“Democracy Hypocrisy: Examining America’s Fragile Democratic Convictions”

January 4, 2024, 7:19 ampolitical polarizationRick Hasen

New report via the Democracy Fund by Joe Goldman, Lee Drutman, and Oscar Pocasangre: Key Findings While the vast majority of Americans claim to support democracy (more than 80 percent say democracy is a fairly or very good political system… Continue reading

“8 Ways To Protect American Democracy”

January 4, 2024, 7:16 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

New report from CAP.

NRSC brief relies on U.S. Term Limits to argue that judging Trump’s qualifications today is an unconstitutional additional qualification

January 4, 2024, 4:32 amballot accessDerek Muller

This amicus brief by the NRSC in the Trump Colorado ballot access case presents a very plausible path forward for the Supreme Court–but not one without its own challenges. From the brief’s opening:

Merits issues versus procedural issues in Trump’s cert petition

January 3, 2024, 3:19 pmUncategorizedNed Foley

Like Rick, I’ve argued repeatedly here on ELB as well as earlier this week at Common Ground Democracy that the merits of whether or not Trump is disqualified from the presidency again by section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment… Continue reading

Donald Trump’s Cert. Petition to U.S. Supreme Court in Colorado Disqualification Case Raises Serious Issues that Merit Immediate Supreme Court Review; His Political Question Argument Risks Instability

January 3, 2024, 2:41 pmballot access, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Donald Trump’s just-filed cert. petition in the United States Supreme Court, like the earlier-filed cert. petition from the Colorado Republican Party, raises serious issues of profound national importance that merit extraordinarily expedited review by the United States Supreme Court. This… Continue reading

Read Donald Trump’s Cert Petitition in the Colorado Disqualification Case

January 3, 2024, 2:10 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

You can find it here. Analysis to come.

“Trump lawyers’ doozy of a filing on voter fraud”

January 3, 2024, 1:41 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Aaron Blake for WaPo: Prosecutors have repeatedly described Donald Trump’s false claims of voter fraud in 2020 as effectively manufacturing a pretense for illegally overturning the election. Special counsel Jack Smith said in his indictment of the former president that… Continue reading

Can Trump Campaign From Jail If He’s Held? “Imran Khan deploys AI clone to campaign from behind bars in Pakistan”

January 3, 2024, 12:03 pmcampaigns, cheap speech, election subversion riskRick Hasen

The Guardian: Artificial intelligence allowed Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan to campaign from behind bars on Monday, with a voice clone of the opposition leader giving an impassioned speech on his behalf. Khan has been locked up since August… Continue reading

“Adav Noti Named Executive Director of Campaign Legal Center”

January 3, 2024, 11:58 amelection law bizRick Hasen

Release: Campaign Legal Center (CLC) is pleased to announce that Senior Vice President and Legal Director Adav Noti has been named the organization’s Executive Director, effective January 1, 2024. In this role, Adav will lead CLC’s programmatic activity and operations… Continue reading

“Mark Harris Is Not Asking For Forgiveness”

January 3, 2024, 10:32 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

The Assembly: In late 2018 and early 2019, Mark Harris was an almost-congressman from North Carolina. Harris had walked away from pastoring his Charlotte megachurch to pursue a dream of serving in the U.S. House. He knocked off an incumbent… Continue reading

You Can Now Preorder the Audiobook of “A Real Right to Vote” (Along with Hard Copy and Kindle Versions)

January 3, 2024, 7:23 amReal Right to VoteRick Hasen

Over here at Amazon: The release date is Feb. 20. Read the Kirkus ReviewBook tour information to come.You can also preorder at Barnes and Noble, Bookshop.

How Much of Low Youth Voter Turnout is Due to Difficulty in Voter Registration

January 3, 2024, 7:22 amvoter registrationRick Hasen

Laura Brill makes the case that it’s a lot of the story.

“A right-wing tale of Michigan election fraud had it all – except proof”

January 3, 2024, 7:06 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: The story had all the elements of a blockbuster crime saga: burner phones, semiautomatic weapons, silencers and bags of prepaid cash cards. “NOW WE HAVE PROOF!” blared the headline on the right-wing websiteGateway Pundit. “Massive 2020 Voter Fraud Uncovered… Continue reading

“Opinion: New uncertainty about the Trump disqualification question further weakens our democracy”

January 3, 2024, 7:02 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

Austin Sarat in The Hill: Moreover, in a 2022 CNN poll, “about half of Americans, 48%,” said “they think it is at least somewhat likely that in the next few years, some elected officials will successfully overturn the results of… Continue reading