“Rudy Giuliani settles with Georgia women who won $148 million defamation judgment against him”

January 16, 2025, 12:48 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Politico: Rudy Giuliani reached a deal Thursday with two Georgia women who won a $148 million defamation verdict against him that allows him to keep all of his property in exchange for a payment of unknown size — plus a… Continue reading

“Nonprofit Founded by Stacey Abrams Admits Secretly Aiding Her 2018 Campaign”

January 15, 2025, 9:33 amcampaigns, chicanery, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

NYT: A nonprofit founded by Stacey Abrams, a Georgia Democrat, admitted on Wednesday that it had violated state law by concealing the fact that it had campaigned for her during her 2018 run for governor. At the time of that… Continue reading

“Rudy Giuliani held in contempt for second time this week”

January 10, 2025, 2:02 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Politico: A federal judge has held Rudy Giuliani in contempt for continuing to falsely accuse two Georgia women of election fraud in 2020, breaching a court order against further attacking them after the pair won a $148 million defamation suit… Continue reading

“Racial Turnout Gap Grew in Georgia — Again”

December 23, 2024, 8:43 amVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

Brennan Center: Over the past 15 years, the racial turnout gap in the United States has grown dramatically. A good deal of the widening gap — but by no means all of it — can be attributed to… Continue reading

“Georgia Court of Appeals strips Fulton DA Fani Willis of Trump election interference case”

December 19, 2024, 7:09 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

AJC: The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and her office should be removed from the 2020 election interference case, a bombshell decision that will upend the last remaining criminal case against… Continue reading

“Liberals: The Electoral College Is Not Your Enemy”

December 16, 2024, 7:54 pmelectoral collegeRick Hasen

Simon Lazarus for TNR: If the current constitutional structure frequently yielded electoral count victors who lost the national majority vote, then indeed, the Constitution should be amended, and liberals should support such an amendment. But that’s not what’s happened. In the… Continue reading

“A botched election? Dozens of voters may have received the wrong ballot in a Georgia House race”

December 13, 2024, 7:43 amelection administrationRick Hasen

AJC: Tucked in a jagged corner on the Georgia House map, Donna Harris and her neighbors voted last month for the candidates they thought could be their next representative. It now appears they cast ballots in the wrong state House … Continue reading

ELB Book Corner: Pamela S. Karlan: “Election Law and Gender,” in The Oxford Handbook of American Election Law (Oxford University Press 2024).

December 12, 2024, 7:00 amELB Book CornerRick Hasen

I am very pleased to welcome to ELB Book Corner several contributors to The Oxford Handbook of American Election Law (Eugene D. Mazo ed. 2024). The 30% discount code for ELB readers is ALAUTHC4. The seventh contribution is from Pam … Continue reading

“As Trump’s legal cloud lifts, 45 allies still threatened by state-level 2020 election charges”

December 10, 2024, 7:07 amchicaneryRick Hasen

CNN: Donald Trump derailed his 2020 election subversion indictments by winning back the White House, but dozens of his allies still face state criminal prosecutions that he, even as president, can’t shut down through his Justice Department or short-circuit with… Continue reading

Trump and Cheseboro filings in the Georgia conspiracy case

December 4, 2024, 11:32 pmchicanery, election law and constitutional law, Supreme Courtdemocratic backsliding, January 6Justin Levitt

As expected, President-elect Donald Trump has filed a motion in the Georgia Court of Appeals to dismiss the conspiracy prosecution against him in Georgia on the basis that “a sitting president is completely immune from indictment or any criminal process,… Continue reading

Today, of course, is Election Day

December 2, 2024, 11:41 pmvotingGeorgia RunoffJustin Levitt

Your regular reminder that the 2024 elections aren’t over, and I’m not just talking about the counting and certifying. Local runoffs in Georgia are today, and runoffs (and state constitutional amendments) in Louisiana are Saturday.

“Audit of Georgia ballots proves that Dominion Voting Machine conspiracy theories are false”

December 2, 2024, 11:36 pmfraudulent fraud squad, voting technologyauditsJustin Levitt

USA Today out with a Monday report on Georgia’s audit of the 2024 elections, completed last week. The full ballot image audit report is here.

“In Trump’s Win, G.O.P. Sees Signs of a Game-Changing New Coalition”

November 7, 2024, 7:28 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: Republicans have sounded alarms for more than a decade about the limits of their overwhelmingly white party. To stay competitive for the White House, strategists warned, they would need to bring more Black, Latino and other voters of color… Continue reading

“Hoax bomb threats linked to Russia target polling places in battleground states, FBI says”

November 5, 2024, 4:32 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

Reuters: Hoax bomb threats, many of which appeared to originate from Russian email domains, were directed at polling locations in four battleground states – Georgia, Michigan, Arizona and Wisconsin – as Election Day voting was underway, the FBI said on… Continue reading