“Testimony Fleshes Out Account of Trump’s Demand to Go to Capitol on Jan. 6”

March 11, 2024, 1:26 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT: President Donald J. Trump had just delivered his fiery speech at the Ellipse early on the afternoon of Jan. 6, 2021, setting in motion the attack by his supporters on the Capitol. When he got into his armored vehicle… Continue reading

“Opinion: Steve Garvey’s strange win is a loss for California election reform. Here’s the solution”

March 11, 2024, 10:06 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Marcela Miranda-Caballero and David Daley’s new piece in the LA Times: Schiff’s skulduggery was unfortunate but totally rational under the current system. In California’s unusual “jungle” primary, every candidate runs in the same preliminary election, and the top two vote-getters… Continue reading

“Why the Supreme Court Should Clear the Way for a Pre-Election Trump Trial”

March 11, 2024, 10:05 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

Kate Shaw in the NYT: In other words, in the Jan. 6 case brought by the special counsel Jack Smith, as important as what the court decides is when it decides. Slow-walking the case would be tantamount to a ruling… Continue reading

Lawfare podcast on Trump v. Anderson

March 11, 2024, 8:41 amUncategorizedNed Foley

I was honored to be part of this deep dive into the details of the Court’s decisions and its implications going forward. Other participants were Quinta Jurecic and Roger Parloff of Lawfare and Gerald Magliocca, who has done such important… Continue reading

Sandy Levinson in Balkinization Symposium: “Do We Need Audacity Instead of Measured Prudence? On the Pathos of Richard Hasen’s Call For “A Real Right To Vote”

March 11, 2024, 8:16 amReal Right to VoteRick Hasen

Sandy Levinson in the symposium on my book, A Real Right to Vote: So Hasen’s latest book is his latest exercise of warning the American public about the deficiencies of our electoral system and calling on us to engage in… Continue reading

“The Supreme Court Rekindled the January 6 Crisis”

March 11, 2024, 7:34 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Matt Ford for TNR: What the Supreme Court did not decide could be as important as what it did decide. The justices did not address the merits of the Colorado voters’ claim against Trump about the former president’s participation in… Continue reading

“It’s Too Soon to Say if the Colorado Ballot Case Was a Loss for Anti-Trump Forces”

March 11, 2024, 7:28 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Mark Graber for the Washington Monthly: In deciding for Trump, the Supreme Court acquired no additional political capital that might be employed against progressive rights and institutions. Instead, the opinion in Trump v. Anderson discredits conservative claims that the Court is making decisions… Continue reading

“Trump supporters hoping to oust Wisconsin leader say they have enough signatures to force recall”

March 11, 2024, 7:23 amrecall electionsRick Hasen

AP: Backers of an effort to oust Wisconsin Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos from office over his opposition to former President Donald Trump announced Sunday that they’ve collected enough signatures to force a recall vote. Supporters of the recall… Continue reading

Wilfred Codrington in Balkinization Symposium on “A Real Right to Vote:” “A [More] Real Right to Vote”

March 11, 2024, 7:21 amReal Right to Vote, redistrictingRick Hasen

Wilfred’s post on my book, A Real Right to Vote: Many congratulations are due to Professor Richard L. Hasen on the publication of his newest book, A Real Right to Vote: How a Constitutional Amendment Can Safeguard American Democracy. In… Continue reading

“America’s election chiefs are worried AI is coming for them”

March 11, 2024, 7:16 amcheap speech, chicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

Zach Montellaro for Politico: A false call from a secretary of state telling poll workers they aren’t needed on Election Day. A fake video of a state election director shredding ballots before they’re counted. An email sent to a county… Continue reading

Alex Keyssar on “A Real Right to Vote”: “That Little Omission in the Constitution”

March 10, 2024, 3:41 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Alex Keyssar, as part of the Balkinization symposium on my new book, A Real Right to Vote: It is with this backdrop in mind, as well as my own historical writing and twenty years of witnessing increasingly strident struggles… Continue reading

“Prosecutors Charge Man With Firing Shots Outside the Capitol on Jan. 6”

March 9, 2024, 11:57 amchicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: A Trump supporter who prosecutors say fired a pistol into the air on the grounds of the Capitol as a mob stormed the building on Jan. 6, 2021, was charged on Friday with firearm offenses, trespassing and interfering with… Continue reading

“Supreme Court’s Delay Creates Uncertainty for South Carolina Election”

March 8, 2024, 4:15 pmredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Jimmy Hoover for National Law Journal: New candidates are throwing their hats in the ring in Republican Rep. Nancy Mace’s South Carolina congressional district despite a court ruling last year striking down the GOP drawn map as an unconstitutional “racial… Continue reading

“No Labels Considering Georgia Republican Geoff Duncan to Lead ‘Unity’ Presidential Ticket”

March 8, 2024, 1:21 pmballot access, third partiesRick Hasen

WSJ: The centrist group No Labels is considering picking Geoff Duncan, the Republican former lieutenant governor of Georgia, to lead a “unity” presidential ticket, people familiar with the discussions said. The group’s delegates voted Friday to press forward with its… Continue reading