“Push His Buttons”: J. Christian Adams Calls me “Raw Enemy Activist,” Plots With von Spakovsky, PILF Employees To Counter My Calling Out the Work of the Fraudulent Fraud Squad

March 1, 2019, 6:20 pmfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Via Tierney Sneed on the release of more Pence-Kobach documents, oh my:

“Thousands at risk from rightwing push to purge eligible voters from US rolls”

September 24, 2018, 8:02 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

The Guardian: Luis was also disturbed on behalf of hundreds of other people who also had their personal details – names, addresses and in some cases even home phone numbers – posted in the appendices of the Pilf reports. “I… Continue reading

Defamation and Voting Rights Suit Against Christian Adams and PILF Regarding False Allegations that Voters Were Non-Citizens Survives Motion to Dismiss

August 13, 2018, 3:11 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Here is the order denying the motion to dismiss. Next step will be discovery, which should be interesting. (Press release.)

“Ex-Trump Voter Fraud Commissioner Defends Misleading Reports In Court”

June 22, 2018, 3:11 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Tierney Sneed for TPM: Former Trump voter fraud commissioner J. Christian Adams was in a federal court in Virginia Friday to defend reports his group released in 2016 and 2017 alleging that thousands of non-citizens were illegally registered to vote… Continue reading

Plaintiffs Falsely Named by PILF and J. Christian Adams as Non-Citizen Voters Sue for Defamation And Violation of Federal Laws Barring Voter Intimidation

April 12, 2018, 8:12 amchicaneryRick Hasen

Read the complaint in LULAC v. PILF. See this thread from Jessica Huseman.

“Civil Rights Groups Launch National Effort to Combat Alarming Voter Purge Attempt”

November 26, 2017, 3:30 pmNVRA (motor voter), The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Release: Today, leading national civil rights organizations are urging state and county election officials in jurisdictions across the country to reject the Public Interest Legal Foundation’s (PILF) coordinated attempt to launch a wide-scale voter purge effort across the country. Using… Continue reading

Comparing registered voters and CVAP

October 5, 2017, 7:09 pmNVRA (motor voter)Justin Levitt

There have been a number of stories recently about litigation (there are a few pending cases), or threats of litigation, premised on the notion that fraud or mismanagement must account for discrepancies between the number of entries on registration… Continue reading

News Analysis Cannot Replicate PILF “Alien Invasion” Study Finding “Massive” Noncitizen Voting in VA

June 24, 2017, 9:09 pmfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Capital News Service: Last fall, a pair of groups supported by conservatives released a report with the sensational title “Alien Invasion in Virginia: The discovery and coverup of noncitizen registration and voting.” It said illegal voting is a “massive problem”:…… Continue reading

von Spakovsky, Christian Adams to Be Offering Advice, Reports to President’s “Election Integrity” Commission

June 21, 2017, 10:37 amfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Release: The Best Practices report follows President Donald J. Trump’s Executive Order on the Establishment of Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity. PILF intends to contribute to the body’s future studies by offering these findings and suggestions in… Continue reading

“The History and Future of Election Law Symposium”

November 5, 2015, 8:00 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

This looks to be a great event at Ohio State with an all-star cast that I unfortunately have to miss: Please join us on Friday, November 20, for the Ohio State Law Journal’s 2015 Symposium: The History and Future… Continue reading

“Does America Really Have a Problem with Ghost Voters?”

September 24, 2015, 7:42 amNVRA (motor voter), voter registrationRick Hasen

VICE: Earlier this year, the Public Interest Legal Foundation, a nonprofit law firm founded to “fight lawlessness in American elections,” issued a report with what, on the surface, looked like alarming statistics: according to US census data, in… Continue reading