“After Trump’s Victory, Republicans Trust the Election System Again”

December 17, 2024, 6:57 amelection administration, election subversion risk, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

NYT: Americans are more confident in the country’s election system than they have been at any time since the 2020 election, according to a new study — a shift owed to a sea change in Republican sentiment since Donald J.… Continue reading

“Thirteen 2020 fake electors will cast real Electoral College votes for Trump on Tuesday”

December 17, 2024, 6:55 amchicanery, election subversion risk, electoral collegeRick Hasen

CNN: Thirteen Republicans who participated in the 2020 fake electors plot, including some who are facing criminal charges, will cast real Electoral College votes Tuesday for President-elect Donald Trump, as electors in the states finalize his victory. These Republican… Continue reading

ELB Book Corner: Nick Stephanopoulos: “Aligning Election Law – Misaligned America”

December 17, 2024, 6:54 amELB Book CornerRick Hasen

I am pleased to welcome Nick Stephanopoulos to the ELB Book Corner, writing about his new book, Aligning Election Law. This is the second of five posts: In yesterday’s post about my new book, “Aligning Election Law,” I explicated… Continue reading

“Trump sues Des Moines Register, top pollster for ‘brazen election interference,’ fraud over Harris poll”

December 16, 2024, 8:13 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

Fox News: President-elect Donald Trump is suing the Des Moines Register and its top pollster J. Ann Selzer for “brazen election interference” and fraud over its final 2024 presidential poll showing Vice President Kamala Harris leading him in Iowa,… Continue reading

“Liberals: The Electoral College Is Not Your Enemy”

December 16, 2024, 7:54 pmelectoral collegeRick Hasen

Simon Lazarus for TNR: If the current constitutional structure frequently yielded electoral count victors who lost the national majority vote, then indeed, the Constitution should be amended, and liberals should support such an amendment. But that’s not what’s happened. In the… Continue reading

“Judge Denies Trump’s Bid to Throw Out Conviction Over Immunity Ruling”

December 16, 2024, 4:49 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: A judge on Monday rejected Donald J. Trump’s argument that a recent Supreme Court ruling had nullified his criminal case in New York, upholding the former and future president’s felony conviction for falsifying records to cover up a sex… Continue reading

TikTok Goes to Supreme Court Seeking Emergency Order to Block Law Requiring Sale/Shutdown, Citing Rejection of the Antidistortion Interest in Campaign Finance Cases

December 16, 2024, 1:02 pmcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

You can find the filing here (via NBC News). The relevant discussion of the antidistortion interest is on pages 25-26. See my earlier post on the parallels to the campaign finance cases. UPDATE: Here is the docket.

“The Top Cybersecurity Agency in the US Is Bracing for Donald Trump”

December 16, 2024, 11:13 amelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squad, voting technologyRick Hasen

Eric Geller for Wired: Donald Trump helped create the US government’s cybersecurity agency during his first term as president. Six years later, employees of that agency are afraid of what he’ll do with it once he retakes office. Trump’s alliances… Continue reading

“Open-Government Nonprofits Are Dying Off Just When They’re Needed Most”

December 16, 2024, 10:59 amcampaign finance, election law bizRick Hasen

Daniel Schuman for The Bulwark: OPENSECRETS, THE NONPROFIT RESEARCH ORGANIZATION dedicated to disclosing the role of money in politics, laid off one-third of its staff last month due to financial difficulties. This sparked understandable concern in newsrooms, think tanks,… Continue reading

“New York City mayor’s campaign denied millions in public matching funds”

December 16, 2024, 8:12 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

Politico: Election officials on Monday denied a request from New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ 2025 campaign for millions in public matching dollars. The decision — based on bookkeeping irregularities and a federal criminal case against Adams involving straw donors — deals… Continue reading

“How Pam Bondi boosted Trump’s election fraud claims in a key swing state”

December 16, 2024, 7:58 amelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: On the morning of Nov. 4, 2020, former Florida attorney general Pam Bondi drove northeast from Washington to Philadelphia on an urgent mission:to monitor the tally of hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots as President Donald Trump’s reelection hung… Continue reading

“Elon Musk put $277 million into the election. He’s $200 billion richer this year.”

December 16, 2024, 7:56 amPlutocrats UnitedRick Hasen

Washington Post: Elon Musk’s net worth has climbed by more than $200 billion in 2024, a massive increase in the sameyear that the world’s richest person spent at least$277 million backing Donald Trump and other Republican candidates. The bulk of… Continue reading

“Trump and His Picks Threaten More Lawsuits Over Critical Coverage”

December 16, 2024, 7:52 amFirst Amendment theoryRick Hasen

NYT: The legal threats have arrived in various forms. One aired on CNN. Another came over the phone. More arrived in letters or emails. All of them appeared aimed at intimidating news outlets and others who have criticized or questioned… Continue reading

“The GOP stoked fears of noncitizens voting. Cases in Ohio show how rhetoric and reality diverge”

December 16, 2024, 7:50 amchicanery, election administration, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

AP: Before the November presidential election, Ohio’s secretary of state and attorney general announced investigations into potential voter fraud that included people suspected of casting ballots even though they were not U.S. citizens. It coincided with a national Republican messaging … Continue reading