“Harris Clinches Majority of Delegates as She Closes In on Nomination”

July 23, 2024, 7:41 amUncategorizedSpencer Overton

NYT: Vice President Kamala Harris moved swiftly to assert herself as the de facto Democratic nominee for president on Monday, her first full day as a candidate, as virtually every potential remaining rival bowed out and she clinched the… Continue reading

“Can Harris — or any other Democrat — access Biden campaign money?”

July 23, 2024, 7:39 amUncategorizedCampaign finance, FECSpencer Overton

NPR: The short answer seems to be that Vice President Harris — who is already poised to be the new Democratic nominee — has a strong claim to the funds, because she was and is on the filing statements… Continue reading

“Republicans claim a ‘coup’ attempt to delegitimize Kamala Harris’s candidacy”

July 23, 2024, 7:37 amUncategorizedSpencer Overton

The Guardian: Mike Johnson, the Republican speaker of the House, suggested that Republicans would file lawsuits to try and prevent Biden from being removed from the ballot. The Oversight Project at the Heritage Foundation, the conservative think tank behind… Continue reading

“Kamala Harris Could Be the New Democratic Presidential Nominee — Here’s Her Record on Voting Rights”

July 23, 2024, 7:32 amUncategorizedvoting rightsSpencer Overton

From Democracy Docket.

“RFK Jr. floated a job in a Trump White House as he weighed endorsing Trump”

July 23, 2024, 7:31 amUncategorizedquid pro quoSpencer Overton

Washington Post: Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. held talks this month with former president Donald Trump about endorsing his campaign and taking a job in a second Trump administration, overseeing a portfolio of health and medical issues,… Continue reading

“$30 million gift will fund center to push for Supreme Court overhaul”

July 23, 2024, 7:29 amUncategorizedSCOTUS ReformSpencer Overton

Washington Post: A business executive and philanthropist has pledged $30 million to launch a first-of-its-kind center pushing to overhaul the Supreme Court, after a series of ethics controversies and conservative rulings prompted rising scrutiny of the justices. The major… Continue reading

Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy on Presidential Immunity

July 23, 2024, 7:28 amUncategorizedSpencer Overton

An interview with CIVICUS.

My New Forthcoming Article: “Reckoning with the Undead Irreparable Injury Rule”

July 22, 2024, 2:18 pmRemediesRick Hasen

I have written this draft article, forthcoming in the Review of Litigation festschrift for Doug Laycock. Here is the abstract: This article is written for a festschrift honoring the scholarship of Professor Douglas Laycock. In his most important work in the… Continue reading

Must-Read from Justin Levitt: “Get Ready for the Scourge of Election Season: Electoral-Process Porn”

July 22, 2024, 2:15 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Provocative Justin Levitt piece at Slate: You’ve seen the long-form think pieces, ominous and lurid and anxiety-producing. With titles like “How Six States Could Overturn the 2024 Election,” they offer a revealing glimpse into a pocket of underrecognized… Continue reading

Speaking in Sacramento on July 24: “Loser’s Consent: Holding a Fair and Legitimate 2024 Election”

July 22, 2024, 1:26 pmelection subversion risk, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Looking forward to speaking this Wednesday at the UC Center, Sacramento: “Loser’s Consent: Holding a Fair and Legitimate 2024 Election” Wed, Jul 24, 2024 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm 1115 11th Street, Sacramento and by Zoom webinar Professor Richard Hasen, Professor… Continue reading

“Nebraskans react to AG’s opinion on voting rights for people with a felony conviction”

July 22, 2024, 7:34 amUncategorizedfelon disenfranchisementSpencer Overton

Nebraska Public Media: A bill that aimed to restore a felon’s voting rights in Nebraska upon completion of their sentence was recently ruled unconstitutional. On June 17, Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued an opinion that the Pardons Board alone… Continue reading

“GOP eyes legal challenges as Harris assumes control of Biden’s war chest”

July 22, 2024, 7:32 amUncategorizedCampaign finance, FECSpencer Overton

Washington Post: But as Biden tries to hand over the committee’s millions in remaining cash to Harris, Republican lawyers and operatives are saying “not so fast.” . . . . Within hours of Biden announcing his decision, the committee… Continue reading

Thanks Dan . . .

July 22, 2024, 7:30 amUncategorizedSpencer Overton

Thanks to Dean Dan Tokaji of the University of Wisconsin Law School for blogging over the last two weeks, and for his contributions to the election law field and to the legal academy generally. I had the good fortune of… Continue reading

“Kamala Harris Replacing Joe Biden Is Not Antidemocratic; Hey Republicans, No Coup for You”

July 22, 2024, 6:51 amballot access, political partiesRick Hasen

I have written this piece for Slate. It begins: With news of President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the presidential race, some Republicans are claiming he cannot be removed from the presidential ballot in November and in any case it is… Continue reading