasen

Politico: LaToi Storr, a 42-year-old content creator and lifestyle blogger based in Philadelphia, normally posts Instagram and TikTok videos of local restaurants and skincare tips, mingled with some community-focused material on Black mental health care. Last fall, she started posting… Continue reading

“Do You Have the Right to Vote?”

January 22, 2024, 4:51 pmReal Right to VoteRick Hasen

Jamelle Bouie at the NYT opinion blog.

“A GOP state lawmaker who participated in the 2020 alternate elector strategy has introduced bill that aims to give state legislature sole authority to appoint presidential electors.”

January 22, 2024, 3:25 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Here we go. ARIZONA—A GOP state lawmaker who participated in the 2020 alternate elector strategy has introduced bill that aims to give state legislature sole authority to appoint presidential electors. Background: https://t.co/lbmbc0CD8j https://t.co/qzHl7KyFZh— Yvonne Wingett Sanchez (@yvonnewingett) January 22, … Continue reading