Montana Vote Suppression Decision

April 6, 2022, 7:29 pmUncategorizedNicholas Stephanopoulos

A Montana trial court granted a preliminary injunction today in a set of consolidated cases challenging a number of suppressive laws passed late in the 2021 Montana legislative session (Montana Democratic Party v. Jacobsen; Western Native Voice v. Jacobsen; and… Continue reading

“Dissatisfied With Their Party, Wealthy Republican Donors Form Secret Coalitions”

April 6, 2022, 12:59 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

NYT: A new coalition of wealthy conservative benefactors that says it aims to “disrupt but advance the Republican agenda” gathered this week for a private summit in South Florida that included closed-door addresses from former President Donald J. Trump and… Continue reading

“Once again, Alabama is the battleground over Black voting rights”

April 6, 2022, 12:51 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

WaPo: Driving through downtown one misty, humid morning, Evan Milligan pointed out landmarks historic and personal. There once stood the Black barbershop where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. got his hair cut. There was the street corner where Rosa… Continue reading

“Jan. 6 committee frustrations with DOJ grow as contempt vote looms”

April 6, 2022, 12:29 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

WaPo: As the House is poised to vote Wednesday on holding two former Trump aides in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with Jan. 6-related subpoenas, frustrations are mounting inside the committee investigating the attack over the Justice Department’s… Continue reading

“Almost 25,000 mail-in ballots were rejected in Texas for its March 1 primary election”

April 6, 2022, 11:54 amabsentee ballots, election administrationRick Hasen

NPR: A total of 24,636 mail-in ballots were rejected throughout Texas in the March 1 primary election, the Texas secretary of state’s office said Wednesday.That’s a 12.38% rejection rate — far higher than in previous contests.Local election officials,… Continue reading

New “Elections Matter 2022” Series

April 6, 2022, 9:33 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

This midterm election season the Elections Research Center and State Democracy Research Initiative at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will co-host a series called “Election Matters 2022.” This event series will bring together diverse experts to tackle evolving election-related… Continue reading

Dan Tokaji for “Cheap Speech” Balkinization Symposium: “Why State Courts May Be Democracy’s Last Line of Defense”

April 6, 2022, 7:39 amcheap speechRick Hasen

Dan Tokaji has the first post up in a new Balkinization symposium on my Cheap Speech book. (Other contributors are: Guy-Uriel Charles (Harvard), Julie Cohen (Georgetown), Yasmin Dawood (Toronto), Mary Anne Franks (Miami), Dan Tokaji (Wisconsin), and Eugene Volokh (UCLA).).… Continue reading

“Election claims dominate lively night for Trump, allies at Mar-a-Lago”

April 6, 2022, 7:26 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: Former president Donald Trump and a coterie of his top allies, donors and paying club members gathered at his palatial beachfront club Tuesday night for a reunion of sorts: to sip Trump-branded wine, snack on an amuse-bouche of… Continue reading

“Justice Dept. Investigation of Jan. 6 Confronts Sprawling Cast of Characters”

April 6, 2022, 7:24 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT: Among the challenges facing the federal grand jury recently empaneled to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol is the sheer number of people who might have information relevant to its inquiry.According to a subpoena issued by… Continue reading

“The Dangers of Partisan Incentives for Election Officials”

April 6, 2022, 6:44 amelection administrationRick Hasen

New report from BPC/ERN.

“January 6 committee obtains emails that former Trump attorney John Eastman sought to keep secret”

April 5, 2022, 6:46 pmchicanery, election subversion riskRick Hasen

CNN: The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol has obtained a cache of emails that right-wing lawyer John Eastman had sought to keep secret.The 101 emails — exchanged between January 4… Continue reading

Watch My Conversation with the League of Women Voters About My Cheap Speech Book and How to Strengthen American Democracy

April 5, 2022, 5:32 pmcheap speechRick Hasen

You can watch the video at this link.

“More Evidence Bolsters Durham’s Case Against Democratic-Linked Lawyer”

April 5, 2022, 1:35 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

Charlie Savage for the NYT: The Trump-era special counsel scrutinizing the Russia investigation has acquired additional evidence that may bolster his case against a Democratic-linked lawyer accused of lying to the F.B.I. at a September 2016 meeting about Donald… Continue reading