“Conservative Groups Sue to Make Pandemic Voting Even Harder”

July 6, 2020, 3:15 pmUncategorizedNicholas Stephanopoulos

My latest for Slate. Here’s how the piece begins: Until recently, litigation about voting during the COVID-19 crisis followed a predictable pattern. Voters would complain about states’ restrictive regulations, conservatives would rush to the laws’ defense, and courts would referee… Continue reading

“Fourth Circuit Upholds North Carolina March 3 Petition Deadline for Independent Candidates”

July 6, 2020, 9:11 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

BAN: On July 6, the Fourth Circuit issued an opinion in Buscemi v Bell, 19-2355, a North Carolina ballot access case. The Fourth Circuit said the March 3 petition deadline for independent candidates, even presidential candidates, is constitutional. This… Continue reading

Analysis: Supreme Court Saves the Country from Potential Chaos by Ruling (Unanimously) That States May Replace or Punish “Faithless Electors”

July 6, 2020, 8:22 amelectoral college, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

The Court’s decision in Chiafalo (the Washington election case) is at this link. The per curiam opinion in Baca (the Colorado case), with Justice Sotomayor recused, is at this link. The decision is a great relief because a contrary… Continue reading

“Kanye West tweets that he’s running for president”

July 5, 2020, 11:43 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

LAT: It’s unclear whether West has filed any of the necessary paperwork to formally join the race between incumbent Donald Trump — for whom West has expressed admiration — and Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee. West and his wife… Continue reading

“Trump’s push to amplify racism unnerves Republicans who have long enabled him”

July 5, 2020, 11:37 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Washington Post: President Trump’s unyielding push to preserve Confederate symbols and the legacy of white domination, crystallized by his harsh denunciation of the racial justice movement Friday night at Mount Rushmore, has unnerved Republicans who have long enabled him but… Continue reading

“Facebook groups pivot to attacks on Black Lives Matter”

July 5, 2020, 11:32 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

News Hour: A loose network of Facebook groups that took root across the country in April to organize protests over coronavirus stay-at-home orders has become a hub of misinformation and conspiracy theories that have pivoted to a variety of new… Continue reading

Ned Foley on Why the Wirth-Rogers Electoral College Scenario is Unlikely (and What to Really Worry About)

July 4, 2020, 10:38 amelectoral collegeRick Hasen

The other day Tim Wirth and Tom Rogers wrote: How Trump Could Lose the Election and Still Remain President. Ned Foley responds in a thread starting here: 1/5 I very much support idea of congressional hearing on 12th… Continue reading

“Covid-19 and Legislative Activity: A Cross-National Study”

July 3, 2020, 4:15 pmlegislation and legislaturesRick Hasen

New paper: Insufficient attention has been given to studying a vital organ jeopardized by covid-19: legislatures. Legislatures across the globe have been shut down or limited due to covid-19. In a comprehensive multidisciplinary study, exploring legislatures across 159 countries,… Continue reading

Georgetown Law Journal Publishes 19th Amendment Special Edition; Proud to Be Part of It

July 3, 2020, 10:55 am19th AmendmentRick Hasen

Table of Contents: Nineteenth Amendment Edition Letter from the Editor-in-Chief Letter from the Editor-in-ChiefGrace Paras Foreword ForewordHon. M. Margaret McKeown Transcript Excerpted Transcript of “Searching for Equality: The Nineteenth Amendment and Beyond”A conversation between United States Supreme… Continue reading

“Can Trump’s anti-mail-voting crusade hurt him in key states?”

July 3, 2020, 10:40 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

AP reports.

“Voting rules changed quickly for the primaries. But the battle over how Americans will cast ballots in the fall is just heating up.”

July 3, 2020, 9:55 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Extensive WaPo report: When the novel coronavirus pandemic collided with this year’s primaries, states across the country raced to temporarily adjust voting procedures to make it safer for people to cast their ballots.But efforts to set rules for the… Continue reading

“The Media Can’t Treat Election Night 2020 Like Years Past; Because of mail ballots, there’s a good chance the winner of the presidential race won’t be declared on election night, so the TV networks need to manage expectations.”

July 3, 2020, 9:50 amElection MeltdownRick Hasen

Walter Shapiro at the Brennan Center.

“Sixth Circuit Refuses to Stay U.S. District Court Opinion that Gave Ballot Access Relief to Michigan Initiatives”

July 3, 2020, 9:46 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

BAN: On July 2, the Sixth Circuit issued an order in SawariMedia v Whitmer, 20-1594. This is the case over whether Michigan must give ballot access relief to initiative proponents. The U.S. District Court had said the state must… Continue reading