“Historians Council on the Constitution”

January 17, 2024, 7:32 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

Smart idea and very impressive lineup of historians: In recent years, the U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly relied on history to decide major questions of constitutional law. But the Court’s historical accounts are often deeply flawed, departing significantly from historians’… Continue reading

“Ranked Choice Voting Elections Benefit Candidates and Voters of Color: 2024 Update”

January 17, 2024, 7:31 amalternative voting systems, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

New from FairVote.

“Democratic law firm challenges Wisconsin’s congressional district lines in filing with state Supreme Court”

January 16, 2024, 4:04 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: A high-powered Democratic law firm is asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to reconsider the state’s congressional map ahead of the 2024 election, arguing a redistricting decision last month calls into question the battleground state’s current district lines. Elias… Continue reading

“Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Tries Creating Own Party to Get on Ballot in 6 States”

January 16, 2024, 2:33 pmballot access, third partiesRick Hasen

NYT reports.

January 23 Safeguarding Democracy Project Free Webinar with Ryan Reilly, Author of “Sedition Hunters” (Date corrected)

January 16, 2024, 10:18 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Join us for a conversation on January 23 at 3 pm ET/12 pm PT for a free Safeguarding Democracy Project webinar (free registration required) with Ryan Reilly, author of Sedition Hunters: How January 6 Broke the Justice … Continue reading

1868 and 2024: The Relevance of the Past to the Present

January 16, 2024, 8:02 amUncategorizedNed Foley

I’ve posted on SSRN this paper relevant to one of the key issues in the pending SCOTUS case from Colorado on whether or not section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment bars Trump from returning to the presidency. Here’s the abstract:… Continue reading

My New Piece in the NY Times: “The U.S. Lacks What Every Democracy Needs”

January 16, 2024, 7:58 amReal Right to Vote, Supreme Court, voting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

I have written this guest essay (free gift link) for the NY Times (adapted from my upcoming book, A Real Right to Vote). It begins: The history of voting in the United States shows the high costs of living… Continue reading

“Iowa caucus turnout lowest in over a decade amid freezing temperatures”

January 16, 2024, 6:57 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

WaPo: The state’s most devoted Republican caucus-goers were undeterred, defying snowy driveways, icy roads and speculation of lower turnout to show up and throw their support behind the former president. In total, Edison Research estimated turnout at 115,000 on Monday… Continue reading

“‘Scared to Death’: Local election officials on edge ahead of 2024 vote”

January 16, 2024, 6:52 amelection administration, election subversion riskRick Hasen

Politico: Election officials across the U.S. are confident they can overcome foreign and domestic hacking threats to run a secure election this November. They’re far less sanguine that Americans will believe them. And they’re terrified of the backlash from… Continue reading

“Iowa entrance poll: Most GOP caucusgoers don’t accept Biden’s 2020 win, say a conviction wouldn’t make Trump unfit for office”

January 16, 2024, 6:50 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

CNN: Most Iowa GOP caucusgoers refuse to accept President Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory and say they would view former President Donald Trump, whom CNN projected will win the caucuses Monday night, as fit for office even if convicted of… Continue reading

“News Outlets Make an Early Call in Iowa, and a Backlash Ensues”

January 16, 2024, 6:48 amcampaignsRick Hasen

NYT: While news outlets typically refrain from announcing a projection until after polls have closed, Iowa’s caucuses are not typical. Voters must be present by 7 p.m., when the caucus doors close, and The A.P. considers this moment the equivalent… Continue reading

“Prince William County admits election tally in 2020 shorted Joe Biden”

January 15, 2024, 4:20 pmelection administrationRick Hasen

NBC Washington: A Northern Virginia county acknowledged it underreported President Joe Biden’s margin of victory over Donald Trump there in the 2020 presidential election by about 4,000 votes, the first detailed accounting of errors that came to light in 2022… Continue reading

“Trumper gets jail time in voter fraud case involving dead father’s ballot”

January 15, 2024, 7:07 amchicaneryRick Hasen

Villages-News: An official active in the Villagers for Trump group has been sentenced to jail time in a voter fraud case involving his dead father’s mail-in ballot. Robert Rivernider Jr., 58, was sentenced to 180 days in jail on Tuesday after… Continue reading

“Majority of Iowa caucusgoers say Trump conviction wouldn’t affect their support”

January 15, 2024, 7:03 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

NBC News: More than 6-in-10 likely Republican caucusgoers — 61% — say that it doesn’t matter to their support if former President Donald Trump is convicted of a crime before the general election, according to the latest numbers from the… Continue reading