“Exclusive: A high-level election security group is back. NSA and Cyber Command want to keep it under the radar”

March 27, 2024, 2:58 pmelection administrationRick Hasen

The Record: U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency will not identify the latest leaders of their joint election security task force, in part to shield them from the threats and harassment other election officials have received for merely… Continue reading

Huge Congratulations to ELB Blogger and USC Professor Franita Tolson, Named New Dean at USC Law

March 27, 2024, 11:14 amelection law bizRick Hasen

Thrilled about this news: Interim Dean and Professor Franita Tolson has been named the dean and Carl Mason Franklin Chair in Law of the USC Gould School of Law. Tolson is a nationally recognized thought leader and dialogue shaper… Continue reading

“Alabama Civil Rights Groups Scramble to Fight Back Against New Voting Law”

March 27, 2024, 10:05 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Bolts: Alabama’s new voter suppression law has left the state’s civil rights activists preparing for court—and scrambling to figure out what they legally are allowed to do this election cycle. The new measure passed by Republicans and signed into law… Continue reading

“Was the 2020 election stolen? Job interviews at RNC take an unusual turn.”

March 27, 2024, 7:09 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

WaPo: Those seeking employment at the Republican National Committee after a Trump-backed purge of the committee this month have been asked in job interviews if they believe the 2020 election was stolen, according to people familiar with the interviews, making… Continue reading

“A Georgia man created a tool to challenge voter registrations. Trump’s allies may use it.”

March 27, 2024, 7:05 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, voter registrationRick Hasen

USA Today: Election deniers and allies of former President Donald Trump want to help regular citizens ask election officials to clean the voter rolls. That effort has alarmed experts who worry that local government workers will be inundated with requests… Continue reading

“How Trump Moved Money to Pay $100 Million in Legal Bills”

March 27, 2024, 7:03 amcampaign finance, campaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: Former President Donald J. Trump has spent more than $100 million since leaving office, on lawyers and other costs related to fending off various investigations, indictments and his coming criminal trials, according to a New York Times review of… Continue reading

March 28 Livestream: “AI’s Impact on the 2024 Global Elections”

March 27, 2024, 7:01 amcheap speechRick Hasen

Quite the lineup at Columbia.

“Fretting About Election-Year Deep Fakes, States Roll Out New Rules for A.I. Content”

March 27, 2024, 6:56 amcheap speechRick Hasen

NYT: Wisconsin for the first time this year will begin requiring political advertisers to disclose the use of content generated by artificial intelligence or face financial penalties. But the battleground state, one that played a critical role in the last… Continue reading

“‘Assured failure’: Ex-White House lawyer provides new details of final days of Trump’s 2020 election gambit”

March 26, 2024, 3:23 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Politico: Donald Trump’s deputy White House counsel, Pat Philbin, was nervous. It was just a few days until Jan. 6, 2021, when Congress was slated to certify Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 election, and Trump had suddenly resuscitated a… Continue reading

Kari Lake, Pulling a Giuliani, Concedes Liability for Defaming Election Official Stephen Richer; Wants to Go Straight to Damages (That Didn’t Work Well for Giuliani)

March 26, 2024, 3:02 pmcheap speech, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Stunning yet routine: Kari Lake is asking the court to quickly issue a judgment and to decide how much she will pay Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer in the defamation case he brought against her, according to a filing … Continue reading

Federal Court Dismisses on Standing Grounds Challenge to Pa. Voter Registration Laws

March 26, 2024, 2:57 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

No surprise here. AP: Court tosses Republican Pennsylvania lawmakers’ challenge of state, federal voter access actions

“The Airtight Case Against Texas’ Mail-In Voting Age Requirements”

March 26, 2024, 2:53 pmvotingRick Hasen

David Gans at Slate: In Texas and a number of other states, voters age 65 and older have the right to vote by mail for any reason, while younger voters generally have to cast ballots in person. As a result,… Continue reading

April 2 Fordham Symposium: “If You Can Keep It: The Legal Issues Surrounding the 2024 Election”

March 26, 2024, 2:48 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Details and schedule.

New Issue of the Fordham Law Voting Rights and Democracy Forum Now Available

March 26, 2024, 2:46 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Volume II, Issue 2 (March 2024) Essay: The California Supreme Court Replaces Gingles Prong One Bruce A. Wessel & Jason D’Andrea Articles: Fraudulent Vote DilutionJason Marisam, Mitchell Hamline School of Law Spies, Trolls, and Bots: Combating Foreign Election Interference … Continue reading

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