Huge Congratulations to Dan Tokaji, Named New Dean of Wisconsin Law

June 2, 2020, 9:08 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

I’m very pleased to share the news that my friend, co-author, and co-blogger Dan Tokaji has been named the new dean of the University of Wisconsin Law School. Wisconsin is lucky to have Dan, who is so smart, judicious, patient,… Continue reading

True the Vote Goes Full Nativist, Flirts with Anti-Semitism, Accusing “Globalists” of “financing ANTIFA terrorists to riot in the streets”

June 2, 2020, 8:58 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

From their latest email:

“In Pennsylvania, officials prepare for coronavirus, civil unrest to disrupt Tuesday primary”

June 2, 2020, 8:46 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

WaPo: Election officials across Pennsylvania braced for a chaotic day of voting in Tuesday’s primary, as the convergence of the coronavirus pandemic and protests over the death of George Floyd threaten to close in-person polling locations, even as thousands… Continue reading

“Republicans Fear Trump’s Criticism of Mail-In Ballots Will Hurt Them”

June 2, 2020, 8:42 amcampaigns, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: President Trump has relentlessly attacked mail voting, calling it a free-for-all for cheating and a Democratic scheme to rig elections.None of the charges are true.But as eight states and the District of Columbia vote on Tuesday in the biggest… Continue reading

“Election officials contradict Barr’s assertion that counterfeit mail ballots produced by a foreign country are a ‘real’ worry”

June 2, 2020, 8:35 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: Current and former election administrators said it would be virtually impossible for a foreign country to produce and mail in phony absentee ballots without detection, an issue Attorney General William P. Barr raised as a serious possibility in… Continue reading

“U.S. Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to Montana campaign finance law”

June 2, 2020, 8:31 amcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Bozeman Daily Chronicle: The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a case that challenged Montana’s law on disclosing the spending for political ads within 60 days of an election.In August 2019, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of … Continue reading

“Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf extends mail ballot deadlines for one week”

June 1, 2020, 2:49 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Philly Inquirer reports.

“As Trump attacks voting by mail, GOP builds 2020 strategy around limiting its expansion”

June 1, 2020, 2:33 pmabsentee ballots, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo deep dive: President Trump’s persistent attacks on mail-in voting have fueled an unprecedented effort by conservatives to limit expansion of the practice before the November election, with tens of millions of dollars planned for lawsuits and advertising aimed… Continue reading

“In Midst of COVID-19 Pandemic, Plaintiff Sues to Challenge Tennessee’s Vote-By-Mail Procedures”

June 1, 2020, 2:29 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Analysis from the Bradley firm.

Yale Law School’s Floyd Abrams Institute for Freedom of Expression Conference

June 1, 2020, 12:43 pmUncategorizedRichard Pildes

On Tuesday, Yale Law School is putting on this conference on the internet and the First Amendment. Nate Persily and I are participating in sessions on election issues and online platforms. For access to the Zoom conference, for which you… Continue reading

“Democracy As A Slogan”

June 1, 2020, 9:39 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Powerful Franita Tolson: “This is a republic, not a democracy” is the last thing that one committed to voting rights wants to hear, particularly from those defending the shortcomings of what most of the world (used to) regard as the… Continue reading