Watch Archived Video of “Ninth Annual State of Voting Rights” Event Sponsored by ABA Section of Civil Rights And Social Justice

October 11, 2024, 8:27 amVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

You can watch here, featuring Khyla Craine, Andrew Garber, Rick Hasen, and, Sophia Lin Lakin. Moderated by Jason Abel.

“Musk is Going All in to Elect Trump”

October 11, 2024, 7:27 amcampaigns, cheap speech, Plutocrats UnitedRick Hasen

NYT deep dive: In the final weeks of the presidential campaign, the richest man in the world has involved himself in the U.S. election in a manner unparalleled in modern history. Elon Musk, seen over the weekend jumping for joy… Continue reading

“Vance, Given 5 Chances to Say Trump Lost in 2020, Takes None”

October 11, 2024, 7:22 amchicanery, election subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT: Heading into the final three weeks of the 2024 election, Senator JD Vance of Ohio will still not say whether his running mate won or lost the last race for the White House. In an interview with The New… Continue reading

“New wave of GOP lawsuits targets overseas ballots in key swing states” (Laches, Laches, Laches)

October 11, 2024, 7:19 amelection administrationRick Hasen

NBC News: Republicans have filed lawsuits over the past week in three pivotal battleground states seeking to challenge the legitimacy of some ballots cast by U.S. citizens living abroad, including military members, arguing that some votes are particularly prone to… Continue reading

“Roger Stone Suggests Using ‘Armed Guards’ During Election in Secret Video”

October 11, 2024, 7:16 amchicaneryRick Hasen

Rolling Stone: In undercover audio provided exclusively to Rolling Stone by liberal documentarian Lauren Windsor, the Trump ally and notorious Republican “dirty trickster” suggests bringing armed personnel to election locations in order to get the results they want. “We have to… Continue reading

Arizona’s largest newspaper endorses electoral reform

October 10, 2024, 8:48 pmUncategorizedNed Foley

The Arizona Republic editorial board has written a strong endorsement of the proposal to move from partisan to nonpartisan primaries in the state: “In today’s politics, those with the most extreme views are winning office, powered by partisan primaries and… Continue reading

Federal Court Rejects Super Late Attempt to Get Cornel West on PA Ballot; I’d Say to Think Laches, Not Purcell

October 10, 2024, 8:35 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

As ELB readers know, I’m generally skeptical that timing should be the primary thing that courts consider when voting rights are at stake. I think the Purcell Principle has been elevated improperly above the normal four-part consideration of issues related… Continue reading

New episode of “Law and Democracy” podcast

October 10, 2024, 8:06 pmUncategorizedNed Foley

Discussing the legal issues that arise because of disruptions to the election cause by the horrific damage of Hurricane Helene. (The conversation was recorded before Milton made landfall.)

“Congress’s Power Over the Electoral Count”

October 10, 2024, 1:09 pmelection subversion risk, electoral collegeRick Hasen

This looks to be an important draft from Larry Schwartztol. Here is the abstract: Does Congress have authority to pass legislation regulating the counting of electoral votes? This is a consequential question for the legal framework governing presidential elections. In… Continue reading

Watch Archived Video of Safeguarding Democracy Project Conversation with Lisa Manheim and Derek Muller: “Finding Common Ground in Election Law”

October 10, 2024, 1:09 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

This was a great conversation with Derek and Lisa, the Reporters on ALI’s new project on election litigation. Watch here:

“A Major Wrong on a Private Right of Action Under the Voting Rights Act”

October 10, 2024, 1:08 pmVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

Josh Douglas and Macin Graber have posted this draft on SSRN (Washington and Lee Law Review). Here is the abstract: In Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee, Justice Neil Gorsuch posited in a short concurrence that Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act… Continue reading

“Far-right conspiracy site Gateway Pundit settles 2020 defamation lawsuit brought by Georgia election workers”

October 10, 2024, 1:08 pmcheap speech, chicaneryRick Hasen

Marshall Cohen for CNN: Gateway Pundit, the far-right conspiracy site, has settled a defamation lawsuit from two Georgia election workers who were falsely accused of rigging the 2020 results. Details of the settlement were not made public. But the parties… Continue reading

Watch Archived Video of Our Hammer/SDP Forum: “The United States Electoral College and Fair Elections” (Fishkin, Hollis-Brusky, Muller)

October 10, 2024, 11:02 amelectoral collegeRick Hasen

We had a great discussion the other night at the Hammer Museum, consponsored by the Safeguarding Democracy Project, featuring Joey Fishkin, Amanda Hollis-Brusky, and Derek Muller (I moderated.) Watch here.